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Summertime salads healthy, balanced & high in protein
Featured on the expert panel in June 2020 issue of Happiful magazine which is a well-being magazine devoted to mental health.
Employee Health & Wellbeing Webinar
I have been invited as an expert by White Label to be on the webinar panel tomorrow (Tues April 28th). I will answer questions and share insights on how to ensure employees and business owners who are working remotely or furloughed remain healthy during this COVID-19...
You may be consuming Aspartame without knowing it!
Some commonly eating foods and drinks containing the artificial sweetener Aspartame. I often go through the research with my clients and workshop attendees of how artificial chemicals impact the body and if they are safe for your health. I will update the research in...
Are Juice brands as pure as they claim they are? The real reason why orange juice tastes the same all year round
If you think drinking copious amounts of orange juice bought from the shop is healthy, think again. Freshly squeezed orange juice made yourself however, is good for you as it contains plenty of nutrients and antioxidants. Shop-bought orange juice is artificially...
Men’s Health Mag: April 2020
The lowdown on Vitamin C
As a viral preventive and anti-viral agent Vitamin C does deserve merit. Numerous studies and anecdotal evidence with infections is well established. Symptoms have been minimised and it's giving natural immunity to the body's cells. Additional benefits of vitamin C...
A doctor, nutritionist & inventor
John Harvey Kellogg (February 26, 1852 – December 14, 1943) Did you he was an American medical doctor, nutritionist, inventor & health activist? Neither did I! He also advocated vegetarian diets. As a physician in US John Kellogg was ahead of his time and...
New You this 2020
Creating this post got me thinking deep about the time we all have and the difference between goals and values. Many of you are busy setting goals & New Years resolutions for the year ahead. However knowing yourself & your values adds meaning and direction to...
Why is a Healthy Liver So Important?
The liver is your largest internal organ and one of the most important organs in your body. The liver is the body’s workhorse, it does so much and works night and day performing many critical functions. Detoxification is one of the liver’s most important...
REVEALED: How has the UK’s eating habits changed over the last 25 years?
Leisure Range Cookers has analysed UK government data on the foods purchased each week over the last 25 years to reveal just how much the UK’s food buying habits have changed over the years. Cutback on Carbs: There has been more than a 50% drop in purchases of white...
Pomegranate – Queen of Antioxidants
Pomegranates are in season now in the UK. This vibrant fruit always brings a smile to my face. Let's explore why this fruit is crowned the queen of antioxidants. HEALTH BENEFITS Antioxidants and Superfood- Its high antioxidant spectrum help with preventing tumour...
The 5 diets you should be avoiding
I wrote this article as I often get asked about which diet to follow. The below is based on my expert opinion as there is no one size fits all approach in nutrition. Our diets change as we adapt to our environment and our body grows. Having said this if any diets work...
How to measure Manuka honey?
It’s the time of year now when viruses are circulating left, right centre. And the go to remedy in the kitchen is honey. Honey is a good alternative to sugar to sweeten food and drinks. I personally wouldn’t choose the bog standard honey on supermarket shelves. Go for...
Relationship counselling
Having better relationships with others also starts with how we are communicating with ourselves too. Repressing our feelings and emotions just leads to more misery and denial. I've just spent hours browsing this terrific website learning about Gottman therapy,...
Delighted to win the Nutritionist of the year award 🙂
Nutritional Therapist of the Year - London
Boost Your Libido Naturally
Low Libido Libido is another term for sex drive and a low libido is a type of sexual dysfunction where the sexual desire is inhibited and this affects both men and women for various reasons; be it emotional, psychological, physical or medically...
My Articles for the Media
Ever since I was a kid, I adored reading anything and everything and flicking through magazines. Creative writing was something I enjoyed and since graduating in 2009, I have been writing as an expert on nutrition and healthy lifestyles 🙂 Some of my media...
UK’s freshest food capitals revealed
Thank you to Georgia Keenan from Aira for sharing this with me. There are currently around 6.5 million adults who follow either a vegetarian, pescatarian or vegan lifestyle in the UK. Combined with an increased sense of ethical consumerism and health awareness,...
Courgette Nutrition Essentials
Courgette, also known as Zucchini, is a summer squash fruit. Yes botanically its a fruit! But used as a vegetable. It occurs in several varieties, which range in colour from deep yellow to dark green. Its origins seem to be from the Americas and then later Italy. Not...
Why the High Fat, Low Carb diet works!
I've always known that following a diet with good fats, protein rich foods and wholesome carbohydrates is the ideal diet for weight loss and other health complaints. As a teen I grew up reading Patrick Holford's optimum nutrition books which are now basic knowledge to...
Why is Cholesterol important?
For 50 years, we were told not to eat eggs and other foods high in dietary cholesterol because they block our arteries and increase the risk of heart disease. Then, after years of research that showed no relationship between the amount of cholesterol we eat and the...
Mamas & Papas – Discount
For those attendees of the Mamas & Papas parents to be event. You are entitled to 25% off nutrition consultations with myself and 10% of any supplements. Good nutrition in pregnancy is so important for the growth and development of the baby. You are feeding...
Green Juices for Health
Although I do consume fresh green juices during spring and summer. I'm not the biggest advocate of drinking juices everyday due to many reasons and the wisdom I have behind it and also having working as head Nutritionist on a juice retreat in 2013! I’ve...
Lychee Nutrition
This Feb, I'm addicted to Lychees. At present they are my favourite fruit. Originating in China, lychee, sometimes spelled litchi is a tropical fruit known for its sweet and fragrant flavour. Lychee also known as Chinese strawberry due to the way they look is a symbol...
Autoimmune diseases
Researchers have identified 80-100 autoimmune diseases, and at least 40 more diseases that may have an autoimmune basis. An autoimmune condition occurs when the body’s immune system malfunctions. It mistakenly identifies healthy cells and tissues as foreign invaders...
Gift Voucher for Xmas
Season's Greetings from Synergy Nutrition Ensure you and your loved ones stay healthy. What a perfect present for Christmas. A one to one consultation with London's top nutritionist who will analyse the diet in depth, address health complaints, any niggling issues and...
Lifespan of your body’s cells
It's just an estimate from scientists. Many of these ages have been established using a technique called bomb-pulse dating, which uses traces of atomic radiation we all carry to determine how old cells are. Cells are replaced on rotation not all at once. So they...
To Supplement?
In my eleven years experience of training as a nutritional therapist and working in clinical practice I have seen many men, women and children and having improved their health complaints significantly quicker whilst taking supplements, i.e nutraceuticals so...
Downloadable fact sheet on inflammation
Feel free to download this fact sheet on inflammation created by Nutri Advanced, a supplement company I have worked with. It contains useful information on inflammatory nutrients and phytochemicals: Client_Fact_Sheet_Inflammation.pdf
Brown fat: The fat that keeps you lean 🙂
Each type of fat has different functions: White adipose tissue (white fat) cushions your organs, provides heat insulation and produces energy. Brown adipose tissue (brown fat) regulates body temperature and plays a role in diet-induced thermogenesis, which essentially...
Veg out this Autumn
Don’t forget your vegetables this Autumn. Even with the weather turning colder you can still enjoy roasted and steamed vegetables, soups, stews and salads. Veg out and feed your body with the vitamins & minerals, antioxidants and phytochemicals it needs to keep...
Feel mag-amazing with a magnesium bath soak
How wonderful is water? We can drink it, bathe and soak in it, swim in it and feel refreshed, clean and rejuvenated inside, out. Water is also a wonderful carrier- transporter of minerals. I'm a personal fan of mineral bath and foot soaks. I find them relaxing and...
You are 90% bacteria and only 10% human! Oh yes!
Yes its true in case you were not aware we have more bacteria in our bodies than human cells! 90% of our make up is bacteria, leaving us 10% human!! I haven't personally counted but its interesting how we are made up of trillions upon trillions of bacteria, which we...
Water Sports to Help Reach Peak Fitness
Achieving peak fitness is possible, but it requires a massive commitment to a lifestyle that must include the right diet, adequate sleep, and lots of physical activity. Now, as far as physical activity goes, your options are aplenty. And water sports should certainly...
Marvellous Moringa Superfood! Get yours today 🙂
MORINGA NUTRITION Moringa, sometimes described as the "miracle tree," "drumstick tree," or "horseradish tree," has small, rounded leaves that are have a rich nutritional profile: protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals. In the short space of time I have been taking...
Himalayan Salt Lamps- buy yours today
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Who are the World’s Biggest Sugar Consumers?
Article written by Aira Digital Ltd and Protectivity. Using 2017/18 human consumption data from the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Administration, insurance provider Protectivity has worked out which countries consume the most sugar per capita. Sugar is likely...