It’s here again. ‘Tis the season of over-indulgence, when good intentions are as prone to melt as the Snowman on Christmas morning. Everywhere you turn someone seems to be cracking open a box of chocolates or suggesting another drink after work because, you know, it’s Christmas. For anyone with PCOS this season can be fraught […]
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Foods to Boost Your Mood
We are all familiar with the feeling of butterflies in the stomach before a big presentation or when you lose your phone. But the connection between our brain and our gut goes much deeper than a few nervous knots. In fact, scientists now refer to our digestive system as “the second brain” and it can have […]
What is Functional Medicine?
You might have noticed on my website that as well as being a Registered Nutritional Therapist, I have undertaken training with the Institute for Functional Medicine. But just what is Functional Medicine? And how does it differ from conventional medicine? At its core, Functional Medicine provides the tools to allow the body to return to […]
How To Balance Your Hormones, Naturally
You spend your days rushing around, trying to keep on top of your job and a to-do list that just keeps getting longer. You feel constantly tired, but blame it on the 24/7 lifestyle you lead. By rights when you finally collapse into bed you should fall straight asleep, but your mind won’t stop whirring. […]
Superfoods – Are They Really Super?
Spirulina. Bee pollen. Baobab powder. Organic goji berries grown on the foothills of Mount Kailash and blessed by Tibetan monks (OK, I made that last one up). Chances are you’ve heard about all these things, and how wonderful they are for your health. Quite possibly you have heard them in the same sentence as superfoods or […]
