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Case Study: Brian Horne

I have always struggled with my weight even when I was a professional footballer. The diet in those days was to eat less but it...

Managing Eczema

Taking a Nutrition Based Approach to Managing Eczema. There are seven types of eczema with the most common being atopic dermatitis. Eczema is recognizable as...

Gut microbiome

Our guts are hosts to trillions of tiny organisms, collectively known as the ‘microbiome’. This collection of bacteria, fungi, viruses and yeasts weighs around two...

Balancing blood-sugar

Balancing blood-sugar levels is an art We want neither to be in a hypo-glycaemic or hyper-glycaemic state. We really want to stay somewhere in between....

Sugar Awareness Week

It’s Sugar Awareness Week, so here’s a short and ‘sweet’ post about managing blood-sugar levels. Carbs, fruits and veggies are digested and converted into glucose,...

Sleeping Beautifully

When we nod off, melatonin activates a complicated cascade of processes that help us to feel refreshed and healthy the next day. Our immune cells...

Obesity and Covid-19?

Obesity. Why all the fuss about obesity and Covid-19? First of all, we need to understand that it’s not about weight. It’s not about clothes...

The Immune System

Stress and the Immune System. When we are in stress mode – whether we’re stuck in traffic, feeling hungry or someone has been quite rude...

Diet & Disease

Inflammation, Diet & Disease. When something threatens to damage our cells, our body releases chemicals that trigger a response from our immune system – This...

Stress & Anxiety

If an individual is continually stressed and anxious then my first recommendation is always that they speak with their GP and seek out a good...

Weight Loss

I have weight loss clients that come to me wanting to lose weight in order to get healthy and my message to them is always...

Immune System

Sometimes, when we are stressed, tired or burning the candle at both ends, we find that we can get sick very easily. A nutritional therapist...

Menopause

The peri-menopause and menopausal years are an important time for women to take good care of our emotional and physical health. A Nutritional Therapist can...

Chronic Fatigue

Chronic Fatigue (CF) or post-viral fatigue syndrome (including long-Covid) can range from mild but excessive end of the day exhaustion to the complete inability to...

Digestive Issues

Too many of us suffer with and put up with problematic digestion. Bloating, pain, constipation, loose stools and nausea are all indicators that there is...

Gut Health

70-80% of our immune system is in the gut or, more accurately, the gut microbiome. The microbiome consists of trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi and...

Sugar

When we eat food that contains carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy), our body releases insulin, which mops up the glucose molecules and shuttles them into...

Skin Conditions

Our skin is made up of several layers which are essentially there to protect us from harmful elements in the environment. The skin is responsible...

Food Sensitivities

Food Sensitivities Food sensitivities can make us feel uncomfortable, itchy, bloated and irritable but may not necessarily show up as a ‘true allergy’ in GP...

Vitamin D for winter…

Supplement with Vitamin D this winter… There is a growing consensus among doctors and scientists across the globe, that an individual’s Vitamin D status can...

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