Jimmy's food factory

This new BBC series looks to be fascinating. Farmer Jimmy uses his own factory to show us the the truth behind processed food. This episode focuses on all the effort needed to make our simple breakfasts.
Jimmy's Food Factory - Episode 1

Dr Hans Diehl in Swansea!

As part of the ongoing CHIP (Coronary Health Improvement Project) programme in Wales, we were delighted to have Dr Hans Diehl to be our guest for a special breakfast this morning. It was a real priviledge to have him with us, and have a one to one conversation with the pioneer of this health project which is being run throughout the world.

Following a typically special big CHIP breakfast, Dr Diehl gave us a short talk about the difference CHIP has made to thousands of peoples lives. He also mentioned about how, as participants and we need to be more gentle when we try and approach people about following such a healthy lifestyle. Only through love and care will people want to know more about leading a simple lifestyle, and hopefully then they'd want to try it for themselves. He then asked for the participants feedback, based on their experiences and the progress they made during the month project and after. For example many spoke of losing weight and reduceing cholesterol levels. One participant mentioned that through simple drinking lots of water his eyesight improved. Now he doesn't need glasses for driving!

Tonight, Dr Diehl will be in Cardiff for another talk as part of his continuing tour of the UK. We hope that the CHIP prorgramme will continue to help many people in Wales. Another course is being planned for next year.

Scientific Journals Reporting CHIP Results

Scientific and medical journals continue to praise the Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP). Read what doctors and scientists have to say bout CHIP's methods of lifestyle change for coronary health. It's encouraging clinical results are published in the following peer-reviewed medical journals and popular publications:

Preventing Chronic Disease
January 2006 "The Behavioural and Clinical Effects of Therapeutic Lifestyle Change on Middle-ages Adults."
The American Journal of Cardiology
November 1998 "Coronary Risk Reduction through Intensive Community-based Lifestyle intervention: The CHIP Experience."
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
March 2005 "Effects of an intensive Diet and Physical Activity Modification Program on the Health Risks of Adults."
Preventive Medicine
April 2004 "Rational & design of the Rockford CHIP, a Community-based Coronary Risk Reduction Program: Results of a Pilot Phase"
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
September 2002 "Impact of the Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP) on Several Employee Populations"
June 2005 "The Effects of a Worksite Chronic Disease Prevention Program"
Nutrition Action (Center for Science in the Public Interest)
October 2005 "Saving 200 at a Time"

Other Published Articles

• Absolute Advantage: "The CHIP Prescription for Health"

• The Perth Cohort: "Evaluation of CHIP (May 2005) as Conducted in Perth, Australia," prepared by Heike Englert, PhD, MPH

• Nutrition & Health, 2003; vol, 17, 55-60; "Best Practices and Strategies for Wight Management - Allan Withnell, MD

• Preventive Cardiology, 2001, 171-7: "Eliminating Heart Disease" - Caldwell Esselstyn, MD, Cleveland Clinic

• Angiology, 51:10, 2002;817-26:"Effect of Diets on Coronary Blood Flow"

All of the above publications can be viewed and downladed by visiting http://www.chiphealth.com/about_chip/scientific_articles.php (updated)