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Manor Lakes College Week of Wellbeing 2012 Nutrition Workshop

Manor Lakes College Week of Wellbeing 2012 Nutrition Workshop. Background. Bachelor of Nutritional Science www.healthnut.global2.vic.edu.au. What is health?. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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Manor Lakes College Week of Wellbeing 2012 Nutrition Workshop

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  1. Manor Lakes CollegeWeek of Wellbeing2012Nutrition Workshop

  2. Background • Bachelor of Nutritional Science • www.healthnut.global2.vic.edu.au What is health? Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

  3. Concept:Food As Medicine • Provide our bodies with the nutritional needs (+ external factors) for PREVENTION • Inflammation leads to disease-use food to reduce inflammation • In general, it is well researched the effect of plant chemicals , minerals, vitamins etc from specific foods, on prevention and cure of disease and maintenance of normal body function. • This concept then also leads to weight loss, better sleep, improves mental stamina etcetc!

  4. Change In Mindset • Looking at the positives of foods-eating to maximise food intake • Knowing the benefits of foods and using this as motivation • Eat for purpose • Focus on the positives of eating certain foods over others • Enjoy food!

  5. Factors influencing health

  6. Good habits • Know what you are eating! (Read labels) • Know your body! Make this the focus! • Small meals regularly • Sleep • Range of foods • Keep it simple • Don’t eliminate things -ratio (good to out way not so good)

  7. Nutritional Value • Carbohydrates • Fats • Proteins • Sugars • Vitamins & Minerals

  8. Sugar (one teaspoon = four grams of sugar) 2g/250ml 12.8g/250ml

  9. 1. The average American consumes 22 teaspoons of sugar every day. (Women should have no more then 6 and men 9) • 2. Refined sugar is linked to allergies, hair loss, pancreatic cancer and manic depression. • 3. Sugar is addictive like other drugs. • 4.Consuming refined sugar depletes the body of B vitamins. This can cause heart palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue and rashes. • 5. Low fat foods often contain sugar to improve flavour. • 6. Refined sugar has absolutely no nutritional value. • 7. Suddenly removing refined sugar from the diet can cause depression, fatigue and headaches. • 8. Refined sugar impairs liver function which can lead to high blood pressure, skin issues and acne. • 9. Refined sugar suppress the immune system and causes an over production of digestive enzymes, leading to stress on the pancreas.  • 10. Besides salt, Americans consumer 10 times more sugar then any other food additives.

  10. Sugar…. Mundella Premium Natural Yogurt 6.5g/100g Nestle Strawberry Yogurt 14.3g/100g

  11. Alternatives-Get more bang for your buck! • Quinoa • Kale • Red rice • Chlorophyll • Salmon • Herbal Teas • Cacao • Purple carrots • Chia

  12. Example diet • What would our recommendations be?

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