Energy & weight
Sugar: Why We Crave It and How to Manage It
We all love sugar – and that’s no accident. Our craving for it is hard-wired into us by evolution. Why? Because sugar triggers the release of insulin, a ho…
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Energy & weight
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Energy & weight
Why Can’t I Keep Weight off?
It’s the age-old problem. You lose weight, successfully, on [insert diet of choice] and a few months down the line you’re right back where you started (or …
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Energy & weight
Manage Stress to Fix Your Hormones
I want to start by saying stress isn’t all bad! Cortisol, our main “stress hormone”, actually plays a foundational role in our health and is essential to l…
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What is the healthiest sugar?
So this might raise a few eyebrows: I’m a nutritionist and I use REGULAR SUGAR in my kitchen. That’s right – your common or garden, normal, refined, white …
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The truth about fats
Want to learn the truth about fats? Here goes: eating (the right) fats will not (a) make you fat, (b) give you high cholesterol or (c) cause heart disease.…
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How To Sleep Better
Nutritional Therapy is about diet, but that’s not all. When I’m a qualified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (not too long to go now!) I’ll be looking at A…
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Are Sweeteners Safe?
Sugar is not great for us, we all know that. But are sweeteners safe? So often touted as the benign, “guilt-free” sugar-replacement? At least, that’s what …
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