Helen Maxwell Nutrition

Tag: wellbeing

  • Do your cells need an oil change?

    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…

  • Luxor Wellbeing

    Luxor Wellbeing

    Here’s Derek from Luxor Wellbeing explaining a bit about what he does. Hope it peaks your curiosity. Using a combination of traditional therapies like Deep Tissue Massage, modern TECAR electrotherapy and, most importantly, working with your body’s energy flows using Radiesthesia, we work holistically, linking your body, mind and spirit together. The combination approach works…

  • Staying alive in toxic times

    Staying alive in toxic times

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  • The role of cholesterol and fats in cardiovascular disease (CVD)

    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…

  • Ultra processed food trial – ‘The results are in’

    Ultra processed food trial – ‘The results are in’

    The results are in. This (2019) study involved 20 adults following either an ultra-processed (UPF) or unprocessed diet for 2 weeks at the NIH Clinical Centre. This was followed immediately by 2 weeks of the alternate diet. The diets were matched for nutritional composition: calories; energy density; macronutrients; sugar; sodium and fibre and participants were…

  • Facts of rice

    Facts of rice

    A lot of my clients rely on white rice or pasta for quick meals. I thought I would write this blog about the benefits of brown rice and how to prepare it. Hoping to convince you all that brown rice is the way forward. Brown rice is a whole grain and a major source of…

  • What’s in season?

    What’s in season?

  • How to Optimise Your Vitamin D Level

    How to Optimise Your Vitamin D Level

    There are two major forms of vitamin D from two different sources. In the UK our main dietary sources of vitamin D are food of animal origin, foods fortified with vitamin D and supplementation. Naturally rich food sources include egg yolk and oily fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines. Absorption We probably absorb…

  • Intermittent fasting and fasting for health

    Intermittent fasting is in the limelight at the moment but many traditions have been incorporating fasting for millennia.  Humans have historically fasted overnight, for religious reasons or during periods of food scarcity. Some monks have a precept called ‘no meals after noon’ and religions such as Taoism, Sikhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Buddhism all fast. Fasting…

  • Fed up with snoring?

    Fed up with snoring?

    Nighttime snoring can range from being a mild embarrassment and nuisance to a more serious chronic problem. It can sometimes be a potential indicator of more serious health issues such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). There are essentially two reasons snoring can happen, either breathing is too forceful or the upper airway is too narrow.…