Medical Diets

What is your relationship with food and eating?

13 March 2019 by Catherine Saxelby

Eat to beat gluten intolerance and coeliac disease (Part 2)

Part 1 of this post dealt with which foods to avoid and gave the options for substituting other foods. Part 2 provides those with gluten intolerance or coeliac disease a meal plan to follow.

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Eat to beat gluten intolerance

13 February 2019 by Catherine Saxelby

Eat to beat gluten intolerance and coeliac disease (Part 1)

People with coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis, or those with an intolerance to gluten have to be extra careful of what they...

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What is your relationship with food and eating?

24 October 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

Eat to beat high blood pressure

Blood pressure is known to rise as we grow older. However, high blood pressure (medically known as hypertension) is a silent...

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What is your relationship with food and eating?

12 September 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

What is a clear diet? Why do you need one? And how do you eat for it?

A clear diet is needed to cleanse the bowel (colon or end of the digestive tract), usually in preparation for a colonoscopy,...

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Eat to beat cholesterol

16 May 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

Eat to beat cholesterol

When your doctor tells you that your blood cholesterol levels are too high, it can be a bit of shock. Often, you’ll be advised to...

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Do you have Metabolic Syndrome (Syndrome X)? What you need to know.

12 April 2017 by Catherine Saxelby

Do you have Metabolic Syndrome (Syndrome X)? What you need to know.

Made popular by many diet books, the Metabolic Syndrome (or Syndrome X) is a term we are hearing more about as it accompanies our...

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