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    Energy drinks, crockpots, allergies and menopause
    Join Healthy Food Guide editor Niki Bezzant and nutritionist Claire Turnbull as they answer your nutrition and healthy eating questions and deal with hot nutrition topics. This week the topics...
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    Raw food, carb-loading and weight-loss
    Join Healthy Food Guide editor Niki Bezzant and nutritionist Claire Turnbull as they answer your nutrition and healthy eating questions, and deal with hot nutrition topics. This week the topics...
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    Food and PCOS: How diet can help
    About one in 10 NZ women have PCOS, and may struggle with excess weight and acne. We reveal how what you eat can help.If you've never heard of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) before, you could...
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    Women's health checklist
    Do you know if you’re getting all the nutrients you need? Ever wonder if your cravings are normal? Nutritionist Tracy Morris goes back to basics to look at common health issues faced by women,...
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    Preventing osteoporosis: The DOs and DON'Ts
    Preventing osteoporosis is not always possible, but everyone has the ability to reduce fracture risk and minimise the effects. Here are some guidelines for healthy bones.Don't cut out alcohol...
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    Food and sex: Can certain foods lift libido?
    Senior nutritionist Rose Carr investigates so-called aphrodisiac foods.AvocadoThe Aztecs saw the avocado fruit hanging in pairs, named it the testicle tree and an aphrodisiac was born. The best...
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    Stopping the weight-gain: Menopause
    Menopause is well known as being a time when weight is gained. Eating well and being active are key. Menopause causes the greatest revolution in hormone levels. Blamed for many things during a woman...
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    How your hormones affect your health
    Eating well, exercising and still struggling to slim down? If you have trouble shifting unwanted kilos or you're feeling low in energy, what you're eating might not be to blame. Nutritionist...
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    Preventing osteoporosis: What you need to do NOW
    One in two NZ women and one in three NZ men over 65 will have an osteoporotic fracture. But you don't have to become another statistic, says nutritionist Caitlin Reid.Every six minutes, another...
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    Breastfeeding mums: Eating for maximum energy
    When it comes to feeding and nurturing your baby, nutritionist Jenny Bowden shares what’s good for you both.After nine months of anticipation, anxiety and excitement, your baby finally arrives...
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    Stopping the weight-gain: To have and to hold
    How do you avoid the weight gain that seems to happen as soon as you move in together or get married? Many life-long partnerships begin at university, but this is another danger zone for weight...
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    Soy: The bottom line
    Soy is often reported to have both beneficial and harmful effects. So is it safe or not? The humble soy bean, virtually unknown to the western world for thousands of years, soared to stardom about 10...
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    7 eating traps for new mums
    Advice for new mums who find themselves with changed eating habits. Life's pretty busy when you have babies and young children. This can mean you fall into new eating habits without even...

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