A few things you may not know about almonds The nutrition basics: Almonds have a proven heart health claim. This is due to being high in monounsaturated fat and their vitamin E content. They are the tree nut with the highest amount of vitamin E. Proven to lower total and LDL cholesterol. 1 handful of […]
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The guys over at Coach Magazine asked me some questions about sugar recently and this is the article that they then wrote. It’s created quite a bit of chatter over on Twitter, so have a read and see what you think: Sugar Addiction and How to Stop Eating Sugar ADVICE Is there really such a
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A Southampton dietitian has told Wave 105 how many parents are unaware of just how much sugar is in supposedly “healthy” fruit drinks for children. Priya Tew is offering mums and dads advice on healthy alternatives to make sure their children are not exceeding their recommend daily intake (RDA) of sugar. It comes as a
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Finally. A moment that we’ve been waiting for in the nutrition world. The EatWell Plate has been updated. Remember this is aimed at the general population… so it is not for those on special diets for medical reasons but is a nationwide healthy eating message. It gives the public sensible, evidence based information on what
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Pregnancy can feel like a time when you CAN’T do things. The food, the drinks, exercise, sleeping positions, long haul flights…. this being my third pregnancy I wanted to focus on what you CAN do. Pregnancy is an important time to focus on yourself and also on the new baby. The affects of eating well
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Since I qualified as a dietitian in 2005, the way nutrition information is communicated has changed at quite a pace. The basics of nutrition are still the same but we have moved from…. Books, journals and written journals to ebooks and blogs. Face to Face meetings have become online meetings, virtual hangouts and video calls.
The rise of nutrition social media. Read More »
Anxiety is one of the biggies when you are working on recovery from an eating disorder. I’ve worked through this with many clients: either whilst they are eating, after a meal or whilst choosing a meal. It can feel totally overwhelming and be quite debilitating. So you need tools available to help you deal with
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If you read my blog regularly you will know that healthy eating is definitely something that I promote. Sometimes, there can be point where healthy eating goes a step, or several steps too far. Can we be too healthy with our eating? The rise of healthy eating blogs, clean eating movements and instagram gurus has
Orthorexia: when healthy eating is not healthy. Read More »
After a bit of chatter on social media about Arsenic in Rice cakes, my mind was stirred to delve deeper. I’m half Sri-Lankan so my family has always eaten rice. As a child I also lived in Hong Kong, more rice. So th this was a topic that I needed to know more about, here
Arsenic in Rice: Should we still be eating it? Read More »
Recently the world of fat had a shaking up. For 50 years saturated fat has been the bad guy, linked to coronary heart disease. But a systematic review and meta-analysis of the research looked at 32 worldwide cohort studies that reported finding a link between saturated fat (SFA) and coronary heart disease (CHD) and begged
The low down on Fats. Are saturated fats really the villain? Read More »
