by Melanie McGrice | Nov 15, 2013 | Food
I’ve been asked three times this week what I had for breakfast. The first question came from my aunty who was visiting who wanted to check up that I’d be eating well. The second came from an audience member at a seminar that I gave last night and the third came this...
by Melanie McGrice | Nov 8, 2013 | Experts
I attended the ‘Healthy Together’ business breakfast in Knox last week. This month’s topic was on depression and stress in the workplace. Adrian Booth from Beyond Blue was one of the speakers. In addition to being very entertaining, his statistics on depression and...
by Melanie McGrice | Oct 3, 2013 | Opinions
I read a new study recently that has made me change the advice that I will give to women during pregnancy. The study by Dr Sengpiel and colleagues looked at the caffeine intake of over 50,000 mums and the effects on their babies. Previously, I have given...
by Melanie McGrice | Oct 3, 2013 | Opinions
I’m writing this sitting on the plane on my way back to Melbourne after speaking at the Brisbane GP conference (GPCE). I was asked to speak on the topic of nutritional supplements for children. This is a topic that I am extremely passionate about as I believe...
by Melanie McGrice | Sep 16, 2013 | Food
Can’t start the day without a cuppa? You’re not the only one. According to the Australian Beverage Council, Australians drink over 5 billion cups of coffee each day. Furthermore the consumption of energy drinks has quadrupled over the past 10 years. So, is...
by Melanie McGrice | Aug 19, 2013 | Opinions
I’m usually a pretty composed person, but I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated of late. What is with this crazy notion that we have to cut out fruit to maintain a healthy weight? When I first started hearing about the ‘no fructose/no fruit...
