Recipes and Blogs
Perfect Salads
As the temperature starts to climb, so does our willingness to eat salad. A good salad can be an amazing addition to your healthy diet if you do it right. A couple of things can go wrong when you...
6 Ways to restore your body confidence
How often do you look in the mirror and criticise the image reflecting back at you? Or look at a recent photo and inwardly cringe at your arms / legs / bum / tummy? Chances are...this happens quite...
The Importance of Resilience
Resilience according to the Oxford English Dictionary is “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties” or the ability to bounce back after a challenging situation. Heart math defines...
Eat the Rainbow
When choosing a healthy way of eating it is easy to start with natural colour. Phytonutrients or phytochemicals are natural compounds found in plants. They provide many functions for the plants such...
Courgette and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Courgette and Quinoa Stuffed PeppersServes 4Ingredients 4 red peppers 2 courgettes, quartered lengthways and thinly sliced 1 red onion, finely chopped 250g quinoa 85g feta cheese, finely crumbled...
What is your relationship with food?
It may be an uncomfortable truth that you are responsible for everything that you do (or don’t do) in the area of your health and happiness.
Men’s Health
It may be an uncomfortable truth that you are responsible for everything that you do (or don’t do) in the area of your health and happiness.
Roasted Vegetable Casserole
Energising Roasted Vegetable CasseroleIngredients 2 tbsp Coconut oil 1 Garlic bulb, halved horizontally through the middle 1 Large red onion, sliced 1 Aubergine, halved and sliced on the diagonal 2...
Should you supplement?
Supplements first started to become popular last century, and they were a way of adding things to the diet to prevent popular diseases caused by nutritional deficiencies – like scurvy (lack of vitamin C) and rickets (lack of vitamin D). Now, taking a supplement doesn’t just mean popping a pill but equally, you can get your vitamins, minerals, herbs, essential oils and enzymes as a drink (think vitamin water), powder to make into a shake or even a spray.
Mindful Eating
Mindful Eating is one of the most underrated lifestyle habits. Learning to practise it can be life-changing. Mindful eating is focussing your attention on the experience of eating your food and not doing anything else.
What’s the deal with post-COVID syndrome?
Over the last two years, nothing has ruled our lives and occupied our minds as much as the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. If we have not been personally affected yet, we all know someone who has. There is light at the end of the tunnel. One by one, countries are lifting their COVID restrictions to varying degrees and travel across borders has become much easier.
Detoxifying Watercress Soup
Detoxifying Watercress Soup Serves 4Ingredients 1 tbsp Olive Oil 2 Onions, chopped 4 Garlic Cloves, crushed 2 Leeks, finely sliced 150g Watercress 750 ml Vegetable Stock 250ml coconut milk Sea Salt...
Good Health Begins as a Thought
Achieving long-term health and energy is a balancing act. Quite simply, what you put into your mind may have as much of an impact as the food and supplements you feed your body.
Rhubarb Crumble
Rhubarb Crumble Those of you who know me well, will know I have a soft spot for crumble. Both apple and rhubarb. Although rhubarb is really in season from the Spring, it is now available early due...
Are you perimenopausal?
The perimenopause can be one of the trickiest times for women to get their head around. One minute you’re 30, full of energy to do all the things you want in your life.
Pistachio Burger
Pistachio Burgers serves 2 - 3Ingredients 250g pistachio nuts, unshelled1 tin of cannellini beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained1 carrot, grated1 bunch coriander (approx. 30g), - roughly chopped...
Spiced Vegetable Tagine
Spiced Vegetable TagineIngredients ½ sweet potato, about 100g peeled and cut into roughly 2cm chunks 1 courgette, halved lengthways, sliced into 2cm half-moons ½ red pepper, cut into roughly 2.5cm...
Vegan – the pros and cons
Being vegan is really fashionable right now, and those in favour of this way of eating will tell you that it’s
Kale Crisps
If you’ve seen kale crips in health food shops and fancy trying your own, this recipe is for you!
Seasonal Food- January
In Season this month – January
Apples, Beetroot, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Clementine, Date, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kale, Leeks, Onions, Oranges, Pak Choi, Parsnips, Pomegranate, Swede, Sweet Potato, Turnip
Your Liver – Miracle Organ
Your liver is one of the most important organs in your entire body. It weighs 5lbs and uses up 12% of your total
How to regain your sense of calm
Palpitations, a dry mouth, sweating, insomnia are just some of the unmistakable signs of anxiety. Everyone has experienced these symptoms at some point in their life. Who hasn't felt stage fright...
Beating the Burnout
Could stress be wreaking havoc with your body? Find out here.Your body is designed to handle a great deal and humans are primed to be resilient and to bounce back after adversity, but there is only...
Sweet Potato & Lentil Curry
As the temperature dips, there’s nothing that feels more like a warming hug than a curry. One of my favourites is this gorgeous vegan curry.
Do you suffer from indigestion or acid reflux?
For many people, eating foods high in carbohydrates and starch could cause stomach complaints
The menopause and you
Midlife is full of surprises – and not all of them are good. If you are reading this, I’m guessing that you are touched in some way by symptoms of the menopause – or more accurately, the transition...
Sweet Potato Miso Stew
I really believe in the power of fresh and seasonal vegetables and fruits as a foundation for a healthy body and I love to cook with what’s in season.
Seasonal Food- October
In Season this month:
Apples, artichoke, beetroot, blackberries, butternut squash, celeriac figs, jerusalem artichoke, leeks, parsnips. Pears, Pumpkin, radishes, rocket, runner beans, truffles, turnips , watercress, wild mushrooms
Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry
I really believe in the power of fresh and seasonal vegetables and fruits as a foundation for a healthy body and I love to cook with what’s in season.
Do you need to Detox?
Q. What is a Toxin? A. A poisonous substance that can cause harm to the body Have you ever thought about the number of toxins you encounter on a daily basis? In the 21st century, more than at...
Pea and Broccoli Soup
I really believe in the power of fresh and seasonal vegetables and fruits as a foundation for a healthy body and I love to cook with what’s in season.
Seasonal Food- September
In Season this month – September
Apples, artichoke, aubergines, beetroot, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, butternut squash, carrots, cauliflower, celery, courgettes, damsons, elderberries, garlic, kale, leek, onions, plums, peas, peppers, potatoes, radish, raspberries, sweetcorn, tomatoes, wild mushrooms
Back to School
Whether your child is starting school for the first time or moving up to a new class this can be both an exciting and nerve racking time but returning during a pandemic brings on its own stressors...
Aubergine, Courgette and Tomato Gratin
Aubergines are a fabulous source of fibre, B vitamins and powerful phytonutrients
Seasonal Food- August
In Season this month – August
Aubergine, beetroot, cherries, broccoli, courgettes, garlic, mangetout, mushrooms, spring onions, raspberries, tomatoes
Bone Health
How to have happy, healthy bones Nourishing your body is something you do every day, but do you ever think about nourishing your bones? It is easy to think that once your bones are formed, they are...
Hydration
Do you drink too much or not enough? Two common myths about hydration you can now stop believing How much water should you drink in a day? I could ask anyone in the street, and most people...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction
What are mitochondria and why are they so important? Mitochondria are the structures in every cell that make energy by using oxygen and nutrients from food. The brain, heart, nerves, muscles and...
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
I really believe in the power of fresh and seasonal vegetables and fruits as a foundation for a healthy body and I love to cook with what’s in season.
Seasonal Food- July
In Season this month – July
Artichoke, aubergine, beetroot, blackberries, broccoli, courgettes, fennel, French beans, garlic, jersey royal new potatoes, mangetout, mushrooms, peppers, radishes, rocket, rhubarb, runner beans, samphire, spinach, spring onions, strawberries, tomatoes, watercress, wild nettles.
Men’s Health
Testosterone is a steroid hormone and is made from cholesterol in the testes for men and ovaries for women. Small amounts are made in the adrenal glands. The pituitary gland in the brain releases a...
Wellbeing
I was just thinking about World Wellbeing Week which starts on June 21st and is obviously an important week for me as a Nutritional Therapist. I am passionate about nutrition, health and...
Digestive Health
Do you ever feel bloated after eating? Or perhaps suffer with reflux, diarrhoea and/or constipation. There are many reasons why this could be and you can read more about IBS here, but let’s take a...
Asparagus, Broad Bean and Mint Frittata
I really believe in the power of fresh and seasonal vegetables and fruits as a foundation for a healthy body and I love to cook with what’s in season.
Seasonal Food- June
In Season this month – March
Blood Oranges, Carrots, Chicory, Fennel, Kale, Leeks, Passion fruit, Pineapple, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Rhubarb, Spinach, Spring Onions
How’s your blood pressure?
Is your blood pressure under 120/80mmHg? If you don’t know your numbers, here’s why it really matters. According to Blood Pressure UK, every day in the UK, 350 people have a stroke or heart attack...
Are your energy levels letting you down?
When was the last time you felt 100% well?The stresses and pressures of modern life have left many of us feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and with little time or energy to take care of ourselves. Now...
Seasonal Vegetable Stir Fry
In Season this month – March
Blood Oranges, Carrots, Chicory, Fennel, Kale, Leeks, Passion fruit, Pineapple, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Rhubarb, Spinach, Spring Onions
What is Naturopathy?
Naturopathy is a health care system which promotes the body’s own self-healing mechanism, using natural therapies such as Nutrition, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Hydrotherapy, Fasting, Exercise and...
Adaptogens
What can Adaptogens help with? Busy modern day life demands a lot from us physically, mentally and emotionally and adaptogens are something that can help ease the burden and combat the side effects...