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

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

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

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