What’s stopping you from losing weight?
Spoiler alert, it’s not always behavioural or psychological. Here are 7 biochemical factors that can prevent or stall weight loss.
Are diet drinks a good weight loss strategy?
On some mainstream diet programmes people are ‘allowed’ to drink unlimited amounts of sugar-free diet drinks. People often use them to curb cravings and to try to avoid eating. But …
PMS, PCOS, peri-menopause and weight gain.
When you have hormonal imbalances like PCOS or oestrogen dominance or you are going through a stage of hormonal fluctuations like peri-menopause then weight loss can be difficult. Standard diets …
Are you still counting calories?
Are you still counting calories? The calories in minus calories burned = weight loss theory is not relevant when your metabolism isn’t firing well, your blood glucose is on a …
Undoing diets – a body reset.
As a nutritionist, my clients tend to be pretty interested in food. Especially healthy food and how it can help us to regain health and stay well. When clients come …
Can personalised nutrition help with depression?
Nutrition is the cornerstone to good mental health and it can be a factor in our risk for developing depression. In todays hectic environment there are many factors that can …
10 ways to kick comfort eating to the kerb
If you’ve tried every self-help blog on the internet to stop comfort eating and still find yourself getting cosy with a family bag of Doritos in the evening then this …
3 nutrients to help your teenager with low mood
Teenagers are particularly prone to mood swings and low mood. It’s not just the external pressures that affect them but internal ones too. Correcting nutrient status and biochemistry can help …
A new perspective on anorexia
1. It’s not all in the mind. The way we view anorexia has not changed much over the years. Despite the progress made in medical science we still have an archaic view …