by Melanie McGrice | Oct 22, 2015 | Lifestyle
What is Gestational Diabetes? Gestational Diabetes is a type of Diabetes that occurs in women during pregnancy. It is most commonly diagnosed between weeks 24-28 of the pregnancy. It does not mean that your baby will have diabetes and it generally resolves after...
by Melanie McGrice | Oct 22, 2015 | Lifestyle
Fatty liver disease is a common liver complaint in Western countries. It affects about one in every ten people. It is caused by a build-up of fats in the liver, which replace healthy tissue and trigger enlargement of the rest of the liver cells. In some cases, fatty...
by Melanie McGrice | Oct 22, 2015 | Lifestyle
Seventy-four percent of Australian women gain too much weight during pregnancy: that’s three in every four women. There are many reasons for this pregnancy weight gain epidemic; with one of the biggest being the misconception that you are ‘eating for...
by Melanie McGrice | Oct 22, 2015 | Lifestyle
The food you eat affects your skin. Skin is actually an organ, and like any of the body’s other organs, it needs nutrients to help nourish it. Some nutrients such as antioxidants, vitamins, good fats and fluids help to promote healthy skin, whilst others such as...
by Melanie McGrice | Oct 22, 2015 | Lifestyle
Do you:Regularly think about your food, weight or body image?Experience guilt or shame around eating?Obsessively count calories or fat grams throughout the day?Feel “out of control” when it comes to food?Often eat an excessive amount of food in a short...
by Melanie McGrice | Oct 22, 2015 | Lifestyle
We all know that eating greasy, packaged foods laden with saturated fat, salt and preservatives increase our risk of diseases such as strokes, diabetes and cancer….but instead of focusing on what you shouldn’t eat, have you ever stopped to think about how...
