Food

Last week’s Brain Booster was Go with your gut — a deep dive into all things gut health. It was another very long segment so I ended it after the Health Headline. That means if you haven’t [...]

I took this photo while walking above Spiral Beach on Vancouver Island. Spending time in nature or by the water is a great way to lower blood pressure — the theme of today’s podcast episode, [...]

Photo credit: I took this photo at the Oconaluftee Indian Village in North Carolina in April this year — an outdoor living Cherokee history museum. It’s a reminder that there are many [...]

Click here to watch Macka B (Christopher Macfarlane) deliver his amusing, veracious message about sugar. Macka B is a British-born Jamaican reggae artist, performer and activist. I believe his [...]

In spite of the incredible advances in science, medicine and technology, why are we seeing soaring rates of chronic diseases? Why has there been a surge in colon cancer in young people? Why are [...]

Following from last week’s Health-e-Byte, I was interviewed about ultra-processed food by Australian Health Care Journalist, Sabrina Rogers-Anderson. You can read her (and my) helpful tips here. [...]

For nearly a century, we’ve all been part of a cult. Every single one of us. A common ideology. Daily brainwashing. Blind allegiance to a charismatic leader. Unquestioning self-sacrifice. We [...]

What we eat has a much bigger impact on our brain than most people realise. Food influences: The clarity of our thinking How quickly we process information How well we learn and remember things [...]

After last week’s HEB about replacing chips with nuts, I received a deluge of questions from people with nut allergies. The crux of their questions was: what’s the best thing to snack on if you [...]

Scientists are celebrating the discovery of a technique that will make potato chips less carcinogenic. But wait! Who knew that chips were carcinogenic in the first place? Most chips are deep [...]