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People often ask me why they are tired all the time. The simple answer is that they are using all the energy they are producing, so it is a matter of using less energy or making more. If you work too hard or exercise too hard, you may be able to reduce that energy expenditure. However, life often forces you to do things even when you are tired out. You may not be able to escape long commutes, an unreasonable employer, or care for a sick relative. Bereavement may be exhausting you. Severe...

Do you go to bed tired but then have difficulty falling asleep? Or fall asleep quickly but wake up a few hours later, lying there looking at the ceiling? Do you wake in the morning feeling like you need another few hours sleep? Well, you are not alone!  Shockingly, it is reported that one in three people in the UK is regularly affected by insomnia. Furthermore, a research paper printed in the journal Nutrients (2017) reported that almost one-third of the world’s population is...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a condition featuring depressive-like symptoms, for most people in the winter months. It has greatest prevalence at higher latitudes. For example, in the USA prevalence of SAD ranges from 1% in Florida to 10% in New Hampshire. In the UK, prevalence is reported to be around 3%, with women affected three times more often than men according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP). If less strict criteria are used, a more significant proportion of the...

What’s worse than a dark, cold and wet January? A dark, cold and wet January when you’re unwell. Most of us here at NR HQ have been hit with a case of the sniffles or worse, so we’re looking at what we can all do to cope during these lozenge-scented months.

With more than 200 different viruses known to be involved in causing the symptoms of the common cold, there is no cure, we just need to ride it out. And while symptoms are often mild, a sore throat, blocked nose, headaches and aching...

If you think that a nutrition programme can only help people whose diets are abysmal, you’re wrong. People phone the clinic to ask me how nutritional therapy could help them when their diet is already pretty squeaky clean - or fairly close to it! I tell them that nutritional therapy isn’t about eating a perfect diet - it’s about finding the perfect diet for you. For some it’s lower carb, for others it’s gluten or dairy free, for some it’s meat-heavy and for...

You’re not just feeling a bit tired, you feel tired all the time. Here we discuss some of the reasons your energy levels are at an all time low. The NHS guidelines suggest that the following conditions are the top five causes of fatigue: Coeliac disease, anaemia, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnoea and an underactive thyroid.  Let’s take a more detailed look at each of these possibilities and what it might mean for you.  1. Coeliac disease Coeliac disease can go...

Fatigue has become the epidemic of the 21st century. Some people don’t wake up feeling refreshed and need cups of coffee to get going. Others get afternoon dips and crave sugar to keep going. Others can’t understand why they have been gaining weight, especially around the middle. Others, get a surge of energy in the evening, besides feeling tired all day and struggle to go to bed on time. This is not normal, as many people think, and should not be part of your everyday...