Are you fed up of trying to lose weight, but feeling frustrated that healthy food trigger your IBS symptoms? It can feel like typical weight loss advice tells you to eat food that makes you feel bloated, gives you stomach pains or send you running to the bathroom. I...
Are you a comfort eater? Eating more than normal at the moment? During this uncertainty of the corona virus, there are significant stressors in our lives, so many people turn to food to help them feel better. When cortisol is higher we will look for energy boosting...
Are you looking for inspiration for store cupboard cooking? Want to know how to make beans taste nice? We are in strange times for food shopping and cooking with everyone at home. Most foods seem to be available (except flour and yeast) but I know people are spring...
Are you following a gluten free diet for IBS? There is a growing trend to give up gluten, and with the shelves full of gluten free products there is more choice than ever before if you’re gluten free. Prefer audio? >> 🎙️listen to my PODCAST EPISODE...
Should I lose weight or aim for body recomposition? If you’re on a mission to lose weight then you might find this post helpful to reframe your goals. Sometimes when I’m working with clients who want to lose weight they start exercising a lot, but still...
Are you giving up alcohol for dry January? Lots of people give up the booze after drinking too much at Christmas. If you’re starting the year alcohol-free what does it to do your gut health? How does alcohol affect your gut health? The microbes in our gut help...
Are you struggling to keep awake this morning after a lovely bank holiday weekend? Did you have to drag yourself out of bed for work after a fun weekend? Maybe you have social jet lag. Changing our patterns of sleep and eating can cause weight gain, increased insulin...
What if when you eat, sleep and exercise is as important as what you eat, how long you sleep and what kind of exercise you do? Chronobiology is the study of the way our body responds to the cycles of the sun and moon, it’s a fascinating new area of research....
Recent research has highlighted high fat diets can alter the composition of microbes in the gut in a negative manner. Research about high fat diets In a study in 2019 researchers tracked a group of 217 people split into 3 groups where participants ate 20%, 30% or 40%...
Maybe you’ve had ongoing tummy bloating, or you just feel really tired all the time. Maybe you’ve just been diagnosed with high blood pressure, or high cholesterol. If you’re considering working with a nutritional therapist here is a sneak behind the...