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Nutritional advice for a healthy winter
With shorter days and longer nights; as the wind bites and the duvet is sorely missed while you battle for a seat on public transport; it is time to think about arming yourself for the colder season. Winter may well be...
Do you have an antidote to stress?
What is stress? By definition, stress can be physical or emotional and may have some environmental components too. It is characterised by a feeling of being overwhelmed by a situation that's hard to manage - also...
What is a healthy gut microbiome and how do I get one?
Firstly, you may be asking what is a microbiome? Let us start by removing the jargon. Simply put, our gut microbiome refers to all the bacteria and microorganisms that exist within our small and large intestines. We...
Food and mood: can what I eat help combat symptoms of SAD?
As autumn comes to an end and the long winter months stretch ahead of us, for many, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can have a significant impact on their day-to-day life. Known as ‘seasonal depression’ or the ‘winter...
The link between our gut bugs and our mood
We’re all familiar with the phrases 'gut feeling', or 'going with your gut', and many of us know well the feeling of losing all appetite when we’re feeling sad, or getting an upset stomach when we’re...
Feeling off balance or a bit depressed? Nutrition and our mental health
Your nutrition can play a key role in the onset, severity, and duration of feeling depressed. It can also affect daily mood swings and the balance of your neurotransmitters. Are you feeling tired all the time? Vitamin...
Could my digestive symptoms be linked to my depression?
It may not seem obvious that your digestive health is linked to your mental health, but many scientists are now calling your gut the 'second brain', and here's why. Scientific research is showing that our gut microbiome...
6 nutritional influences on anxiety
The connection between the food that we eat and the development of heart disease, obesity and diabetes is obvious to most people. The connection between the food we eat, lifestyle choices and the development or...
Setting health goals with heart
It’s common that when it comes to setting goals and new year’s resolutions, we’re often extremely hard on ourselves and far more critical than we would be of others in the same situation. This year, we’re going to do...
Good gut health and your mental health
As recent research has shown, there’s significant evidence to demonstrate a link between good gut health and a healthy, happy mind. Essentially, what we are feeding our bodies not only contributes to our physical health...