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Editorial advisory panel

From the EDITOR

Heathy & Heartwise | Autumn 2014

No less a national figure than Ita Buttrose lends her visage to this Spring | Summer issue of Healthy &

Heartwise, Australia's oldest preventive and newest rehab magazine in one.

Ita gave us an exclusive interview about her lifelong interest in health, and personal passion for raising awareness about macula degeneration (MD) – which affects about one in seven Australians and is the leading cause of severe vision impairment after age 40.

Like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and most chronic diseases, MD can be prevented and its progress slowed with wholesome nutrition and regular physical activity – and which diet and what types of exercise is Heartwise's bread and butter.

Speaking of which, ‘Eat butter’ was TIME Magazine’s June cover story, prompting dietitian Susie Burrell to remark to cardiac rehab specialists meeting in Sydney in August that “times they are achanging” in the worlds of clinical and popular nutrition if not in the public health arena, which you may find reflected in this issue.

Interest in ‘clean’ eating, fermentation and fasting are part of the these changing times, and the use of the ‘paleo’ diet in weight control is explored on page 16.

With fibre and salt remaining the two nutrients everyone agrees need increasing and decreasing respectively (except perhaps some fibre sources if you have IBS – see page 32), we've awarded Gold Stars to eight of our amazing recipes that have now been analysed for nutritional value – now including potassium, a fascinating counter to the sodium that pushes up blood pressure (see page 22).

Seasonal recipes start on page 53 and hail from the likes of Curtis Stone, Michelle Bridges (see our one-on-one interviews on pages 54–57!), Miguel Maestre, Luke Mangan, Iain Hewitson, Ross Dobson, Eleanor Ozich and Sneh Roy.

Enjoy reading and see you in Autumn when Heartwise will again begin to be published every quarter.

CHRIS TZARAEP, MSc (Ex Rehab), BSc (HMS)

Chris is an accredited exercise physiologist with extensive experience in providing exercise therapy and lifestyle programs for people with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders, HIV/AIDS and cancer. Chris is Director of the Lifestyle Clinic in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of NSW, a Board Director of Eastern Sydney Medicare Local, Chair of Exercise is Medicine (Australia), and a National Board Director of Exercise & Sports Science Australia.

MILENA KATZBSc (Nutr), BTeach, APD, AN

Milena is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and founder of Ahead In Health, a Sydney-based private practice and nutrition consultancy. Milena works part-time within the Multicultural Health Service of NSW Health and has wide-ranging experience in clinical nutrition and education of healthcare professionals. Milena is particularly passionate about the nutrition status of older adults, especially residents in aged care facilities.

DR GINNI MANSBERG BMed, Grad Dip Journalism

Ginni is Channel Seven’s Sunrise and Morning Show GP, and appears regularly on numerous radio programs around Australia. She writes for several magazines, such as Women’s Health and Practical Parenting, and is author of three books: How to Handle Your Hormones, How to Get Your Mojo Back and Why Am I So Tired? Ginni practises as a family doctor in Sydney and has three children while running a popular blog, www.drginni.com

DR ALISTAIR BEGG MBBS, FRACP, FCSANZ, DDU

Alistair has had 15 years of private practice experience in Sydney and Adelaide, and worked as a cardiologist at Flinders Medical Centre before joining SA Heart, Ashford, Adelaide in 2007. He has a particular interest in patients with chest pain, heart failure or significant risk factors, and is actively involved in cardiac rehabilitation. Alistair is Publisher of Healthy & Heartwise, author of What should I eat for my heart? and producer of preventive and rehabilitation educational resources: www.whatswrongwithmyheart.com

PROFESSOR TRISHA DUNNING AMPhD, RN, Med, FRCNA, CDE

Professor Dunning is Chair in Nursing and Director of the Centre for Nursing and Allied Health Research at Deakin University and Barwon Health in Geelong, Victoria. She is a member of the Board of Diabetes Australia – Victoria and a Credentialed Diabetes Educator. Trisha is widely published in many peer-reviewed journals, sits on the Editorial Advisory Panel of Conquest and has written several books and book chapters.

STEVEN CHONG