Tonya Lachey
NaomiA Food As Medicine Seminar Series
October 20th 2007 01:28
Link: www.vitalenatural.com.au
As part of this blog I have decided to do a 8 part series called:
Food As Medicine - the Basics.
Questions I get asked all the time about foods and types of foods will be answered in this series. For example "why do all naturopaths restrict wheat and dairy products" and "should I avoid all carbohydrates". The information will be presented as mini-lectures with activities if you choose to participate. If you have any feedback I would love to hear it along the way.
I will follow the Food As Medicine Series with one on Natural Skin Care.
Thanks,
Ananda Mahony ND
Vitale Natural Skin & Body Care
Really Long Link
You Are What You Eat….
A Food As Medicine Seminar Series
Food is essential to living and the type of foods we eat can influence the quality of our lives. Food can contribute to health and ongoing wellness or it can be a factor in disease as we shall discover throughout this series.
There are some simple reasons that eating well is a lifestyle choice you would make:
1. Weight loss & maintenance – a whole food diet will help you to maintain a healthy weight due to improved dietary satisfaction, metabolism and muscle mass.
2. Improved energy
3. Healthy Skin
4. Improved Digestion
5. Cardiovascular Health
6. Blood Sugar Control
7. Balanced Moods
8. Disease Management
Diet & Lifestlye
The risk of chronic disease is on the increase in Australia. Cardiovascular Disease is our number one killer, cancer comes a close second. Seven million Australians are either overweight or obese. If the current trend continues, it is estimated that by 2010, 70% of Australians will be above their healthy weight range. Our diet and lifestyle, while often overlooked are major contributing factors to the modern day chronic disease states we experience.
So why are Australians so sick……..
• Overeating - a person must consistently take in more energy (kilojoules) than they expend in order to become obese or overweight. Obesity contributes to the risk of chronic disease such as Type II diabetes.
• Inactivity – the more sedentary we are the more weight we tend to carry and the less cardiovascular fit we are.
• Eating the wrong foods – sugars, white carbohydrates, processed foods, trans fats and an excess of saturated fats all contribute to chronic disease states.
• Insulin resistance - Insulin resistance = the body's tissues do not respond normally to insulin.
Diabetes Australia (April 2005) has established an easy measurement tool to establish risk of insulin resistance and therefore possible risk of cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. It’s easy to test at home, all you need is a tape measure.
Waist Circumference as a measure of Insulin Resistance
Female:
>80cm indicates a moderate risk of insulin resistance
>88cm indicates a high risk of insulin resistance
Male:
>94cm indicates a moderate risk of insulin resistance
>102cm indicates a high risk of insulin resistance
Waist measurement is a generally a good indicator that the patient will have high triglycerides, low HDL (good cholesterol), high blood pressure and insulin resistance.
Activity
Take your waist measurement. Decide if you are happy with the results. Over the next few weeks, we will address ways to make changes to your diet that will support your health and have a positive impact on your waist measurement.
Food As Medicine - the Basics.
Questions I get asked all the time about foods and types of foods will be answered in this series. For example "why do all naturopaths restrict wheat and dairy products" and "should I avoid all carbohydrates". The information will be presented as mini-lectures with activities if you choose to participate. If you have any feedback I would love to hear it along the way.
I will follow the Food As Medicine Series with one on Natural Skin Care.
Thanks,
Ananda Mahony ND
Vitale Natural Skin & Body Care
Really Long Link
You Are What You Eat….
A Food As Medicine Seminar Series
Food is essential to living and the type of foods we eat can influence the quality of our lives. Food can contribute to health and ongoing wellness or it can be a factor in disease as we shall discover throughout this series.
There are some simple reasons that eating well is a lifestyle choice you would make:
1. Weight loss & maintenance – a whole food diet will help you to maintain a healthy weight due to improved dietary satisfaction, metabolism and muscle mass.
2. Improved energy
3. Healthy Skin
4. Improved Digestion
5. Cardiovascular Health
6. Blood Sugar Control
7. Balanced Moods
8. Disease Management
Diet & Lifestlye
The risk of chronic disease is on the increase in Australia. Cardiovascular Disease is our number one killer, cancer comes a close second. Seven million Australians are either overweight or obese. If the current trend continues, it is estimated that by 2010, 70% of Australians will be above their healthy weight range. Our diet and lifestyle, while often overlooked are major contributing factors to the modern day chronic disease states we experience.
So why are Australians so sick……..
• Overeating - a person must consistently take in more energy (kilojoules) than they expend in order to become obese or overweight. Obesity contributes to the risk of chronic disease such as Type II diabetes.
• Inactivity – the more sedentary we are the more weight we tend to carry and the less cardiovascular fit we are.
• Eating the wrong foods – sugars, white carbohydrates, processed foods, trans fats and an excess of saturated fats all contribute to chronic disease states.
• Insulin resistance - Insulin resistance = the body's tissues do not respond normally to insulin.
Diabetes Australia (April 2005) has established an easy measurement tool to establish risk of insulin resistance and therefore possible risk of cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. It’s easy to test at home, all you need is a tape measure.
Waist Circumference as a measure of Insulin Resistance
Female:
>80cm indicates a moderate risk of insulin resistance
>88cm indicates a high risk of insulin resistance
Male:
>94cm indicates a moderate risk of insulin resistance
>102cm indicates a high risk of insulin resistance
Waist measurement is a generally a good indicator that the patient will have high triglycerides, low HDL (good cholesterol), high blood pressure and insulin resistance.
Activity
Take your waist measurement. Decide if you are happy with the results. Over the next few weeks, we will address ways to make changes to your diet that will support your health and have a positive impact on your waist measurement.
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