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The Wonder of Green Tea!
You can’t have it with milk (exception: matcha latte) and it DOES have caffeine in, but my word, I’ve come a long way from my PG Tips with milk and two sugar days (admittedly I was a small child and… Continue reading
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Personal Insights on Trying a Low FODMAP Diet
A nutritional therapist shares insights from trying the low FODMAP diet for digestive issues. The diet helps manage symptoms by reducing fermentable sugars that cause discomfort. Although challenging, it offers benefits such as improved energy and symptom relief. Short-term adherence… Continue reading
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New year – back to basics!
It’s been a few weeks since my last post, on the underappreciated pros of the seasonal meal that is Christmas dinner. In truth, my seasonal indulgence, though better than last year, was reasonably untrammelled, carried away was I with the… Continue reading
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Christmas dinner – the facts
‘Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat…’ Not many of us eat goose these days but like as not, many of us will be wolfing down double portions of turkey, nut-roasts, roast potatoes, sprouts, stuffing, with lashings and lashings… Continue reading
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So, what exactly IS a nutritional therapist?
Despite rising awareness of alternatives in health, this is a question I get asked a lot. Within the bubble of fellow nutritionists and alternative health practitioners, it’s easy to forget that there’s still plenty of people (the majority?) who have… Continue reading
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It ain’t what you eat, it’s the way that you eat it
Well, not quite. It is what we eat as well. But there’s one or two things worth knowing about the how, why and where of eating food. These factors may be the reason why you have gastrointestinal issues such as… Continue reading
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Amazing allotments – what growing your own food brings to the literal and figurative table
The author shares their excitement about acquiring an allotment in Stroud, reflecting on the benefits of gardening, including improved mental wellbeing and organic produce. They highlight the therapeutic aspects of gardening, community engagement, and the positive effects of soil microbiomes… Continue reading
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To jab or not to jab – What’s the secret to healthy, long-term weight management?
In a marketplace that can sell you ‘get thin quick’ pharmaceutical injections that require little or no effort on the part of the consumer, where is the incentive to make the slow progression towards a healthy weight achieved by naturopathic,… Continue reading
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Why slow cooked stews are the shizz!
Or curries, or pot roasts, or… If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll know that I have more than a passing fancy for my slow cooker. It sits there on my work top, bubbling and hissing away,… Continue reading
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Musings on the Changing of the Seasons
Well, autumn (fall) has come around again and, as much as I love the long balmy evenings of the summer, I am ready to embrace the cooler climes, darker nights and riot of reds, orange and gold that go with… Continue reading
Jo Priest - Natural Nutrition 