Do you worry about whether you are eating the “right” foods or if you are being “healthy enough”? Something I often notice when I talk to people about health and nutrition is the language we use and how we categorize food as “good” or “bad”….
I often talk about the three Cs : confusion, contradict and compromise and to just through the confusion means taking it back to basics. So, I’m going to do a short series on the core foundations of what we find in food ie the macronutrients. There are three…
Why are avocados so good for us? Avocados contain a lot of fibre and are a great source of vitamin C, vitamin K, folate and the phytonutrient lutein which is great for eye health. They are quite high in fat which is unusual for a…
1st November is world vegan day so I wanted to address some of the common questions that get raised about vegan diets or being more plant-based. As some of you might know, I advise Meatless Farm, the leading UK plant-based meat company on nutrition and health. So,…
September is World Alzheimer’s month with Tuesday 21st being World Alzheimer’s awareness day. The UK Alzheimer’s Society promotes the awareness month because they want people to come together to demonstrate how we can overcome these issues. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. More…
Here in Mallorca, like most of the Mediterranean, we are in a heatwave. It is seriously hot and when I step outside it feels like I’m in a sauna. Even walking my dog in the evening after the sun goes down is sweaty work. What…
Want to know the Sauerkraut Secret? I don’t know about you, but for me sauerkraut is one of those foods that never sounds appetising; and I have eaten sauerkrauts that, let’s face it, were NOT appetising. But that all changed a few years ago when I met…
This week in my “pimping” series I thought I would cover salads. But salads are always “healthy” aren’t they? Yes. And no! Let me explain… For a meal to be healthy it needs to give your body and brain what it needs. The fuel, the…
When is a salad un-healthy? This week in my “pimping” series I thought I would cover salads. But salads are always “healthy” aren’t they? Yes. And no! Let me explain… For a meal to be healthy it needs to give your body and brain what…
