Spaghetti with Broccolini and Cherry Tomato Serves: 4 Time to make: 5 minutes Ingredients 300g wholemeal pasta 1 bunch broccolini (cut lengthways) 200g green beans 2 tsp olive oil 3 cloves garlic (diced) 500g cherry tomatoes sliced in half 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar ¼ cup basil leaves, chopped Nutrition (per serve) Energy: 1495kJ Calories: 357cal Protein: […]
Nutritious After School Snacks
It’s the end of the summer holidays for school kids and it is a great time to re-evaluate what items you pack in their lunch boxes and what after school snacks are on hand. Highly processed, high sugar, high fat and high GI foods are always advertised in supermarket brochures as ‘after school snacks’. This […]
Salt the Two-Edged Reaper
About healthy salt intake How many recipes of sweet confections include salt to actually enhance the sweetness of the cookie, pie, or ice cream? The ancients knew the miracle of its preservative power: pack sliced meat in salt to draw out the moisture, concentrate the flavour and cure the meat against spoilage. Add salt to […]
New Therapy for Ischemic Stroke
This interesting study aims to evaluate functional changes on subjects after the administration of mesenchymal and neural stem cells. The progress will be measured at baseline and multiple points within the study using the United States National Institute of Health Stroke Score (NIHSS), Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQCOL-39) and the Boston Diagnostic […]
Signs of Speech and Language Delay in Children
Let’s begin this discussion about the signs of speech and language delay in children with one word of warning and common sense: Every part of childhood development happens with a range of time and not always according to a fixed calendar or time table. If your 12 month old child is not vocalizing in the […]
Brits are now better kissers, with Australia a dental disaster-zone
Aussie’s apparently aren’t doing a good job at keeping their dental health up to scratch. Poor dental hygiene can cause gum disease, tooth decay and has even been linked with more serious diseases such as heart disease. This article takes a look at how Australian’s compare to their British counterparts when it comes to dental […]
