December 2017 - AYCE - Maria Cross MSc, Registered Nutritionist

Caffeinated Kids, Sugar-Soaked Adults, and Stoned Avocados

December 16, 2017January 30, 2018 MariaC 0 Comments British Soft Drinks Association, Centre for Transitional Research in Public Health in the North East, Cocktail avocado, Energy drinks, Frosties, Kelloggs, M&S, sugar

The nutrition news this week. It’s as absurd as ever.

Superfood or Food Villain?

The Health Benefits of Coconut: Facts or Fraud?

December 12, 2017March 27, 2018 MariaC 0 Comments Alzheimer's disease, Candida Albicans, caprylic acid, coconut, coconut water, Cocos nucifera, copra, cytokinin, dementia, ketone, ketone bodies, lauric acid, MCTs, medium chain triglycerides, VCO

Many extraordinary claims are made for the therapeutic effects of the coconut. And it looks like many of them are justified. With its exceptional oil, water, and medium chain fats, the coconut is the food of kings. It doesn’t taste bad either.

Superfood or Food Villain?

Five Health Benefits of Honey

December 6, 2017March 21, 2019 MariaC 0 Comments antioxidant, diabetes, fructose, helicobactor pylori, Honey, manuka, oligosaccharide, polyphenol, prebiotic, Unique Manuka Factor

Honey is an extraordinarily nutritious food, despite its high sugar content. That may sound like a strange paradox; after all, the harmful effects of sugar on health are well documented. Even so, honey has some remarkable health properties that make it the exception to the rule. Here are five reasons why you should keep a jar in your store cupboard.