Making Food Choices – Sustainability and Health
Following World Environment Day on Saturday, this post considers eating to support the environment, and eating to support your health. Can you do both? While some [...]
Vitamin D – Could You Be Running Low?
1 in 6 adults and 20% of children have below recommended levels of Vitamin D (2022). In this post, I discuss what it is and why we need it.
Your Health is a Puzzle: How Health, Lifestyle and Nutrition Fit Together
Your health is shaped by many interconnected factors. This post explains how a personalised, functional medicine–based approach through Nutritional Therapy can help you identify the pieces affecting your wellbeing and support lasting improvements.
10 Healthful Christmas Hamper Ideas For The Person Who Has Everything
There will always be somebody who is difficult to buy for. Christmas hampers can contain healthful, longer-lasting items too. Here are 10 suggestions of items you could include.
Autumn: A Time to Reflect on Your Health and Wellbeing Goals
The shorter, cooler days of autumn bring with them a time to pause and reflect. Time to think about where you are in life now, where you want to be, your achievements, and what you will want to achieve. Despite the shorter days, the year isn’t over yet meaning you still have time to progress your goals. While January may feel like the “official” time to start fresh, this post looks at how you can take steps to improve your nutrition and wellbeing at any time of the year.
Fruit and Fructose – What You Need to Know
There is no denying that fruit is good for us – it is full of nutrients such as vitamin C, antioxidants and fibre. Yet we are so often advised to limit our intake or to be wary of ‘fruit based’ products. Why should such a healthful food be restricted? Or, is there something more specific we should be aware of? Read on to find out.
Changing Diets
You’ll have heard it many times “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper”, yet the British lunch has evolved to include many snacks as standard. Is it still fit for a prince? Let’s take a look at how this change came about.
Why losing weight too quickly may increase your risk of pancreatitis
While losing weight has many health benefits, doing so quickly can increase the risk of harm. Pancreatitis is a potentially serious condition that may result from rapid weight loss. Here we look at the link.
Fruit and Vegetables: Why You Need Them
You will have heard the phrase “eat your 5-a-day” many times. But, what does it actually mean, and why are fruit and vegetables important? This post aims to answer these questions.
Ill-health, Medications, Nutrients and Nutritional Therapy
Drug and supplement interactions; and drug-nutrient depletions. Let's look at what this means for nutritional therapy.