Category Archives: High Quality Diet

The Food Pyramid

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Robert Barrington

The food pyramid is a description of the type and quantities of foods that are recommended for good health. At the base of the pyramid are the starchy carbohydrate foods such as bread and potatoes, on top of this is … Continue reading →

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Plant Based Diet: Too Little of a Good Thing

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Plant based diets have been shown to have significant health benefits. Notice that the reference is to plants based diets not vegetarian diets. Eating meat can be healthy as meat contains a number of nutrients not readily available elsewhere including … Continue reading →

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Dietary Guidance For Depressed Individuals?

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that oxidative stress and inflammation are major causes of depression and anxiety. There are a number of factors that can contribute to the development of oxidative stress and inflammation, but poor diet and stress have been identified as … Continue reading →

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High Quality Diets to Treat Depression

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that a high quality diet is an important factor in preventing mental illness. In particular, a high quality diet has been shown to prevent the formation of depression and anxiety, and may be a useful treatment once these … Continue reading →

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Dietary Acid Load and Mental Health

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Diet has been evidenced to play a crucial role in protection from mood disorders. Dietary acid load refers to the amount of food contained in the diet that can result in the production of acids upon metabolism, and generally this … Continue reading →

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What Can You Expect From Better Nutrition?

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Only a small number of people go through the experience of better health from improved nutrition. The vast majority of individuals in the Western world continue to consume the Western diet throughout their lives, and these people experience a slow … Continue reading →

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How Easy Is It To Overeat Healthy Food?

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that it is relatively easy to overeat processed foods that are high in sugar and fat because they act as drugs in the brain. Such food, which includes most junk and fast foods, are able to activate similar … Continue reading →

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It’s Not What You Eat, It’s What You Don’t Eat

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Robert Barrington

It is never a good idea to eat unhealthy foods. Cumulatively they can cause disease and lead to significant reductions in quality of life. However, there is a theory that that healthy food can protect from the damage inflicted by … Continue reading →

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Why Do People Find It Hard To Follow A High Quality Diet

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Many people wish to follow a healthy high quality diet. Many people start such a diet with the best of intentions. However, very few manage to remain on such a diet for long and soon return to their bad eating … Continue reading →

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Lucky Dip To Bad Health: Processed and Packaged Foods

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Robert Barrington

One of the main problems with the consumption of processed, packaged, and preprepared foods is that often, you are not sure exactly what you are eating. When you rely on others to prepare your food, there can be the addition … Continue reading →

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