Food COMBI NATIONS
Food
COMBI NATIONS
Part Two
by
Victoria Cox, MSc, Registered Dietitians
In last month’s edition of Better Health, we examined a few “food rules” and were able to either bust them as myths, or confirm them as being of benefit. We saw that, thankfully, there is no need for us to eat our starchy foods and high protein foods at different times; healthy bodies are fully able
Replacing Refined Grains with Whole Grains for Heart Health
Replacing Refined Grains
with Whole Grains for Heart Health
We should really be eating whole grains, but refined grains make life so easy. We pay for that ease though, with ongoing poor health due to the lack of nutrition from consuming so much white flour and other refined grains.
A new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that consuming a high number of refined
Water Watch Do We NEED Water?
Water Watch
Do We NEED
Water?
by
Katrina Welch
Yes, absolutely! We need water in order to live. Generally, it is believed that without this precious liquid humans cannot survive for more than three days. That’s just 72 hours, and depending on the prevailing environmental factors and/or health conditions, the length of time for which a person can live without water may be even
Health care Worker Spotlight
Health care
Worker
Spotlight
by
Katrina Welch
Alove for food and a passion for health led Victoria Cox to a career in the field of dietetics. As we continue our Health and Care Worker Spotlight, we will take a look at this 28-year-old who has dedicated her life to helping others improve their lives through better nutritional choices.
Victoria has been a private practice dietitian
NICOLE CARTER – inherown Words
NICOLE CARTER - inherown
Words
by
Essiba Small of the Trinidad Express
Nicole Carter looked at her body in the mirror one day, didn’t like what she saw and actually did something about it.
“As a young lady in my teens, I was overweight and very addicted to sugar,” she said. “Being young, overweight and in school wasn’t much fun. The stretch marks started to set in, then the
MORE ABOUT THE DELTA STRAIN
MORE ABOUT THE
DELTA
STRAIN
The delta variant of covid-19 will definitely accelerate the pandemic. This is the view of Yale Medicine epidemiologist Dr F. Perry Wilson, who said the uniqueness of this strain of the virus is how quickly it is spreading.
The first Delta case was discovered in India in December 2020, and quickly became the dominant strain there and in Great Britain. The