Tag: nutritional therapy
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What fats can I cook with?
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…
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Essential fatty acids explained
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…
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Are you super sensitive to chemicals, food, light and life?
Maybe you feel like you are allergic or reactive to everything and can’t understand why? There can be lots of different reasons for this but before we go removing this and that and trying to identify multiple triggers I like to ask the question “are your cell membranes working right?” Our cell membranes act as…
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Do your cells need an oil change?
Today’s modern diets can often mean we eat too much or too little fat, or frequently just the wrong type. Our cell membranes consist of lots of oil aka. fat. For optimal performance they require quite a specific ratio of different types of fats, especially with regard to the essential fatty acids (EFA’s), omega 3…
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10 super healthy switches to boost nutrition
Here’s some simple easy changes to boost your nutrition. Check my website for recipes and to sign up to my newsletter.
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Staying alive in toxic times
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The role of cholesterol and fats in cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Cholesterol and fat receive a lot of attention in the health and wellness media especially in connection with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Most of it is negative and places the blame for heart disease on high fats diets in general and more specifically the cholesterol molecule. Of course there are numerous CVD risk factors such as…
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Can’t lose weight? 10 things to consider
This is a summary of some of the core reasons for why weight loss can be so difficult for some people. It’s a complex area involving biology, physiology, emotions and psychology to name just some. However if you feel like you have tried everything you could have a think about the list below which summarises…
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Weight gain! Is stress to blame?
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Suffering with acne; infertility; tiredness and irregular menstrual cycles? Could it be polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
This is such a distressing condition especially for young girls. As I am seeing it in clinic and the incidence is rising I thought I would summarise some of the current scientific information and clinical approaches here. Diagnosis For a diagnosis two out of the following three factors are required: Presentation and symptoms So what’s…