I have a long list of exciting nutritional topics that I'd love to write blog posts on! Trust me this list doesn't include GDPR for small businesses and dietitians! However I feel this is a really important topic that I'm not alone in thinking/panicking about? I attended a course yesterday [...]
Food intolerance tests Many of my clients ask me about food intolerance tests in the hope of identifying the cause of their symptoms. With so many tests available, ranging from holding pieces of metal to blood testing and hair analysis, and with so many plagued by 'food intolerances', surely anything [...]
Is soya safe? Soya and soya products have been consumed for many years, particularly in Asia, and there has been much talk over their health benefits (that's another blog!). Soya has made many food headlines over the past decade, however, concern about soya possible links with oestrogen sensitive breast cancer, [...]
The weather is tentatively starting to warm up a little! And in preparation for our great British summer (oh yes!), it's time to start thinking creatively around the usually hearty breakfast options. Breakfast (breaking-the-fast) is a really important meal, if not the most important?! This Summer Porridge, wheat free recipe [...]
So, us Twitter dietitians have been bonding over our Wednesday food intake, with the catchy title "What I Ate Wednesday as a Registered Dietitian" #WIAWRD. Priya @dietitianuk asked myself to do a blog on last Wednesday's food intake! However, as my previous blog post looked at my nutritional intake over [...]
My nutritional analysis For this blog, I wanted to complete my nutritional analysis on MY OWN diet! When I tell people I'm a Dietitian, they often assume I'm the 'food police' and that my diet must be perfect. I hope to show you how much I've learnt from my nutritional [...]
Easy pizza recipe This easy pizza recipe uses Vitamin D rich foods such as tinned oily fish and eggs. It's a great kid friendly way of getting nutritious oily fish into your family's diet and upping their Vitamin D and Omega 3 intake in the process. It sounds like it shouldn't [...]
Becoming a freelance mum and dietitian Just to clarify, I've not become a 'freelance mum'. With 3 kids of my own, that would be exhausting! But I have recently made the decision to leave regular employment and become a full time freelance dietitian, and as a mum of 3, that [...]
Health benefits of Chia seeds Everyone's talking about the health benefits of Chia seeds! These wholegrain seeds (from the South American plant- Salvia Hispanica L, a member of the mint family) are increasingly popping up in cook books and recipes! Native to central and south America, they have been a traditional food since [...]
Good and bad bacteria Bacteria live throughout our whole body, with the average healthy adult having 100 trillion good and bad bacteria in the gut alone! These microscopic bacteria outnumber our human cells 10 to 1. Based on these numbers - we humans are 95% bacteria! The balance of our good and bad bacteria is [...]
