Reifer and Greaves lift Pride
Nutrition, Sports
Reifer and Greaves lift Pride
Kendy 
May 27, 2022
Port Of Spain  – All-rounders Raymon Reifer and Justin Greaves hit half-centuries to put Barbados Pride in a strong position yesterday to push for a t...
Coffee: A NUTRITIOUS YAY OR NAY?
Nutrition
Coffee: A NUTRITIOUS YAY OR NAY?
nationnews 
December 31, 2020
Coffee: A NUTRITIOUS YAY OR NAY? by Victoria Cox, MSc, Registered Dietitian Coffee – that deliciously aromatic beverage that many of us look forward t...
HOLY BASIL
Nutrition
HOLY BASIL
nationnews 
March 31, 2021
HOLY BASIL In a nod to the Christian festival of Lent, Better Health takes a look at another healing herb called ‘holy basil’. Known for centuries as ...
CHOOSING NUTRIENT Supplements
Nutrition
CHOOSING NUTRIENT Supplements
nationnews 
June 30, 2021
CHOOSING NUTRIENT Supplements by Patricia Thompson One of the most prolific products at pharmacies is nutritional supplements. Some are single nutrien...
Nutrition
WHAT’S A PORTION SIZE ANYWAY?
nationnews 
June 30, 2021
WHAT’S A PORTION SIZE ANYWAY? by Katrina Welch It is lunch time and you head over to your favourite food vendor located just a few minutes away from t...
DIETS: WHY WE SHOULD AVOID THEM!
Nutrition
DIETS: WHY WE SHOULD AVOID THEM!
nationnews 
January 31, 2021
DIETS: WHY WE SHOULD AVOID THEM! by Victoria Cox, MSC, Registered Dietitian For the purpose of this article, let us define a diet as “a specific selec...
3 More SUPERFOODS YOU SHOULD BE EATING
Nutrition
3 More SUPERFOODS YOU SHOULD BE EATING
nationnews 
June 30, 2021
3 M ore SUPERFOODS YOU SHOULD BE EATING by Nakiah Thomas-Edwards Last month Better Health focused on some top foods we should really be eating more of...
DIETS WHY WE SHOULD AVOID THEM! PT2
Nutrition
DIETS WHY WE SHOULD AVOID THEM! PT2
nationnews 
February 28, 2021
DIETS WHY WE SHOULD AVOID THEM! PT2 by Victoria Cox, MSC, Registered Dietitian Diets - those often extreme, restrictive and short-lived periods of tim...
Water Watch Do We NEED Water?
Nutrition
Water Watch Do We NEED Water?
nationnews 
July 31, 2021
Water Watch Do We NEED Water? by Katrina Welch Yes, absolutely! We need water in order to live. Generally, it is believed that without this precious l...
SKIPPING CHALLENGE April 2021 23
Nutrition
SKIPPING CHALLENGE April 2021 23
nationnews 
March 31, 2021
SKIPPING CH AL LE NG E April 2021 23 SKIPPING IS PART OF OUR HISTORY AS A PASTIME, WITH NO GENDER BIAS, SKIPPING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STAPLE OF EVERY YOU...
Nutrition
Food COMBI NATIONS
nationnews 
July 31, 2021
Food COMBI NATIONS Part Two by Victoria Cox, MSc, Registered Dietitians In last month’s edition of Better Health, we examined a few “food rules” and w...
Nutrition
VEGAN VERSUS PLANT BASED:
nationnews 
March 31, 2021
by Victoria Cox, MSC, Registered Dietitian WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Nutrition “ Plant-based” – this is a buzzword that we are hearing about increasingly...
TESTIMONY OF A MEDICAL CANNABIS USER
Nutrition
TESTIMONY OF A MEDICAL CANNABIS USER
nationnews 
March 31, 2021
TESTIMONY OF A MEDICAL C A N N A B I S USER In 2013, Barbadian Marvin King arrived at his job as an assistant psychologist at a mental health hospital...
ARE ARTIFICIAL Sweeteners FAKE HEALTHY?
Nutrition
ARE ARTIFICIAL Sweeteners FAKE HEALTHY?
nationnews 
March 31, 2021
ARE ARTIFICIAL Sweeteners FAKE HEALTHY? By Katrina Welch Confession: I love ice cream. Yes, I know that sugary foods are not good for the body,yet thi...
Health Benifits Of Almonds
Nutrition
Health Benifits Of Almonds
nationnews 
April 30, 2021
Health B enifits Of Almonds All nuts are healthy, but when it comes to nuts that are the healthiest, the almond is in the top three. That’s because al...
EGGS AND WEIGHTLOSS
Nutrition
EGGS AND WEIGHTLOSS
nationnews 
April 30, 2021
If you look on any weight loss list, you’ll be sure to find eggs on it, and probably in the top ten items as well. Not only are eggs filled with prote...
“DETOX DIETS” YAY OR NAY?
Nutrition
“DETOX DIETS” YAY OR NAY?
nationnews 
April 30, 2021
“DETOX DIETS” YAY OR NAY? by Victoria Cox, MSc, Registered Dietitians As we continue further into 2021, many of us are looking for ways to be as healt...
INGRID HOLDER DEATHLY DETOX
Nutrition
INGRID HOLDER DEATHLY DETOX
nationnews 
April 30, 2021
INGRID HOLDER DEATHLY DETOX by Andrea King The world is full of wonderful people, who, if they weren’t in it, would make it a less beautiful place. On...