If you’ve ever wondered if it’s possible to say hello to renewed health and wellbeing without saying goodbye to delicious meals, well this blog is for you! Keep reading as we unveil the reasons why consulting a nutritional therapist might just be the piece of the puzzle that you’ve been searching for. A personalised approach – one size most definitely does not fit all, especially when it comes to health. As nutritional therapists we take a bespoke approach, tailoring our ad

It may sound obvious but one of the most impactful steps you can take to not only trim your waistline but improve your overall health and wellbeing is to cut down on added sugars. This, however, is often easier said than done – added sugars are the silent saboteurs of many a weight loss battle and are found in a myriad of processed foods, sweets, snacks and sugary beverages. Part of the weight loss process is about achieving a caloric deficit, so reducing added sugars can ma

It is said that a person’s eyes are the windows to the soul, reflecting our emotions, our fears, our feelings and our thoughts and they allow us to experience the world around us. We take them for granted, we ignore that scratchy feeling when we are tired, we give them a quick rub and carry on, we expose them to more hours in the day than most of us care to admit to artificial light and most of us would certainly not think about how to nourish our eyes in the same way that

We all know that nourishing our skin from the outside means adopting a regular skin care routine but how often do we think about nourishing it from the inside? The foundation of healthy skin (forgive the pun but it’s the first of many) lies within so get ready to embrace some “Plate Power” and see how a few easy tweaks can unlock the secret to amazing skin. Water you waiting for? H2Glow! One of the simplest steps to great looking skin is to make sure that you are drinking e

So what is all the hype about artificial sweeteners we hear you say? Are they ok for us to use as a healthier substitute for sugar…..or not? Sweeteners have been widely used in the food industry for some time now in an attempt to try and tackle the increasing global prevalence of obesity & type 2 diabetes. Their aim is reduce peoples sugar intake and are promoted as a ‘healthy’ alternative. Despite many governing bodies recognising sweeteners as safe for human consumption,

Easter is around the corner and just like love, chocolate is all around. Good intentions melt away as quickly as an Easter Egg on a radiator as every conceivable empty space in your house is filled with colourful cartons containing what feels like kilos of chocolate. Of course, chocolate is available all year round but what happens at Easter is that there is so much chocolate, everything seems to be covered in chocolate, chocolate gets bigger and is staring at you from ever

Hormones, we take them for granted, our amazing chemical messengers, they just do what they do, controlling all our bodily processes including growth, mood, metabolism, energy and appetite. So let’s take a closer look at just a few of our super-hero hormones with these "Did You Knows". Did you know that endocrinology can be traced back nearly 2,000 years? It is thought that Chinese healers extracted sex and pituitary hormones from human urine using minerals and plant compou

“What’s for dinner?”, the weeknight battle cry! On the one hand you’d love to dish up something delicious and nutritious but all too often the reply, either to yourself or to the family is “no idea, but I think there’s a pizza in the freezer, or pasta or how about ordering a take-out……” while also thinking “no time for this…..whatever’s easiest, I’ve got to (fill in the blank) and (fill in the blank) before bed and I really don’t have time…….?” Now ask yourself the following

It’s the same every year. Come January we are all schlepping back to the gym, dusting off our running shoes or trying out the newest, most Insta-fabulous ways to lose the pounds that we gained during the holidays! And every year, we hear the same cry “it’s not fair, I’m the one on the diet and he’s the one that loses weight……” You may have observed this phenomenon for yourself and you are not imagining it! Studies have shown that men are consistently “better” at losing weig

Do you sometimes feel you’re being driven by an invisible force – usually in the direction of the fridge or treats cupboard? And you know you definitely would be able to stick to your diet if you didn’t get the irrepressible urge for something sweet… If you can’t seem to get through the day without coffee, chocolate, sugar, or processed ‘treat’ foods, every day can feel like a bit of a hamster wheel. If you want to step off – and to crush your cravings for good – you need to

Sleep matters big time. Without enough sleep, you create an uphill battle in so many different ways. Sleep – how much you have and the quality of it – matters even more than you probably realise, and not getting enough is sabotaging your health and any health goals you might have. Today I’d like to share exactly why it matters so much and what to do about it. Sleep & weight Sleep and weight are intimately related. If you are not getting enough sleep on a regular basis, you ar