http://www.hungryforchange.tv/sugar-is-a-drug
Check out Jamie Olivers talk on the hidden sugars in our food

Chilli Con Carne (Serves 6)
1 tbsp olive oil Kcal per serving=510Kcal 400g minced round steak 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 1 red chilli, finely chopped 2 tbsp ground cumin 1 tbsp ground coriander 1 tsp cayenne pepper ½ tsp ground cinnamon 2 tbsp tomato purée 2 bay leaves Few fresh thyme sprigs, chopped Few fresh parsley sprigs, chopped 400ml beef stock 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes 1 x 400g can red kidney beans Fresh coriander 150g tub of soured cream 240g basmati rice
Method: Heat the olive oil in a large casserole, then cook the meat in batches until it is nicely golden-brown all over. Throw the onions, carrots and celery into the pan and cook on a fairly low heat for 15 minutes or until the vegetables have softened and gone slightly golden. For the last 2 minutes of cooking add in the garlic and the chilli.
Stir in spices and cook for 30 seconds then the tomato purée and cook for another minute. Add the bay leaves, thyme, parsley, stock, tomatoes and half the coriander. Stir well and cover, let simmer for 2 hours. Stir in the red kidney beans and cook gently on the hob for five minutes or until cooked through.

Food for the Brain
‘Promote your mental health through optimum nutrition’
Nutrition Talk – Tuesday 15th May

Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Mood Disorders, PMT, SAD, Stress-related health issues

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Venue: Carlow Gateway Business Centre, Athy Road
Date: Tuesday 15th May 2012 from 7-9pm
Fee: €15
Facilitators: Margot Kearney and Ashling Ward
To Book: Contact 059 9164991 or email info@nutritionclinic.ie

Vitamin B3( Niacin )
Niacin pays an important role in energy production . It also helps keep the skin , nervous system and digestive system healthy . It helps blood vessels to dilate and works as an antioxidant.
Deficiency can cause depression, dementia , diarrhoe3a or skin irritation .
Good food sources include meat, poultry, fish, and seeds .

Vitamin B 2 ( riboflavin)
Riboflavin is important for body group and the production of steroid hormones and red blood cells as well as helping to keep the skin , lining of the digestive tract , eyes and nervous system healthy.
Deficiencies can cause sore mouth , oily skin , eczema and eye irritation.
Good food sources include liver, dairy products, legumes and dark green leafy vegetables.
So have natural yogurt for breakfast, turkey for lunch and asparagus for dinner

B Vitamins help a variety of enzymes do their job ranging
from releasing energy from all the food we eat to breaking down amino acids and
transporting oxygen and energy containing nutrients around the body . It is therefore
not surprising than an inadequate intake of certain b vitamins can lead to poor
health.

There are 8 key vitamins and [...]

B Vitamins help a variety of enzymes do their job ranging from releasing energy from all the food we eat to breaking down amino acids and transporting oxygen and energy containing nutrients around the body . It is therefore not surprising than an inadequate intake of certain b vitamins can lead to poor health.
There are 8 key vitamins and over the next few weeks we will review what they are , what deficiencies cause and where you can source them from your diet.
Bi ( Thiamine) Is used by the body to break down and release energy from food . It is also essential for the functioning of the heart, nerves and muscles and the production of red blood cells. Deficiency symptoms can include fatigue, sleep disturbances , depression and poor digestion. Good food sources include- Lean pork, legumes, nuts, wholegrain and yeast.
So to include them in your daily diet, add linwood mixed seeds to your porridge for breakfast, have brown instead of white rice with your chicken curry and have tomato and bean soup to increase your intake of B1

Safefood Ireland have launched their new publication called when Sammy met sally which teaches children all about vegetables and where they come from. The book was commissioned and supplied by Albert Bartlett and is available by contacting Safe food on 1850 40 45 67

According to Lisa Salmon in the Irish Examiner 9/3/12, if you take sugar with your tea or put it on your breakfast cereal you may be ingesting a poison. A new report claims sugar is a toxin and not just because of the empty calories that cause weight gain.
Scientists from the university of California ( UCSF) say that the levels of sugar consumed by most people can change metabolic rates, raise blood pressure, critically alter the signalling of hormones and damage your liver
So how to lower your sugar intake ?
Choose wholegrain cereals instead of sugar coated ones
Change from fizzy drinks to sparkling water and unsweetened juice
Watch food labels (5g of sugars = a teaspoon of hidden sugar)

A study in 2008 by Djousse et al concluded that egg consumption is not associated with the risk of CHD, suggesting that saturated and trans fats as well as simple carbohydrates raise LDL cholesterol more so than does dietary cholesterol
The Inuit people have one of the highest cholesterol diets in the world and one of [...]