Medical Diets

A day’s eating plan to lower your cholesterol

30 July 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

A day’s eating plan to lower your cholesterol

Eating for a healthy heart doesn’t have to be hours of hard work. You can use supermarket foods and mix and match these easily available items with fresh to come up with a day’s eating plan that’s healthy, easy and will help lower your cholesterol. I’ve put together a day’s eating plan for a busy working woman who needs to shed weight.

Q. Are fish oil capsules safe if I'm allergic to fish? If not, how do I get omega-3s?

19 July 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. Are fish oil capsules safe if I'm allergic to fish? If not, how do I get omega-3s?

THE QUESTION IN FULL Q. I avoid seafood as I have an allergy to fish. So how would I increase my intake of omega-3 fats? Are fish...

Q. Which foods should someone with coeliac disease avoid?

15 July 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. Which foods should someone with coeliac disease avoid?

Q. I have recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease. Could you tell me which specific foods to avoid? A. Coeliac disease...

5 easy swaps to make your kitchen heart-friendly

9 July 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

5 easy swaps to make your kitchen heart-friendly

Troubled by high cholesterol? Or has your doctor said you need to get your cholesterol down? Before you start on medication, try my...

Q. How can I manage on a salt-free diet?

2 July 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. How can I manage on a salt-free diet?

Q. My doctor's just ordered a virtually salt-free diet which I'm finding is a challenge! It seems anything with flavour has way more...

Make your own liquid breakfast

25 June 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Make your own liquid breakfast

Liquid breakfasts – things you sip straight out of the pack – are all the rage. For busy people flying out the door, it’s the...