Family meal times used to be a daily occurrence. Everyone would sit around the dinner table at the end of the day and eat together, share stories about their day and spend quality time together. In my article about why I prioritise family mealtimes, I...

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What are food jags If you have a fussy eater in your family, you might have noticed that they want to eat the same food on repeat. If your fussy eater is older enough, you may have experienced them eating the same food over and...

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Introducing first foods to your baby can be an overwhelming experience, especially when it comes to choosing how they will be eating their food and what are the best ways are to include key nutrients in their diet. When you first introduce solids, most babies...

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We all get a bloated tummy or a bit of gas from time to time. Usually, we can put it down to something we’ve eaten, or simply eating too much! But if you’re affected by digestive symptoms every day with no apparent cause, it could...

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Poor gut health can lead to a myriad of unpleasant symptoms: bloating, gas, diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and more. If not treated, these symptoms can progress into systemic issues such as food sensitivities, skin disorders, hormonal imbalances, or even autoimmune diseases such as coeliac...

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Bloating is one of the most common problems my clients come to me with.  They will say, “I look like I’m five months pregnant!” or, “Everything I eat makes my gut swell up!” Bloating occurs when your abdomen feels too full or gassy. This gas...

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If you’ve ever been constipated, you’ll know how uncomfortable (and embarrassing) it can be.  Like most people, you’ve probably googled how to treat your symptoms. But the most important part of treating constipation is understanding the cause.   Most often, being unable to “do number twos”...

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Avoiding gluten has become something of a ‘trend’ in recent years. If you have an autoimmune thyroid condition, avoiding gluten isn’t just about being trendy: it’s crucial to your wellbeing.  Your thyroid is an essential part of your endocrine system, involved in producing many important...

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Your immune system is pretty powerful. It’s your body’s main defence against everything you face in daily life: toxinsbacteria virusesfungipollutants and many more harmful organisms.  No matter where you are, your immune system must be on guard at all times. It also has to distinguish...

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These days, there’s a lot of talk about probiotic supplements and what they can do for your body. Unfortunately, much of this ‘marketing’ doesn’t provide much detail about the many different strains of probiotics, and which strains can treat which conditions.  A quick overview: probiotics...

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