You might be someone who gets bloated after every meal. Or someone who feels exhausted by mid-morning despite a full night’s sleep. Maybe your skin flares up regularly, or you’re dealing with unpredictable mood or energy changes. These are just a few of the reasons people turn to nutritional therapists. Common concerns supported by nutritional […]

In the UK anyone can call themselves a “nutritionist”. The title is not legally protected so regardless of training anyone can call themselves a “nutritionist”. However, Registered Nutritional Therapists including me are: This level of regulation ensures clients are receiving safe, evidence-based advice from a qualified professional.It’s important to remember that only those registered with […]

What Does a Nutritional Therapist Do? Have you been dealing with ongoing symptoms and feel like no one’s joining the dots? Maybe you’ve tried diets, supplements, or read endless articles online, yet nothing seems to stick. If this sounds familiar, you might be wondering if a nutritional therapist what could help. With growing public interest […]

This blog is version 2 if you like following on from my ‘Know your numbers’ blog. If your numbers reveal that blood fats are too high what can you do? There is a lot you can do with diet, lifestyle and exercise as well as supplements. I highly recommend working with a health practitioner but […]

This blog was inspired by an article written by a lady who had a heart attack at the super young age of 42. She did have high cholesterol and some significant family history but it really highlighted to me that ‘knowing your numbers’ is a good thing.  I am generally a cautious tester for various […]

Picture source https://www.anhinternational.org/campaigns/test-take-vitamin-d/ Forms of vitamin D There are two major forms of vitamin D from two different sources. A whole host of factors affect how much vitamin D our bodies can make including: Sources of Vitamin D in the diet In the UK our main dietary sources of vitamin D are food of animal […]

Trying to cut out sugar? This blog is just for your info if you are trying to cut out sugar. Sugar has so many names. This graphic contains 56 names which are basically all sugar. There are probably more by now but this picture might be useful for you to help remember.

Over 112 million people in Europe, about 20% of the population, are estimated to suffer with acid reflux. Acid reflux occurs when acid from the stomach flows back up into the tube running from the throat to the stomach (the oesophagus). This causes a burning sensation known as acid reflux or heart burn. Silent reflux […]

This blog is a reminder of which fats to use for cooking and which ones are best used cold in salad dressings. It also covers which ones to avoid. Fatty acids are classified according to the presence and number of double bonds in their carbon chain. Saturated fatty acids (SAFA) contain no double bonds, monounsaturated […]

Image source: https://www.eufic.org/en/whats-in-food/article/the-importance-of-omega-3-and-omega-6-fatty-acids What they are and how to make sure you eat enough. There are two fats that humans have to eat as the body cannot make them and they are required for specific functions. They are called omega-3 (ω-3) and omega-6 (ω-6) and known as essential fatty acids (EFA’s) for this reason. They […]