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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 worsening of anxiety is less well-known.  Studies are yet to elicit and pin-down specific links and causation but, clinically, the results of personalised nutrition programmes on anxiety are positive. Here are six key nutritional influences on anxiety: Blood sugar balance If you...

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 something different. It’s time to set goals that come from the heart; realistic goals that provide self-love as well as the opportunity to make the healthy changes we strive for.

In changing the way we think and feel about goals, we allow ourselves to look honestly at...

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 and appearance but it also has a huge influence on brain functionality, brain health and mood. Serotonin, a chemical nerve cell also known as ‘the feel-good hormone’ helps to regulate mood, enhance social behaviour and is essential for transmitting ‘happy signals’ throughout...

Nutrition is the cornerstone to good mental health. In today's hectic environment there are many factors that can impact on our nutrient levels. From ongoing or acute stress, lack of sleep or a lack of sunshine exposure can compromise our nutrient status, and our mental health, in a significant way.   On the face of it, our diets may seem to be sufficient but our digestion, absorption, health history and inherited health traits can affect the amount of nutrients our body needs. One...

Broken bones and faulty hearts can often be treated with ease in modern day medicine. Matters of brain health, however, are not so simple.

In November 2016, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that dementia is now the overall leading cause of death in England and Wales. To date, simply prescribing medication for dementia has failed to make any real, lasting difference. But, research in the USA has in fact shown that changes to lifestyle can prevent (and even reverse)...

We are so lucky that we live in a digital age, where many aspects of our lives are made easier with technology. Health and fitness is one such area that has seen incredible technical advances. We can monitor our activity level, reflect on and analyse our diets and, crucially, support each other through buddy systems.

These are all wonderful things and there are many people who truly benefit from using apps and trackers. Our question is, when does this self-awareness turn into something...

We all react differently to pressures and challenges in our lives. It’s for this reason that stress manifests itself differently in each of us.

We tend to pay a lot of attention to the physical signs of stress; insomnia, depression, fatigue, headaches and irritability. But, stress can impact us in other ways - notably, affecting the choices we make around food. It’s not only what we choose to eat, but also why we’re choosing these foods that we should be aware of.

What is stress...

Mental health is a topic close to our hearts, and indeed the first website our founders created was Counselling Directory - a place for people to find professional mental health support in their area.

Early on though, our founders appreciated the different areas of support we may need to be both mentally and physically healthy. One of those areas is nutrition (and thus, Nutritionist Resource was created). In the past people may have placed the nutrition industry in the physical health...

What is anxiety?Anxiety is defined as "a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome." We all suffer from anxiety from time to time, remember your first date, driving test, or pre exam nerves. Those butterflies in your stomach, frequent visits to the bathroom, all of which we experience generally prior to the event, but hopefully once we are in the moment the nerves disappear.  Anxiety develops into a problem when it becomes a perpetual state. It...