The key to us getting great health, may not be the latest fad diet, but the microbes that are already living inside us. The more diverse our diet, the more diverse our microbes. The more diverse our microbes, the more likely we are to be healthy. The power of microbe diversity in our bodies is …
The Learning Cycle can change the way you learn; it can help you master any subject or skill by making your learning deeper and much more effective. Given that learning can change our lives, it might be a useful tool to use! I would say it’s more than useful, it’s essential, because the exciting thing …
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Studying online has become a viable option for many people, giving them flexibility of time, place and who to study with. Online courses also potentially offer a whole new way of learning; more personalised, and highly engaging. However, take care, there are more and more online courses popping up on the Internet, and the one …
Welcome to Episode 1 of ‘A Keith Review’, a series of podcasts I am doing to share my learning of nutrition, food and cooking. These reviews are based on a simple cycle of learning that I have used throughout my career in education. It’s based on 3 principles: Learning by doing Learning by …
Welcome to a series of podcasts I am doing to share my learning of nutrition, food and cooking. This series is called a “Keith Review” because I will be checking in with a new podcast every few weeks, to review what I am learning, what I am changing and how. It’s all about …
Learning about Nutrition online I realised a while back that people who have successfully changed what they eat to create healthier lifestyles, have invested some time in learning about nutrition. I have taken note, and if you follow my Facebook page, you will know I have recently been learning about the basics of nutrition on the …
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You may remember from my recent post that I have been looking at how to plan meals. Well, I have being using Cook Smarts and to be honest it is pretty cool, but I am adapting to it, rather than it adapting to me. So, whilst looking further afield, I discovered Plan to Eat, and …
Different countries have different approaches to food labels, and follow different regulations. Supposedly, as you learn to read labels, you become better at it and learn to make sense of the different facts and figures. Why is it useful? It can help you follow a balanced diet, helping make sure you get a good balance …
My recent studies online included an introduction to government dietary guidelines. They sound quite dry, right? Maybe because the word ‘government’ and ‘guidelines’ in the same sentence have that effect…possibly. Government Dietary Guidelines one assumes were created to help us, the people in various countries, balance our diet so we get the necessary nutrients and …
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This week, I am trying to learn how to do Meal Planning. So, first of all, I began reading about meal planning on the internet, and as you might suspect there are lots of blogs giving you top tips. In fact Google gave me 22 million search results (I didn’t have time to read them …