nutrition
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Oily fish and how to get them into your diet
I’ve just got back from a week’s holiday in Greece, and one of the BIG highlights was the food. I think I ate oily fish most days! As a Nutritional Therapist, it’s one of my chief considerations when analysing a… Continue reading
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Feed the body, feed the soul
As a Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist, I am always looking at the whole person to get as complete a picture as possible with regards to health and wellness. Of course, what you eat is important, but where you eat, how you… Continue reading
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Vitamin C: A deep(ish) dive into the reason the English were called ‘limeys’ and what we have in common with guinea pigs
Most people know that if you don’t get enough vitamin C, you get scurvy (major sign: bleeding from everywhere) but did you know that the Americans called English people ‘limeys’ because of the habit of carrying limes (and other citrus)… Continue reading
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Nutritionist, heal thyself
It’s been one of those six years of my life. And my life has never been of the particularly smooth, first-world-problem variety. In the last six years, I’ve experienced what might gently termed as a ‘complex’ bereavement, the enforced isolation… Continue reading
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In Praise of Wild Garlic
Wild garlic, also known as ransoms, offers numerous health benefits, including vitamins and antibacterial properties. It’s easy to forage and incorporate into various recipes like pesto, scones, or infused olive oil. Enjoy the culinary versatility while benefiting from nature, and… Continue reading
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Graduation day – celebrating success together
A moment to relect on how important it is to mark the successes in our lives, with my graduation day as one such milestone. Here I celebrated the proud result of a lot of hard work, battling through some serious… Continue reading
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Seasonal perspective: What is the ‘hungry gap’?
No, it’s not the often-lengthy space between lunch and dinner. In this part of the world, the UK, due to our northerly temperate position, there is a ‘gap’ when fewer foods are available for harvest. If you want to try… Continue reading
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Thoughts on a sandwich
Ah, the great British sandwich. Invented in 1762 by the eponymous Earl of Sandwich, and a staple of lunches up and down this land and pretty much every other in the western world since then. Don’t get me wrong, I… Continue reading
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