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21 Sep 2021

Intermittent Fasting

  Intermittent fasting (IF), is an umbrella term used to describe various regimes where someone voluntarily restricts or abstains from food and calorie-containing beverages for a set period of time.  The three most popular regimes of IF include: Alternate-day fasting – where people alternate between days consuming 0-25% of their calorie requirements, and days with […]
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02 Sep 2021

Article in Brain & Spinal Injury Magazine

Click HERE to read the full article on pp 32-33.
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25 Aug 2021

Migraines…how diet can help

  A migraine is an intense headache that may be accompanied by other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, visual problems, feeling dizzy and/or an increased sensitivity to light or sound.1. After a traumatic brain injury, 58% of clients will suffer with migraine-type, post-traumatic headaches for at least one year after their injury. 2 Triggers for […]
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29 Jul 2021

Healthy snack ideas

  Clients, and their support team, may have heard conflicting information about snacking.   Some people believe you should eat every few hours, while others believe you should avoid snacks altogether (especially snacks in the evening if you are trying to lose weight). Who’s right? There aren’t any ‘one-size-fits-all’ rules when it comes to food and […]
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23 Jun 2021

Muscle-targeted nutrition therapy in rehab

  Loss of muscle mass (for any reason) can lead to physical disability, reduced independence, increased risk of falls and poor quality of life. After a major trauma, loss of muscle mass is usually a consequence of muscle disuse, inflammation and/or inadequate nutrition.   This loss of muscle can be classified in two main ways: […]
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26 May 2021

Gadgets, tips and tricks – reduce portion sizes and increase fluid intake

After a brain injury, spinal cord injury or complex orthopaedic trauma, body composition and calorie requirements often change and many clients end up gaining significant amounts of weight later in their recovery.1, 2  This weight gain occurs for the following reasons: Reduced muscle mass and reduced metabolic rate.  This is a result of the inflammation, […]
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28 Apr 2021

Vitamin & mineral supplements – top picks

  The majority of clients that I see in the community after a major trauma, are not getting sufficient levels of vitamins and minerals from their food intake in order to meet their minimum requirements.  This is because many clients consume very few vegetables, fruit, nuts, legumes and whole grains. Food is always the best […]
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24 Mar 2021

New ways to manage diabetes (without finger pricks!)

  Checking blood glucose levels using the traditional finger prick method, can be an uncomfortable and cumbersome part of having diabetes.  Fortunately, the newest continuous glucose monitoring systems allow people to check blood glucose levels quickly, easily and pain-free by wearing a sensor on the body.  These sensors are worn continuously for 10-14 days and […]
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24 Feb 2021

Medication-induced weight gain

  Many clients gain significant amounts of weight after a catastrophic injury, particularly a brain injury or spinal cord injury. 1, 2  There are many reasons for this, including reduced levels of physical activity and/or changes to body composition which result in a reduced metabolic rate.  Both of these situations cause a person to burn […]
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27 Jan 2021

Bladder stones, catheters, spinal cord injuries…and diet

  Bladder stones (also called bladder calculi or urolithiasis) and other types of bladder problems, are common after spinal cord injury.  Thirty-six percent of patients with indwelling catheters have been found to develop bladder stones within 8 years and this can lead to catheter blockages and/or autonomic dysreflexia.1   There are four main causes of […]
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