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  • The truth about Dried Fruit

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    I'm sure like me you have heard the same tale told about eating dried fruit. Dried fruit are full of sugar and should be avoided in a healthy diet. Which is true in one sense, as they are dried the natural sugar count in the fruit becomes more concentrated, so we do need to keep this in mind.
    Posted in health, healthy eating, healthy foods

  • Has the isolation of lock-downs impacted our immune systems

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    Just as I was getting back on track with my health and fitness. I got struck down with this seasons flu. I had heard that this seasons flu was a particularly nasty one.
    Posted in health, illness, vitamin D, Wellbeing

  • Is Kale the healthiest Green Vegetable

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    Given the choice, I will always pick spinach or silver-beet (or chard if you're not from Australia) over kale, don't get me wrong I'll eat it if there is no other option, but I'm not a fan of the texture of kale.
    Posted in health, healthy eating, healthy foods, kale, silverbeet, spinach

  • Is Green Tea really the healthiest tea?

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    Listening to a food documentary, it made the suggestion that Green tea wasn't any more healthier than any other type of tea, so I thought I'd look into this a bit more to determine, if what has become common thought is just that a thought and not fact.
    Posted in black tea, green tea, health, healthy foods, ooling tea, white tea

  • Is Brown Rice really healthier than White Rice

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    A few years ago I was working with my Naturopath working out my allergies and I had to go on a yeast free diet. The first week consists of eating nothing but rice to help neutralise the bacteria in the gut.
    Posted in health, healthy eating, healthy foods

  • The Importance of Vitamin C

    by Stella Makrigiannis

    Vitamin C is the most well known Vitamin, and perhaps the most spoken of too.

    Much like some of the other Vitamins and minerals discussed over the last few weeks, Vitamin C is an essential vitamin needed for our well-being and health, but is not a Vitamin that our body does not produce, and must be consumed through our food.

    Posted in health, vitamin C, well-being

  • The Benefits of Magnesium

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and responsible for more than 300 metabolic processes in the body. Its many functions include helping muscle and nerve function, regulating blood pressure, and supporting the immune system.
    Posted in health, magnesium, well-being

  • The importance of Zinc

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    I thought I'd continue on from last week's article of the importance of Vitamin D, and discuss another vitamin and mineral that is important to our overall well-being.
    Posted in health, minerals, nutrients, well-being, zinc

  • The Importance of Vitamin D

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    If there is one thing many people of Melbourne have in common right now, is a low Vitamin D count. This is due to a combination of the world's longest lock-down and that we have just come out of winter.
    Posted in health, vitamin D, Wellbeing

  • Sea air and your health

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    Doctors have been prescribing trips to the sea side since the 18th Century.
    Posted in health, mental health, Wellbeing, wellness

  • Egg Muffins and Chickpea Soup

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    It's Foodies Monday! Here are the recipes from today's offerings. Egg Muffins Ingredients 10 eggs  1 green capsicum diced finely 1 yellow capsicum...
    Posted in health, healthy eating, healthy foods, recipes

  • Koulouri Thessalonikis, Lemon Chicken and Oven Roasted Vegetable Stew

    by Stella Makrigiannis
    It Foodies Monday! Here are the recipes from today's offerings. Koulouri Thessalonikis Where I used the juice of mandarins, you can replace this wi...
    Posted in health, healthy eating, healthy foods, recipes