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(02) 8865 0650
castlehill.castlemedical.com.au
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Castle Hill
2/336 Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill, NSW
(02) 8865 0650
castlehill.castlemedical.com.au
Castle Hill
2/336 Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill, NSW
What are vitamin B12 deficiency and folic acid deficiency? Vitamin B12 and folic acid (also called "folate" or "vitamin B9") are 2 different vitamins that your body needs to work normally. A "deficiency" means that your body does not have as much of something as it needs. People can have vitamin B12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency, or both. Why are vitamin B12 and folic acid important? Your body needs vitamin B12 for many things. For example, you need vitamin B12 to make new blood cells, such as red blood cells, and for your...
Preparing some plant-based meals each week can be a nice change to eating meat all the time. Hope you enjoy this salad as much as we did! Ingredients 1 can lentils, drained and rinsed 1 small red onion, sliced 1 Lebanese cucumber, sliced 1 punnet of cherry tomatoes, halved handful mint leaves handful parsley leaves 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 180g haloumi, cut it in thin slices (about 5mm thick) Method: • Combine lentils, onion, cucumber, tomato and herbs in a bowl. • In a smaller bowl, make the dressing by combining lemon juice...
A recipe from our dietitian Elda Pinto! A simple snack idea to help fuel you through the day. Keep the size small when rolling the protein balls. Remember these are meant as a snack- so practice portion control- one will do! Once refrigerated these can keep for a couple of weeks. Makes around 25-30. Ingredients: 300g raw almonds 20 dried dates 3 Tbsp raw cacao (or cocoa) 1 tsp vanilla paste 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 orange *If you want to increase the protein content you could add some neutral or vanilla flavoured protein powder. ...