Clare Collins; Paul Dastoor; Term 3 Soft Drink Free; Jodie Harrison; John O'Connor

Good morning. Today on the show:

• 09.35am: Prof. Clare Collins talks about how beetroot and other vegetables high in nitrates can lower your blood pressure

The vegetables are:
Very High: Celery, watercress, lettuce, beetroot, spinach, rocket
High: Chinese cabbage, leek, parsley, fennel, endive
Medium: Savoy cabbage, other cabbage varieties, turnip, dill
Low: Broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, pumpkin, cucumber
Very Low: Potato, eggplant. garlic onion, green beans, mushrooms, asparagus, broad beans, peas, capsicum, tomato, sweet potato.

Clare suggests people ADD these on top of what they already eat
Next swap any low ones for high to very high types
Add them to a vegetable soup
Add them to a stir fry
Aim to have 5 serves of salad and vegetables every day
You can still eat the low and very low ones, just also include 2-3 of your serves from the very high to high nitrate group every day.

• 09.45am: Prof. Paul Dastoor discusses a mobile antibiotic device
• 10.45am: A St Pius X High School Physical Education Teacher says year 10 students are to ditch drinking soft drinks for alternative options for Term 3. Over 400 students and 26 staff members have taken a pledge for the initiative known as Term 3 Soft Drink Free
• 11.15am: Lake Macquarie Mayor Jodie Harrison - Snap and Share for Local Government Week in Lake Macquarie
• 11.35am: Prof. John O'Connor looks at the question of Nuclear Energy for Australia