Entries by Suz

Is a “Fat Tax” Coming to Australia and New Zealand?

With Denmark having just been the first country to introduce a “Fat Tax”, the online community has been awash with criticism.  Will governments in Australia and New Zealand impose similar legislation onto us in the future? What’s happening in Denmark? Denmark already had additional taxes on sugar, chocolate and soft drinks, but they have just introduced […]

Paleo Tea

It must be because I'm English – but I love drinking tea.  I love Indian Chai, so thought I'd try making my own Paleo Tea. Paleo Tea Recipe type: Drinks Cuisine: Indian Prep time:  5 mins Total time:  5 mins Print Don't buy tea – it's so easy to blend your own! Ingredients 2 tablespoons of black […]

My Current Fitness Mission

In addition to walking & running, I have two or three sessions a week of high intensity interval training style workouts, which I love.  I’ve been doing this for over a year now and have made significant progress.  The more progress I make however, the more my fitness ambitions grow. Originally I wanted to be […]

Is Raw Milk Coming to Australia and New Zealand?

What is Raw Milk? Most milk readily available for sale is pasteurised.  Pasturisation is the process where the milk is heated to high temperatures, to destroy harmful bacteria that may be present.  However, as well as bacteria, the process of pasteurisation changes the nutritional profile of the milk and the insulin response.  Raw milk is […]

Margarine or Butter? Seriously?

I couldn't help myself.  I read through October's Issue of “Good Health” magazine today.  Our ideas on what constitutes good health couldn't be much further apart. I thought conventional wisdom was starting to come round to realising that natural, animal fat maybe isn't so bad after all.  Clearly not. So, let's compare the ingredients: – […]