The Nutritional Institute

How many times have you heard that meat is bad for you - that it causes cancer, heart disease and other nasty illnesses? Red meat has consistently been given a bad reputation and we have been encouraged to drastically reduce or eliminate our meat intake, or else we will suffer the consequences of early onset disease. But, in actual fact, not only is meat a natural human food (think back to our hunter-gatherer ancestors), it’s also a rich source of life-giving nutrients, providing it’s properly produced.



Have you noticed that we are all different? It seems a silly question because you just have to look around to notice that: some of us are tall, some short, some fat and some thin. With exteriors that are all so different, is it likely that our internal physiology, including the way we respond to food, is all the same? The answer on the tip of each of your tongue’s should be “no”.

I often hear these two terms being used fairly loosely, but do we really understand the differences between the two? I’ll help out with some definitions. Probiotics are the good bacteria that help keep our gastrointestinal tract healthy by controlling the growth of harmful bacteria. They are live organisms, and when taken in large doses, they can help maintain our gastrointestinal health. These friendly bacteria are essential to maintaining overall good health and vitality.

It has come to the time of the year where you will hear heated discussions in the media about the use of detox diets to clear away the excesses of the festive season. Health shops will sell many supplements that have the word ‘detox’ on the label and complimentary health practitioners will provide various types of support, ranging from a single nutrient supplement, through patches that are thought to draw toxins out of your skin, to multi-day juice fasts.

“Daddy, is your scooter big?” “Well”, I start to say…., “it’s not as big as my motorbike, but it is bigger than some other scooters, so I guess it’s a medium-sized scooter.”