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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...

Lack of sleep massively affects our hormones and daily lives. We are less able to deal with mental or physical stress, our blood sugar can go on a roller coaster regardless of eating well, cravings can ramp up, metabolism can slow down, sex hormones are disrupted, and we can get cranky or distracted easily. Behind that tired feeling a lot is going on! Want an immune boost? To support natural detoxification? To balance your hormones? To lose weight? To perform better? Yes? Then make...

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...

Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety. The way you feel while you're awake depends in part on what happens while you're sleeping. During sleep, your body is working to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical health. The damage from sleep deficiency can occur in an instant or it can harm you over time. For...

Do you often feel tired, fatigued or lacking in energy around 11am? Does this affect your work? This is not usual. The main reason for this happening is your blood sugar levels have dropped. Your body requires refuelling, and it is very easy to crave that chocolate biscuit or packet of crisps. So how can we avoid that slump? Here are a few tips that may help. 1. Avoid cereal and toast for breakfast. They are carbohydrates that digest quickly into sugar and although they initially fill you,...