Secrets of Longevity: What can we learn from the Blue Zone Diet?
Want to live a long and healthy life? You might want to try the Blue Zone Diet. The five Blue Zones in the world are homes to the highest concentration…
28 January 2021
American Cancer Society 2020 Cancer Prevention Guidelines
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has recently updated its cancer prevention guidelines, published on the 9th June 2020. The guidelines highlight the importance of 4 key points in reducing the…
24 December 2020
To Juice? Or Not To Juice?
The benefits and recommendations of F&V Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, antioxidants, and phytochemicals, while high intake of fruits and vegetables is associated with reduced…
10 December 2020
Fibre & Cancer – High Fibre or Low Fibre Diet?
Question: I’ve heard that a high-fibre diet is good to prevent cancer. I’ve also heard that cancer patients should be on a low-fibre diet? Which should I follow? According to…
26 November 2020
New study results on how nutrition affects our health
The French NutriNet-Santé study is an ongoing large-scale (170,000 participants) web-based cohort launched in the year 2009 (10-year follow-up) with the objective to investigate the relationships between nutrition and health…
12 November 2020
Tips for Healthy Grilling
Smoking, charring, or grilling meat at high temperature directly over an open flame, creates carcinogens, called Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Heterocyclic Amines (HCAs). These carcinogens can cause DNA changes…
26 October 2020
World Mental Health Day
Common emotional struggles that cancer survivors have: 1. “I am fearful of cancer relapse and cannot stop worrying about it.” • One of the most concerning issues that the cancer…
8 October 2020
Nutrition for Immunity
No single food can prevent illness, but a healthy well-balanced diet filled with a variety of nutrients is vital for a strong and healthy immune system. Include these key nutrients…
14 September 2020
Understanding Low Mood & Depression
Why am I always feeling down? Why am I losing interest in the things I liked to do in the past? Dealing with life changing events can be difficult. It…
10 September 2020
Safe Exercise
Taking up exercise every time whether it is at home or outdoor requires preparation and care. A proper warm up, workout and cool down with stretches are the basis regime…
31 August 2020