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April 23, 2006

The warming soup 7 day plan

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By Judy Davie

For further information about food and nutrition, visit Judy Davie’s website at www.thefoodcoach.com.au

The warming soup 7 day plan

Eating larger meals during the day and serving soup only at night can be a great way to stay warm, feel nourished and shift some extra kilos. There’s an investment of time to make the soups in the first place, but once made they can be portioned into individual servings and frozen.

Monday

On waking: 300ml water

Before breakfast: 300ml hot water with juice of 1/2 lemon

Breakfast: 2 poached eggs on 1 slice of soy and linseed toast with 1 grilled tomato and 3 slices of avocado

1 mug of tea, skim milk, no sugar

1/2 hour after breakfast: 600ml water

Lunch: 1 cup cooked wholemeal pasta with 1 small can tuna, 1 tbs olive oil, 1 tsp capers, garlic and lemon juice served with 1 cup rocket salad with cucumber and tomatoes

1 apple

1/2 hour after lunch: 500ml water

1/2 nack: 1/2 cup berries with 200g tub low fat yoghurt

1/2 hour after snack: 300ml water

Dinner: 1 serve chicken and lentil soup (See recipe)

Tuesday

On waking: 300ml water

Before breakfast: 300ml hot water with juice of 1/2 lemon

Breakfast: 1 small can baked beans in 1 small wholemeal pita bread with 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese and 1/2 cup cooked English spinach

1 mug of tea, skim milk, no sugar

1/2 hour after breakfast: 600ml water

Lunch: 150g grilled fish served with 1/2 cup basmati rice and 1 cup green salad with vinaigrette

500ml water

Snack: Skimmed milk coffee with 10 almonds and 1 red apple

1/2 hour after snack: 300ml water

Dinner: warming oat and vegetable soup (see recipe)

1 mandarin orange and 2 squares dark chocolate

Wednesday

On waking: 300ml water

Before breakfast: 300ml hot water with juice of 1/2 lemon

Breakfast: 1/2 cup low sugar muesli with 1 kiwi fruit, 1/2 pear and 4 tbs yogurt

Mug of tea, skim milk, no sugar

1/2 hour after breakfast: 600ml water

Lunch: 2 falafel patties in wholemeal lavash bread with 1 tbs hummus, 1 tsp chilli sauce, 1/4 cup tabouleh and extra salad (include lettuce and tomato)

1/2 hour after lunch: 500ml water

Snack: 1 white coffee and 1 apple

1/2 hour after snack: 300ml water

Dinner: 1 serve provincial lamb soup (see recipe)

Thursday

On waking: 300ml water

Before breakfast: 300ml hot water with juice of 1/2 lemon

Breakfast: 1 cup oat porridge with 1/2 cup skimmed milk and stewed apple (made from 1 medium apple, no added sugar) 1 tbs chopped roasted almonds and 1 tsp sunflower seeds

mug of tea, skim milk, no sugar

1/2 hour after breakfast: 600ml water

Lunch: Fillet steak with caper and olive salsa served with green salad and 1/2 cup steamed sweet potato (see recipe)

1 small tub low fat plain yogurt with 2 mandarins

1/2 hour after lunch: 500ml water

Snack: 1 mug drinking chocolate made with skimmed milk

1/2 hour after snack: 300ml water

Dinner: warming oat and vegetable soup

Friday

On waking: 300ml water

Before breakfast: 300ml hot water with juice of 1/2 lemon

Breakfast: 1/2 cup low sugar muesli with 1 small banana and slimmed milk

mug of tea, skim milk, no sugar

1/2 hour after breakfast: 600ml water

Lunch: 1 grain roll with 1 small can red salmon in brine (include bones) with 3 slices of avocado, tomato, tabouleh, capers, lettuce and tomato

1 mug skimmed milk hot chocolate

1/2 hour after lunch: 500ml water Snack: 20 dry roasted almonds, 1 red apple, 30g low fat cottage cheese

1/2 hour after snack: 300ml water

Dinner: Chicken and lentil soup

Saturday

On waking: 300ml water

Before breakfast: 300ml hot water with juice of 1/2 lemon

Breakfast: toasted English muffin with 2 rashers of grilled bacon (fat removed), 3 slices of avocado and 1 grilled tomato

mug of tea, skim milk, no sugar

1/2 hour after breakfast 600ml water

Lunch: stir fry chicken breast with 1 cob of sweetcorn, 1 cup bock choy, 2 shallots and 1 tbs salt reduced soy sauce served on buckwheat noodles (cook 1 bundle)

1/2 hour after lunch: 500ml water

Snack: 1 skimmed cappucino

1/2 hour after snack: 300ml water

Dinner: Provincial lamb soup

1/2 cup frozen raspberries with 4 tbs low fat yoghurt

Sunday

On waking: 300ml water

Before breakfast: 300ml hot water with juice of 1/2 lemon

Breakfast: Wholemeal pancake with raspberries (no added sugar), chopped almonds and natural low fat yoghurt

1 mug tea

1/2 hour after breakfast: 600ml water

Lunch: Roast lamb with low fat homemade gravy with roast potatoes, pumpkin and steamed brussel sprouts

Baked apple stuffed with dried apricots and 2 tbs low fat natural yoghurt

1/2 hour after lunch 500ml water

Snack: 3 brazil nuts, 1 coffee made with milk

1/2 hour after snack: 300ml water

Dinner: warming oat and veggie soup

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April 23, 2006

Detox diet: the wheat factor

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**My 20-year-old daughter has decided to go on a detox diet to lose weight. She’s been told to eat no products with wheat or diary, and consume no alcohol or caffeinated drinks. She goes to college and I’m worried that she won’t get enough in the day to sustain her.

Marie**

If this means she’ll be eating more vegetables and fruit, it could be a great thing. Certainly no alcohol, soft drinks and chocolate will do her good and, depending on what she replaces the wheat and dairy products with and how long she stays on the diet, she should be more than fine.

Wheat products, particularly those found in white processed breads, cakes, pastries, pasta and biscuits, can irritate the intestinal wall and cause bloating, inflammation and abdominal pain. As a society we are too reliant on bread as a staple and students are often the worst offenders — it’s too easy to grab toast in the morning, sandwiches for lunch, toasted crumpets for afternoon tea and bread to accompany an evening meal. Like alcohol, there’s little or any nutritional value in these products — unless they’re been fortified with additional supplements. It makes far more sense to eat foods with these still in them than those which have been stripped of nutrients and added back in.

Assuming your daughter does not suffer from a gluten allergy here are some very healthy suggestions for substituting bread with something better. And if the whole family follows her lead you will all end up better off.

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April 20, 2006

I ruined our friendship for a man

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I had been envious of my friend Susan for years. No matter what I did in life it never managed to measure up to whatever she was doing. My family was good, her family was great; I was fairly attractive, she was drop-dead gorgeous; I did well academically, she did better. You get the picture. I always wished her nothing but the best but no matter how hard I tried, her life always turned out better than mine. Sometimes I felt cursed.

The hot boyfriend she hooked up with was the last straw. Dean was popular, extremely attractive, charismatic and totally hers. I instantly fell for him at the same time she did. She always relied on me for advice because we were close, so I gave her the green light for this guy. “Go for it!” I said, as I secretly felt like scratching her eyes out. They started going out and I supported her all the way and never interfered once to get him for myself.

They had been going out for nine months when things started to get shaky between them. I had been dating during these nine months but had not found anyone special that I wanted to stay with. She confided in me all her fears about where their relationship was going. I continued to support her, secretly hoping it would end because I hated seeing him with her.

We all went out in a group one night with a big bunch of girls and guys. My friend Susan went home early because she was feeling unwell. I called her a taxi and sent her on her way. I was thrilled. I had a great time out that night enjoying the group’s company, the attention I was receiving and the fact that, for once, I was the centre of attention.

The jazz bar was due to close and the group of us decided it was time to go. We caught three taxis in the wee hours of the morning. I had too much to drink and decided I needed fresh air and got out of the taxi to walk the last couple of streets home. My friend Susan’s boyfriend, Dean, offered to walk me home. I saw no harm in it because I was always a trustworthy person and knew I could control myself. I got talking with him walking home and he talked his way in the door. He wanted to have a liaison with me and keep it quiet from my friend, Susan. He said he loved her but wasn’t that attracted to her anymore. I said no three times but my resistance was wearing down. We ended up fooling around and he left before it got serious. I woke up the next day feeling guilty — and sick from too many daiquiris.

To this day I have never told Susan about this indiscretion as her and Dean are now married with four kids. Not long after that night, I met someone who I decided to travel overseas with. However, my friendship suffered as a result of my foolishness. I can’t look her in the eye to this day and I regret it to this day.

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April 19, 2006

Bassett hound

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Question:

Our little Bassett hound is four months old and tends to wake up every morning around 5.30am barking. The only way to stop him barking is to get up and “entertain” him. The neighbours get upset with us when we just let him bark. Is there any quick way we can teach him to not bark in the morning and just be quiet until we come down?

Desperate Bassett Mummy, Lisa

Answer:

I would suggest that you have a chat with your neighbours, explain the situation and ask for their patience because at the moment, by coming down and playing with your puppy, you are giving him exactly what he wants so he’s not about to stop! He wants your attention so you need to teach him that he doesn’t get it by barking ? especially at that hour! It might take just a few mornings of barking but if you don’t come down (or give any attention) until you are ready, soon your little Bassett with get bored and go back to bed. When you do come down, make sure it’s when he is quiet and then you can make a huge fuss about how good he is. It’s just a battle of the wills ? you just need to be consistent. And a little bribe to the neighbours mightn’t go astray either!

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April 19, 2006

Ingrown hairs

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I wax and no matter how much I exfoliate with body scrub, I always have painful ingrown hairs on my bikini line and underarms. Is there a better way to get rid of them or prevent them?

Chloe

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I sympathise with you — unfortunately, some people are just prone to ingrown hairs. The best advice I can give you is to use a soft loofah and a body wash around the area (don’t use soap) and then apply a combination of lavender and tea tree oil to the area. Dermalogica have a wonderful Stress Relieving oil that I use that really helps.

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April 16, 2006

Haemophilia

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By Annette Campbell

Did you know that people with the blood clotting disorder, haemophilia, don’t actually bleed any more profusely than anyone else – just for a longer time? It’s a myth that people with this condition will gush blood from a cut and quickly bleed to death.

And did you also know that haemophilia nearly always affects males?

This lack of understanding and awareness is exactly what the Haemophilia Foundation of Australia is hoping World Haemophilia Day on April 17, will help to overcome.

“The theme for 2006 is ‘Treatment For All’,” says the Foundation’s President Gavin Finkelstein. “No child born with a bleeding disorder should have to live with pain, disability, or the prospect of early death.”

In Australia, quality care and treatment is available to everyone who needs it, however many people around the world are without safe replacement clotting factor therapy, good clinical diagnosis, and management and care by trained specialists.

Haemophilia is a blood clotting disorder in which one of the essential clotting factors is deficient.

To set the record straight, here are some facts about this misunderstood medical condition:

Bleeding is mostly internal. The deficiency in clotting factor produces a wide range of bleeding episodes, usually into the joints or muscles. These bleeding episodes, or “bleeds”, may occur spontaneously, or as a result of trauma or injury.

The bleeding is stopped by infusion of the appropriate clotting factor by intravenous injection. If internal bleeding is not quickly stopped with treatment, it will result in pain and swelling. Over a period of time bleeding into joints and muscles can cause permanent damage such as arthritis, chronic pain and joint damage requiring surgery.

A person with haemophilia bleeds no more profusely than anyone else, just for a longer time. Minor cuts and scratches pose no problem and require only a sticking plaster and some pressure at the site of bleeding. For deeper cuts, bleeding is prolonged because of the failure of the blood to form a tough, adherent clot at the site of damaged blood vessels. Treatment with clotting factor will then be required.

There is still no cure for haemophilia. It is a lifelong condition. Treatment is given by injecting the missing clotting factor into veins. With appropriate treatment haemophilia can be managed effectively and children and adults can lead full and productive lives.

April 17 is World Haemophilia Day

Only about 30 per cent of the world’s population of people with haemophilia are diagnosed and only 25 per cent receive adequate treatment. Many people die in childhood.

The theme, ‘Treatment For All’, is aimed at raising awareness of the needs of the global haemophilia community so that everyone with haemophilia has access to adequate treatment and care.

More Information

For more information contact Haemophilia Foundation Australia: www.haemophilia.org.au or phone them on: 1800 807 173.

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April 12, 2006

I faked an attempted suicide

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A number of years ago I found out my husband was having an affair with his secretary. I was devastated; we had been married for 15 years and had four delightful children — three girls and a boy. We had a lovely home and good friends. We had both been overseas together to Europe, England and the US. He had a great job and was in upper management and I was enjoying a job in exporting. When I learnt about his deception I was panicky. I thought, ‘how could he do this?’

We had been sweethearts since we were in our late teens. It wasn’t as if we had any problems with our sex life or our family life. But here he was telling me he loved this other woman and could not decide between the two of us.

“What about the children, what will become of them?” I asked.

“Of course I will look after them if I decide to leave,” he said.

“But what have I done to make you take up with this woman?” I asked.

“Well, it’s just that she is different to you and I love her as much as I love you!” he exclaimed.

“How can you love us both?” I said. “You will have to make a choice!”

He told me he needed time to think about it and I said I’d wait.

Meanwhile, a dear mutual friend came to the fore and found out this woman had tried this on with a few other married men, so my husband was her next victim. She had a bad relationship with her own husband and family of three. So she thought she would get a new husband, namely mine!

Whenever I rang him at his office, I was always careful to be polite to his secretary and not say anything derogatory. But on this particular day, I asked her why she was stealing my husband away from me and my family. She just laughed and said that she was going to make sure he left me.

I got very worried, so I thought I would bring things to a head. I pretended to take a full bottle of sleeping tablets and faked falling into a deep sleep. My husband panicked and took me to hospital, where the doctors asked me what I had done. I burst into tears and told them what had gone on. They sent a psychiatrist to see me and I explained again. Fortunately, he was very concerned about the situation and decided to keep me in overnight. He said perhaps it would make my husband see reason. So he kept my secret.

When I came home from hospital my husband asked me why I had done this. I explained about his secretary saying she would make sure he left me for her. That was the turning point — he now realised she was only using him and was not really in love. He left the company and we moved interstate and started afresh.

It took me two years to overcome that incident and even though I love my husband dearly, it has never been the same innocent relationship as before.

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April 12, 2006

Acne scars

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Question:

What kind of product would you recommend for dry skin and acne scars? I have just turned 32 and my skin has become dull and flaky.

Huey

Answer:

I would suggest you look around for a great face exfoliant and use it once a week. I would also suggest you start using products that contain high concentrations of antioxidants and natural active ingredients. Ole Henriksen has a variety of products available at David Jones stores nationally that would help give your skin back a luminous look.

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