Tag Archives: nutrition
A high fat diet worsens post-operative pain and inflammation
Obesity commonly correlates with increased pain. One of the mechanisms for this is relatively straightforward; having central adiposity (fat around the stomach region) or being obese is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation, and this, in turn, is associated with a … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic pain management
Tagged high-fat diet, nutrition, obesity, pain, surgery
A new culprit in Type 2 Diabetes
Fat rather than sugar may be the most significant culprit in the development of diabetic neuropathy in Type 2 diabetics. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes. It can occur anywhere but commonly in legs and feet leading … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic pain management, neuropathy
Tagged diabetic neuropathy, fat and sugar, nutrition
Holistic Pain Management Podcast 2
This podcast is a follow up to Holistic Pain Management Part 1 and in it Andrew Whitfield-Cook and I discuss some of the treatment strategies that are employed as part of a holistic approach to chronic pain. Holistic Pain Management … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic pain management, neuropathy, nutrition, pain psychology
Tagged chronic pain, chronic pain treatment, low back pain, mindfulness, nutrition, wellbeing
Kitchen Table Wisdom
Come and see me talk about ‘Real Food for Real Nutrition’ at the inagrual Kitchen Table Wisdom event.
Posted in Health Tips, nutrition, Uncategorized
Tagged Kitchen Table Wisdom, nutrition, nutrition and chronic disease, Plant based nutrition
The healing power of diet
A lot is written about the benefits of anti-inflammatory diets and with good reason as diet plays a key role in the effective management of psoriasis. These photos (published by request! and with permission) show before and after 3 weeks … Continue reading
Dietary Influences on Acne
A recent Australian trial conducted at RMIT University, Melbourne, has shown that a low glycaemic index (GI), high protein diet improved symptoms of acne including the number of facial lesions. It also reduced the causative factors associated with acne such … Continue reading
