Digestion, Dietitian, Nutritionist, Sydney

Digestion

Digestion, advice for digestion, dietitian, nutritionist, Sydney. Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller components that are more easily absorbed into a blood stream.

What to eat when you have gastro

December 14, 2016 By Belinda Elwin

Gastro is a horrible experience to go through. It can completely throw your appetite off or you are simply too scared to eat in fear of it making your symptoms even worse. It is however, important to stomach some food during this time, and it is of particular important to keep fluid intake up. Clear fluid diet So what should you be eating? The best diet to follow is what we call a clear fluid diet. It is essentially just that – clear fluids … [Read more...]

Vegetables – Cooked, Raw, Frozen, Fresh – How is Nutrient Retention Impacted?

May 4, 2015 By Belinda Elwin

Many processes impact the nutrient content of vegetables. People often wonder if sticking to raw vegetables is the best way to go. The following information will provide you with some more clarity on how to prepare your vegetables in order to make the most of their nutritional content. There is also a great table that directly compares nutrient losses between different preparation methods. Cooking Your Vegetables Cooking vegetables will always … [Read more...]

Proper Nutrition for Whole-Body Wellbeing

February 4, 2015 By @entwellbeing

Proper Nutrition By eating foods that benefit your body and its functions, you can remain in good health, and enjoy your life fully. What is Nutrition? Nutrition is the aspect of science that includes the study of the relationship between the foods we eat and how our bodies use the fuel we provide. How Does Diet Affect Health? If you want to establish a healthy lifestyle, you need to understand how the foods you eat affect your health and … [Read more...]

Easy Ways to Improve Digestion

August 11, 2014 By @entwellbeing

Information about easy ways to improve digestion Even the finest, most expensive and luxurious automobile in the world will fail to function properly if the fuel line is clogged with debris preventing the fuel from reaching the engine. Maybe there is some fuel getting through, but the engine is starved of the quantity or quality of fuel required, so it runs poorly, or maybe the engine stalls. If the debris is not cleared, even the best fuel … [Read more...]

Preventing Bowel Cancer

June 10, 2014 By Belinda Elwin

June is bowel cancer awareness month. Did you know that there is a strong association between bowel (colon and rectal) cancer and diet? Whilst there are other factors that will impact your risk (such as family history), lifestyle definitely plays an important role in the prevention. This article will discuss dietary measures of prevention but firstly, a note on weight management. Weight management Did you know that holding excess weight can … [Read more...]

Fussy eaters

April 9, 2014 By Belinda Elwin

Fussy eating is very common amongst young children. Some children are extremely restrictive with what they will eat, whereas others will be more versatile. Over time, children tend to grow out of this behaviour but it can be very stressful for their parents in the meantime. Our dietitian has expertise and experience with helping families who have children with fussy eating habits. This article provides general advice and is not a substitute for a … [Read more...]

Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)

March 28, 2014 By Belinda Elwin

What is GORD? When food and fluid is consumed, it moves down the oesophagus and in to the stomach. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease is characterised by the movement of food particles, liquids and stomach acid, from the stomach back into the oesophagus. This is as a result of the lower oesophageal sphincter (LOS) not having an appropriate amount of pressure. The LOS is made up of a ring of muscle fibres. It is the role of the LOS to close off … [Read more...]

It Takes Guts to Have Great Skin

March 26, 2014 By Alexandra Matkevich

It might be a little bit embarrassing, but getting familiar with your digestive system might reveal another piece of the puzzle in tackling your skin woes. Recently, we discussed how stress and acne combine to make adult acne problematic for many. This week we are going to look at how what you eat and how you digest it can impact on your skin health. Acne Adult acne and skin irritations may be made worse by our stomachs. Eating diets high in … [Read more...]

Amaranth Seeds – An Ancient Superfood

November 25, 2013 By @entwellbeing

Amaranth seeds The Amaranth seed is a gluten-free super food, high in quality protein, calcium, iron and other minerals. It is not a ‘true’ grain, but like Quinoa, is referred to as a grain because of its taste and the way it is cooked as a grain. Thanks to the lively, peppery taste of amaranth and the higher level of protein it contains compared to most other grains, amaranth is today rising in popularity. The word amaranth comes from the … [Read more...]

Metabolism

November 7, 2013 By Belinda Elwin

What Is Metabolism? Metabolism encompasses all of the chemical processes that occur within the cells of a living organism, in order to sustain life. There are many factors that influence metabolism – some that we can control, most that we cannot. Metabolism can be split in to 2 categories – anabolism and catabolism. Catabolism: This is the breakdown of organic substrates, for example, carbohydrate is broken down to glucose, protein breaks in … [Read more...]