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 …
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 …
5 factors that can cause binge eating
When it comes to binge eating there are some foods and circumstances that will derail you. Knowing which foods and lifestyle factors can trigger a descent into binging may be …
3 reasons you can’t stop comfort eating
Comfort eating is one of the main reasons people struggle to follow a healthy diet. The day starts with good intentions but by night-time entire tubs of ice cream or …
The link between vitamin D, obesity and depression.
It is only within the last five years that we have started to understand just how important vitamin D is for preventing and treating chronic diseases. Vitamin D is actually …
Struggling to lose weight? Here’s why.
In clinic I see five reasons why people struggle to lose weight and none of them are about eating too many calories or not exercising enough. The theory of laziness …
7 Signs of low thyroid function
Low thyroid function occurs when the thyroid doesn’t make adequate amounts of hormones. This affects the body in many different ways resulting in a number of signs. How many apply …