How To Make Healthy Food Taste Amazing

New season produce, longer daylight hours and hopefully a few gaps in the weather allow me to get outdoors and move a bit.…

This topic is a real interest of mine. I often see clients who are struggling with all sorts of problems – ranging from skin…

In the second part of this gut health series, we are going to look at the role of probiotics and prebiotics in gut health –…

To nourish our guts, we first need to remove any potentially inflammatory factors (this could be some foods), improve…

New in Nutrition is a place to showcase the new products, books, podcasts, people, places or initiatives that my team and I…

However persuasively sold to us, it simply isn’t true that we need to radically change everything about our lifestyle and…

Food is often one of the biggest expenditures in many household budgets, after rent or mortgage payments. It is also…

A great many of us are choosing to enjoy more plant-based meals, for taste, health, environmental and/or ethical reasons.

While I am an enthusiastic advocate of simple, home-cooked meals, there are certainly times when turning to healthy…

If you’re anything like me, half the fun of the Christmas meal is laying the table. It’s the one moment of the year where I…

New in Nutrition is a place to showcase the new products, books, podcasts, people, places or initiatives that my team and I…

Everyday food choices have become quite fraught for many people, which I think is a real shame. Food is one of life’s…

Perhaps one of the main benefits to come out of this year's experience was that it radically changed how I shop. Initially…

Wrapping my hands around a steaming mug of coffee on a cold morning, or sharing a cup of tea with a friend are a couple of…

As we move into deep autumn, my thoughts turn toward preparing both myself and my larder for the cold months ahead. This…

I’m so excited to share a brand-new feature with you, New in Nutrition.

A nutritious breakfast can be a very positive way to start the day. Ensuring our bodies and brains are well nourished helps…

While eating a colourful diet alone is not sufficient – we also need to pay attention to the spread of our nutritional…

Many of us know the joy that comes from waking up after a wholly uninterrupted and blissfully restorative night, but also…

Practicing good nutrition, healthy living, regular exercise or frankly, any aspect of wellness can, at least to some people,…

It’s a strange world we all exist in at the moment and although it might not feel quite so new anymore, it certainly is a…

Summer is peak growing season, with fields, growing spaces, polytunnels, allotments and perhaps even our own gardens or…

It is tricky to get enough vitamin D from food sources alone and although sunlight is our key alternative source, there may…

With so many of us now cooking all our meals at home and perhaps taking lockdown as an opportunity to finally clear out the…

First, I want to extend a validating hug to anyone struggling with the potential loneliness of cooking and eating alone,…

I feel passionately that NOW is the time when self care matters most. Access to support systems and professional resources…

Good food is, for me, a huge source of comfort. That includes the process of cooking as well as sharing the resulting meal.…

This article gives a broad overview of 9 important nutrients to be aware of if you choose to consume a plant-based diet.…

I believe it is important to be nutritionally informed when choosing to adopt a completely plant-based diet for the…

Mindful self-compassion is a beautiful concept and a radical shift for those of us used to having a particularly active and…

As autumn gently slides into winter and the riotous colours of Mother Nature subside into gentle, greyscale hues, the call…

14 Meal-planning tips for a cheaper, simpler and more nutritious diet, plus a printable sheet to help you get started.

If you, like many of us (myself included!), get stuck for inspiration on how to plan or put together a healthy meal from…

A food and symptom diary, can be a helpful way to take stock of our everyday eating and drinking habits and start to tune…

This is a concept that I have shared many times, but I realised I had never really compiled a list of ideas and suggestions…

I know it all might seem rather simple, but it is a good idea to build sensible, balanced knowledge of nutrition up from…

Fibre is a key component of a healthy diet. Here in the UK, we are encouraged to consume 30g fibre per day – but the average…

With Christmas soon upon us and the swing of festive parties and celebrations underway, champagne corks will be a-popping…

Fish is such a nutritious, versatile and delicious ingredient. I love how simple it is to make into a super healthy and…

There is no definitive explanation for what causes SAD just yet, although there are various hypotheses – from chemical…

In recent years, I have wholeheartedly embraced the idea of Positive Nutrition. For those who read Nourish & Glow: The…

It’s hard to argue with the fact that regular movement is good for our health. As well as playing an important role in…

Whilst no single definition of ‘over-exercising’ exists, I tend to think of it as the point at which your body is starting…

Moving our body throughout the day, regularly getting out of breath and incorporating some strength and resistance training…

One of the wonderful things about my profile as a nutritional therapist is that I get lots of budding nutritional therapists…

In summary, Functional Medicine is the scientific approach to health concerns that focuses on identifying any potential root…

You may have noticed in my bio that I have a qualification from the Institute of Functional Medicine. Not many people really…

Back in our grandparents’ day there were few supermarkets. Everything was brought locally, either from independent stores or…