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Save 10,000 garbage bags in four easy steps 8/06/2010 5:57:00 PM, Sanitarium Nutrition Service The CSIRO has published a book, The Home Energy Saving Handbook and it says that if we move to a plant-based diet that is waste-free we can reduce our personal footprint by 10,000 garbage bags of carbon each year. There are four key food-related tips to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions: eat less meat, avoid waste, grow your own food and recycle.
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Wheat: Is it affecting you? 31/05/2010 5:11:00 PM, The Western diet is strongly based on wheat and wheat products, and for good reason. Whole-wheat is a highly nutritious grain. But with intolerances and allergies on the rise, many people are now adopting wheat-free diets. So, what's the difference between intolerance and allergy? How common are reactions to wheat? And what should you do if you think wheat is affecting you?
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Eating green 25/05/2010 4:51:00 PM, Sanitarium Nutrition Service The food choices we make actually have a significant impact on our environment. According to the Australian Conservation Foundation, the typical Australian diet is particularly environmentally unfriendly due to the amount of meat and dairy products we consume.
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Food rules: a guide to mindful eating 20/04/2010 12:17:00 PM, "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants" — that's the philosophy of internationally acclaimed author and journalist Michael Pollan. Pollan always has something interesting to say when it comes to food and healthy living and that's why we were eager to see what views were contained in his latest book Food Rules: An eater's manual.
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Out for a healthy lunch? 25/03/2010 11:29:00 AM, The Sanitarium Nutrition Service In 2006, research found that Australians skip lunch at least once a week, and one in 10 rarely or never have lunch. And of those who are eating lunch, many are choosing unhealthy takeaways. So, why are people skipping this important meal? And why is taking time to enjoy lunch so important for our health?
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What happened next 23/03/2010 4:05:00 PM, "Didn't you do a three-day cleanse?" you ask. Well spotted there reader, but let me tell you that on the fourth day (or "the first day of the rest of my life") my body (including my brain and tongue) is quite excited to be consuming solids again.
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All in the name of good health 23/03/2010 10:37:00 AM, Three days without solids with the promise of feeling spectacular afterwards? Sounds like an offer too good to refuse. Jessica Swavley tried a three-day juice cleanse to see what all the fuss is about.
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Healthy, wealthy and wise #3 18/03/2010 12:12:00 PM, This week we have the final of our three simple ways to choose food that can help the environment, protect your health and save your wallet — all at the same time.
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And the winner is… 5/03/2010 1:19:00 PM, Today is the last day of competition… so now I wait patiently to see if I have won.
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Healthy, wealthy and wise #2 4/03/2010 4:19:00 PM, The Sanitarium Nutrition Service This week we have our second of three simple ways to choose food that can help the environment, protect your health and save your wallet — all at the same time.
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