With Christmas just around the corner, it’s tempting to drop healthy habits and overindulge in the festivities. While a nutritious diet should always have room for treats, a little too much rich food and alcohol, coupled with a lack of exercise, can soon make your digestion feel sluggish. Food is more than just fuel; it’s a chance to nourish yourself and a means to connect with loved ones. It should also bring pleasure! With that in mind, here’s how to keep your gut happy - w

A healthy diet is essential for long-term well-being, and it is especially important during pregnancy. To help support you during this time, I’ve created a guide on what to eat to ensure you're getting the right nutrients. Now is the perfect opportunity to focus on your dietary needs and seek support for a healthy pregnancy. Maintaining the right balance of nutrients is essential for preventing complications, supporting your immune system, and establishing a healthy foundatio

We know exercise has an important role to play in any weight loss or general health journey. Eating well and staying hydrated play a significant role in what your body will be able to do as well as how well it recovers. When exercising, your body burns calories for fuel but not all calories are created equal. Empty calories from unhealthy foods won’t provide the energy your body needs to perform at its best.  Any food you consume will be broken down by your body into its cons

Most of us at some point in our lives will have had a problem either instigating or maintaining sleep. If it continues for more than 3 months then I would recommend discussing this with your GP or Nutritionist.   Lack of good quality sleep has a big effect on your mood and making healthy choices the next day, as well as disrupting the appetite hormones Leptin and Ghrelin, contributing to weight gain and a host of other health issues. Here is my simple guide to getting a bette

Eating well and taking care of your body is important for everybody, but it really is essential when you’re preparing your body for a baby. When you get healthy by changing the way you eat, your body gets healthier, creating healthier eggs, healthier sperm and an altogether better environment in which to start growing another human being. Whether you’ve just started thinking about having a baby or you’ve been trying to conceive for a while, it’s never too late to overhaul you

We all know that home-cooked, freshly prepared food is much healthier than takeout or ready meals. However, with the rising cost of fresh ingredients, I’ve developed some useful tips on how to eat well without breaking the budget. The key to success is meal planning. Without a solid plan, it’s just luck if you end up with the right foods in your fridge or cupboard! Plus, having a plan allows you to prioritise healthy meal choices while managing your daily life. Step 1 - Be ho

Bloating, cramping and general digestive discomfort are miserable to suffer with so I have a few simple steps to help you get back on the road to feeling amazing.  Think about your food The first step in the digestive process is crucial and is known as the cephalic phase of digestion. This phase is triggered when you look at, smell, or think about food, essentially whetting your appetite. When you start envisioning the delicious meal you plan to prepare, your digestive juices

Weight loss is hard work! There’s a lot of conflicting information about the best way to lose weight so I’ve compiled a list of the top 10 ways to achieve lasting weight loss.  Eat the right things This may seem obvious, but it is fundamental to losing weight, even though figuring out what good nutrition looks like can be challenging. A solid foundation for any meal includes plenty of protein sources such as meat, fish, eggs, nuts, and seeds. Vegetarian options like beans, le

Do you ever feel that your body is trying to tell you something? Some might dismiss a ‘wisdom of the body’, however, if you think about the biological processes happening within your body and the factors affecting these, the argument to substantiate a link becomes more compelling.   Food is so much more than just calories. It’s information. The body is a wonderful machine, constantly sending you signs and signals about the information (or nutrients)  it needs to function at i

Endometriosis is an inflammatory condition in which tissue similar to the uterine lining (endometrial tissue) grows in places other than inside the uterus. Although endometriosis is an inflammatory condition, inflammation has also been found to be a trigger for endometriosis so the main dietary recommendations are to remove where possible inflammatory foods and increase your intake of foods which have an anti-inflammatory effect. Start by removing the most inflammatory foods

The information provided is purely for educational purposes and is not intended to diagnose, treat or replace the advice of a medical professional. Please speak to your GP if you have concerns about your health

A journey through your menstrual cycle It’s important to note that pretty much everyone will experience natural periods of hormonal imbalance or fluctuations at key hormonal turning points in their life – like puberty, pregnancy, and perimenopause. The rest of the time, there is the natural ebb and flow of hormones on a monthly basis. Some months your experience might feel better or worse than others. Your hormones can be disrupted by the toxins you absorb, stress, poor diet,

When hormones are out of balance, it can lead to a range of symptoms that can significantly impact a woman's quality of life Today, many women around the world face hormonal imbalances due to factors such as heightened stress, insufficient physical activity, and poor dietary habits, medications, environmental factors and genetic. It is estimated that approximately 80% of women in the UK are suffering with hormonal imbalances. All girls and women during their reproductive year

Stress is one of the commonest and underappreciated causes of reproductive issue in women.  Between p uberty and menopause, a woman’s reproductive life can be adversely affected by psychological stress affecting the menstrual cycle, increasing PMS/PMT symptoms and impaired reproduction leading to infertility Stress is defined as  a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation such as divorce, illness, death of a loved one, daily hassles, financial or relat

Menopause is a stage in a Woman’s life which usually occurs between the ages of 46 and 55 years; it can occur earlier, later or after surgery. It marks the end of her reproductive years and is defined as having occurred when a woman has not had a period for twelve consecutive months. The period prior to this is called Peri-menopause It is during this stage that some of the more problematic symptoms can occur due to wild fluctuations in the hormone levels.  The frequency and s

As featured in Menopause Matters www.menopausematters.co.uk Summer 23 The information provided is purely for educational purposes and is not intended to diagnose, treat or replace the advice of a medical professional. Please speak to your GP if you have concerns about your health.