Whole grains include wheat, rice, oats, barley, quinoa, spelt, corn and rye (amongst others) and refer to each when they are eaten in their whole form. Whole grains comprise of three parts; the bran, germ and endosperm. These differ to refined grains, where at least one part has been stripped away. White flour and white...

The Mediterranean diet is one of the poster children for a healthy choice of eating patterns. This is largely true with the makeup of that type of diet. It is high in foods we know reduce the risk of chronic diseases (vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fruit), & features lower amounts of foods that we are...

What are they, and why are we interested? Polyphenols are a type of phytochemical and they are linked with a whole heap of health benefits. You find them in a wide range of plant-based foods; including fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, chocolate, coffee and more. Polyphenols have a few sub-classes, with flavonoids and phenolic acids...

Ever hear the carbs are the devil crowd pushing people to not eat fruit? Yep that’s a thing!Deductive Reasoning (stay with me) is when a conclusion follows from a premises. Here we have:Premise 1 – Sugar is badPremise 2 – Fruit contains sugarConclusion – Fruit is badThe problem here is that sugar is not actually...

Eating clean (which is a pretty broad term) isn’t necessarily as healthy as some people think. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard someone bemoan that they’re eating clean, or only healthy foods, but can’t lose weight. That’s because the total amount you eat still matters above everything when looking at fat...

Another day, another infographic 😅. It’s interesting doing two course concurrently and seeing how each approaches similar areas. Whole health looks at all areas of our makeup. The Active IQ course (which the image is for) breaks health down into 4 areas with the Biopsychosocial model. You can focus on improving one aspect of your...