Tasty and Nutritious: Eating for Life
Part 1: Cruciferous Vegetables One of the most common questions i'm asked is, "What should I eat?". It's a reasonable question - and also one that's become strangely complicated. Rather than rules or rigid plans, I usually start with a handful of foods I like people...
Why Mindset Matters in Nutrition:How Psychology Influences Appetite, Hormones and Eating Behaviour
Many people know what they should eat - yet still struggle to make changes that last. This isn't a failure of willpower or knowledge. It's because eating behaviour is shaped not only by nutrients and hormones, but also by mindset, beliefs, emotions, and our wider...
Perimenopause Weight or Shape Change: What is Really Going On?
hormone shifts can affect our shape and weight – it’s not will power, it’s biology.
The Art of a Balanced Plate
You may have heard advice about what to eat such as 'eat less carbs', 'eat more protein' more times than you can count. This can be confusing, particularly when you choosing food to buy. The last thing you need is another set of rigid rules. The truth is: your body...
Why more exercise isn’t the answer
The definition of madness is doing the same thing and expecting a different response.
Perimenopause marks a change in what works for our bodies and an opportunity to change things up, try something new.
Why am I feeling anxious?
Why is anxiety a common experience in perimenopause? What can be done to help?
Supplements – health heroes?
are vitamin supplements health heroes or expensive villains?
Living with pain
Inflammation is a key contributor to pain and research has shown that a balanced approach to diet and lifestyle can reduce inflammation - wonderful foods to enjoy for their anti-inflammatory properties include ginger, turmeric, nuts, seeds and oily fish. For the...
The cold shoulder, bone health and magnesium
In clinic I often meet perimenopausal women who have shoulder or elbow pain and restriction, such as frozen shoulder. I had bursitis and tendonitis in my shoulder 3 years ago. It was painful and scary, disrupting my sleep and restricting my movement. Like many of...
Healthy Habits
A useful tool A tip I often use in clinic is to write down a list of the things you (usually) do regularly to keep yourself feeling well. We all have things that we do to keep us energised, often without recognising that is what we are doing. Keeping a list of these...
