Frequently Asked Questions

Cyndi receives many questions from the public about nutrition, health and the 'Changing Habits' approach. Below you will find a list of many of these questions and her answers. If you have a question that is not answered below please go to the contact us page and submit an enquiry.

Q. Annette Sym in her book "Symply too good to be true 2" says that trans fats occur naturally in dairy products. That's a bit of a worry....is is true?

Q. As I am a university student I do live on a pretty strict budget, could you please give any tips for some quick healthy snacks?

Q. Can you give me any information about Goji Juice as it sounds wonderful according to all the Internet "ads" I can find.

Q. Can you please give me an idea of what reconstituted fruit means?

Q. Can you please tell me about the goodness of a Rice Bran Oil spread?

Q. Could you recommend some beauty and skincare products that are natural (in order to reduce my chemical calories), as I've tried A'kin but have sensitive acne-prone skin and they just seemed to not "gel" for me. I would also be interested in finding out a

Q. Dear Cyndi, I heard part of your talk at the North NSW Conference camp last week where you expressed some concerns about some aspects of soy and in particular soy phytoestrogens. We regularly review soy research findings and it is my view that the ant

Q. Did your children receive their childhood vaccinations? How do you respond to people who aren’t prepared to accept or understand your beliefs? And, where should I be looking for information for and against vaccinations so that I can understand and justify

Q. Do you have a remedy for sinus. I have had it for months now and it won't go away.

Q. Do you think your recipes and lifestyle change may help us a family?

Q. How do I get my cholesterol level down?

Q. I also have an allergy to soy, so in place of the soy flour in your recipe I used besan flour, which I believe comes from chickpeas. As I also have a problem with digesting chickpeas [as in hommus], I would prefer to use another flour. Do you have any s

Q. I am interested in learning more about nutrition, food and our bodies. I was wondering whether you could recommend any study courses, website, groups or books that would be worth looking at.

Q. I am interested in what oil I can substitute for the softer butter.

Q. I am lactose intolerant but manage yoghurt and small amounts of cheese easily. I was using nuttelex until I read your book but am now confused as to what would be best to use as a spread and in cooking apart from butter?

Q. I am particularly interested in knowing more about colloidal minerals, and would be grateful if you could advise me of the contact details/ distributor that you go through.

Q. I am very cautious with my 7 and 1/2 month old boy in regards to foods, and give him no dairy (apart from yoghurt which I make myself and cheese) or wheat. He is predominantly breastfed but has a small amount of soy formula before he goes to bed each nigh

Q. I cannot afford to buy organic so I try to do the next best thing and eat whole foods and buy butter - those things that I can afford to do. Anyway is weetbix OK or not OK - they say they are 97% whole wheat.

Q. I couldn't get arrowroot flour, so used tapioca flour, which apparently is very similar.

Q. I have heard you talk about calcium supplements and you said that there were two sources of calcium. One, you said was a waste of time taking because the body doesn't absorb it. You recommended (if one must take a supplement) using the second source. C

Q. I have tried making your bread recipe from Changing Habits, Changing Lives but I can't get it to rise!!! I use an organic premium bakers flour or organic wholemeal flour and I've tried adding more yeast, adding each ingredient by the tablespoon rather tha

Q. I love butter but am concerned of the cholesterol in butter, for our health. All or most products now identify in the nutritional panel the amount of trans fats in the fats of the product, and in my margarine (Meadow Lea) it only 0.5g in 100g. Is this su

Q. I mixed the sunflower seeds in with the dry ingredients, however my breadmaker beeps during the cycle when fruit and/or nuts can be added to any recipe. Would it be better to add the sunflower seeds later during the cycle?

Q. I notice that your Nutty Apricot Slice includes 175g of diced dried apricots. Surely these would be treated with sulphur dioxide and possibly other additives.

Q. I really enjoy Japanese seaweed salad. Could you please advise if is good or bad for you, it is the green one. Should I avoid iodised salt?

Q. I recently read in a book that you should eat fruit separate to aid digestion? Is this true and is it loosing too many benefits if I eat my fruit with other foods.

Q. I recently tried your gluten-free bread recipe from your Changing Habits, Changing Lives Cookbook. Unfortunately, my Sunbeam breadmaker didn't handle it and couldn't knead the dough, so the loaf didn't turn out very well and wasn't properly cooked. I re

Q. I seem to be having a problem with drinking lemon in the morning. I have tried drinking the lemon in hot water only once in the morning but it appears to be each time I drink it I have a reaction. Could you recommend something as an alternative to kick st

Q. I suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome and wanted to know if you have much knowledge of this and what can help.

Q. I was recently told about glyconutrients and supplements called Mannatech, which work based on scientific research into cells in the body. I am very interested to hear your opinion of these products and if you would consider using them

Q. I was wondering if you have any suggestions on the purchase of a water filter for use in the kitchen as this is a new topic for me.

Q. I was wondering if you have any tips on how to control IBS. I have seen many naturopaths with some success but always seem to be battling this. At the moment I am focusing on cutting out wheat, but have noticed the IBS is much worse during menstruation. I

Q. In regards to products that claim they are Gluten free, whats the benefit to this or is it only useful for people who are allergic?

Q. Is there any natural or otherwise product that you can add to the bread to make it last longer/fresher? To make the bread more moist what can you add? Is there any particular brand of bread maker better than the others?

Q. Just out of curiosity and from the point of view of diabetics (I am a type 1)…how do we avoid artificial sweeteners?

Q. Just wondering what your thoughts are on the Silicone cookware that is now available everywhere. I was wanting to replace some of my cake pans etc and thought these might be an alternative.

Q. My friend is allergic to most raw fruits, nuts, tomatoes, malt and white flour. Can you suggest some alternatives from your book?

Q. My mum is using a product marketed as 'Perfect Sweet' is this a natural product or is it as bad as the artificial sweeteners do you know anything re this product.

Q. My question is about milk alternatives for myself. I usually drink Bonsoy soy milk (about 1L per week) but have also now started having almond milk and alternate them. I can only find Pure harvest almond milk where we live and don't have time to make my o

Q. Please be so kind to advise me though on oils. I regularly use extra virgin olive oil, cold pressed madadamia and organic coconut oil in my cooking but am wondering what mild flavoured oil is best to use for general purpose which won't break the bank! I s

Q. Quick question re Soy Lecithin and your thoughts as it is in this really nice organic chocolate from Green and Blacks. Is it an OK form of soy to eat? Otherwise do you know of any good chocolate that has no added nasties?

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Q. Someone told me that low fat foods are not so good because chemicals are used in the process of reducing the fat content. We don't eat much in the way of processed food but do enjoy low fat organic milk and low fat Philadelphia cream cheese and also I som

Q. The recipe uses 1 1/2 cups rice flour. I used brown rice flour, but I've noticed that the gluten free recipe in my breadmaker's instruction book uses a mixture of white and brown rice flour. Would a mixture of white and brown rice flour work better, and

Q. We eat tofu about once a fortnight which my son likes when I mash it with goats fetta, quinoa and vegies to make little patties and grill them. It's a good quality organic non-GMO tofu but I'm not sure if he should be having this either?

Q. What are your thoughts on Spelt flour? (I've also previously been trying to follow the "eat right for your blood type" diet by Dr Peter D'Adamo)

Q. What are your thoughts on vitamin D?

Q. What can I do if I suffer from arthritis?

Q. What can you tell me about additives?

Q. What do I do for allergies to peanuts. I was wondering if you could offer any suggestions for what we could substitute peanuts for in dishes such as sate.

Q. What is best way to store premade meals in the freezer other than plastic?

Q. What is good about rapadura sugar compared to what's currently on our supermarket shelves?

Q. Woolworth's supermarket branded organic raw sugar states 100% raw sugar as only ingredients is this so?

Q. You suggested baking the bread for 3 hours. My breadmaker instructions suggests cooking gluten-free bread on the "rapid medium" setting which is only 2:48 and the bread was still sticky inside, but was OK when toasted. Would you suggest trying a different

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