We had a cracker of a time shooting season two of HeathtalksTV in Melbourne this month. Graciously hosted by organically minded friends (whom I have known since my Collingwood days) Walter and Dorota Trupp from Trupp Cooking School who let us use their fab kitchen located near the Prahran Market in Melbourne. Here's our final segment for 2012 and what a hoot it is! Get the superfood deluxe Totes Amazeballs recipe here … [Read more...] about Healthtalks TV Happy Christmas
Health trends
Healthtalks Totes Amazeballs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXgY23a8KDE HT Totes Amazeballs Deluxe These luxurious superfood balls will have you zinging all the way to Christmas Day with bells on. Start out with the nuts, some dried fruit and then add a selection of your favourite superfoods such as mesquite, macqui or maca. Add a hint of premium food grade essential oil like peppermint or Christmas spirit. 1 cup almonds 1 cup macadamia nuts ½ cup currants ½ cup Medjool dates 2 tablespoons raw … [Read more...] about Healthtalks Totes Amazeballs
Food is the new medicine
Replacing nature's produce with processed food is asking for health problems, writes Lisa Mitchell for the Melbourne Age. Former restaurateur turned food and health consultant Samantha Gowing says about 75% of her clients present with general malaise. "They have this cycle of erratic nutritional intake - they're not getting enough sleep, drinking too much coffee, skipping breakfast, overeating at lunch, having too much sugar at 3pm because they haven't had enough breakfast to maintain their … [Read more...] about Food is the new medicine
Are Organics the New Prada?
This article was first published in the Byron Bay Echo, November 2008 ©2012SamanthaGowing The natural procession of organic foods swelling our national shelves has given rise to a new breed of health-hungry consumers. Gone are the peace-loving hippy associations once hyper linked with healthy food. This neutralised carbon copy offsets the once guilt-racked minds of inner urban supermarket mums as they wade through a sea of processed, nutrient enriched consumables with magical … [Read more...] about Are Organics the New Prada?