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50 Different Foods
Eating 50 different foods each week is a great way to feed your gut microbiota. The microbiota is the collective name for the millions of bacteria, yeasts, and fungi living in our digestive system. These bugs work incredibly hard, and are involved in: - Modulating our...
Book Review – ‘Nutrition Brought to Life’ by Kirsten Chick
Nutrition Brought to Life is the first book from holistic nutritional therapist Kirsten Chick - and it's fantastic! Written in Kirsten's trademark accessible style, the book provides a firm grounding in natural nutrition, and how we can truly nourish ourselves...
Veganuary – Where to find the vitamins & minerals YOU need
Done properly, a plant-based diet can provide nearly all the nutrients we need to thrive. Done badly, a vegan diet is the same as any other poor diet. As a nutritionist I come across all kinds of diets. Vegan, juice fasts, raw food, keto, Paleo, Hay (not chewing on...
Food Trends for 2020
We've had smashed avocado, coconut water and kale everything. Smoothies, juice diets, goji berries, and veganism. Now it's time for 2020 to give us the next big foodie trend. Will it be nettles? Pine needle tea? Or my favourite (and vastly underated) combo of mashed...
Meet the Producer: Eleanor from Riverford Organic
Friday mornings are a bit exciting in my house; it's Riverford delivery day. At around 9.30am a friendly driver drops off the weekly box (hiding it behind the recycling bin if no-one's home) packed with a delicious selection of organic fruit and vegetables. And,...
Nutrition tips I’d share with my 14 year old self!
If I had a magic time machine I'd go back to the early 90s and have a quiet word with myself about food. I'd also have a quiet word about hairstyles and picking at spots, but food would be first. At age 14 I was a terrible pescetarian. I lived on tuna pasta bake,...