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A weekend at a progressive retreat
So this weekend I did something I would never normally sign up for. A weekend retreat with a mere 3000 people. Being completely honest I actually didn’t sign up for it, my husband did, and
The evidence supporting Personalised Nutrition
A randomised 18-week control trial with 347 adults found that the personalised dietary program (PDP) group following tailored nutrition recommendations saw significantly greater health benefits than the control group following “one size fits all” healthy eating
I’ll be presenting at the Integrative Personalised Medicine Congress 2024 in London
I’m so excited to be part of this fantastic group of speakers at this years fast-approaching Integrative & Personalised Medicine 2024 Congress! I’ll be presenting “The power of collaborative working – Joining up nutritional therapy
What a privilege to be part of the dedicated team at British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine behind our election manifesto calling for nutritionists to be integrated into our healthcare system! So much has
The fight for free school meals…
I was lucky enough to never go hungry as I received free school meals (and daily milk!) throughout primary school, as a child in a low income one-parent family. Fast forward 40+ years and I
Phytonutrients and their potential role in cancer prevention in the context of integrative oncology
Emerging evidence on the therapeutic power of plant foods Cancer and the many risk factors. Cancer is a complex disease with multifactorial triggers and multiple therapeutic pathways. It is precisely this complexity which has
Low energy, fatigue, or poor health: it could all be down to how well you are minding your mitochondria!
From feeding your gut microbes to fuelling your mitochondria… Energy is the fundamental source by which we live our lives. We need it to wake up, get going and keep functioning throughout the day.
Personalised Medicine in person!
I started my role as Communications Manager for the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) at the height of the pandemic in Sept 20, and until this week hadn’t met a single colleague
Connecting the dots between food and mood
What role can diet play in supporting mental health? Food and mood rhyme for a reason as the two are intrinsically linked. What we eat directly correlates to how we feel. Ever felt wired after
“Underlying health concerns”: Where mainstream and complementary healthcare can meet
As the term “underlying health concerns” dominates headlines how can “Nutritional Therapy” help alleviate the burden on current healthcare systems? One of the things that has become increasingly apparent during this global pandemic is that