Eat Yourself Healthy

SCIENCE SECRETS FOR YOUR BEST HEALTH

Advice on healthy living can be overwhelming and is often conflicting. A medical expert sifts through the science and finds fascinating new insights.

“Even well-informed people will learn vital new things from this publication,” says lifestyle health expert Dr Roderick Mulgan (right). “Science shows us there is a whole lot more we can do. For example, hidden hunger — when wellfed people do not get adequate micro-nutrients — flies under the radar most of the time. The bacteria in our bowels affect everything from heart disease to depression, so how do we nurture them? How do the world’s longest-lived people eat and run their lives? What are nutraceuticals, and how do we eat more of them?”

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SAVE THE DATE

Circle Thursday, 29 September, in your diary to join editor Kate Coughlan and our health & wellbeing columnist Dr Roderick Mulgan.

Learn fun-ghi facts like why it’s essential to let mushrooms sunbathe before cooking. “It is amazing what the latest research reveals we can do to improve our health,” says Kate. “We learned so much from creating this book with Dr Roderick and an array of experts in growing and cooking food.” (Lunch venue and booking details in the next issue of NZLife&Leisure or visit thisnzlife.co.nz

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