Now available – Health Coaching – with or without Nutritional Therapy
After many years working with nutrition clients to build heathy habits, and break unhealthy ones, including for example reducing sugar, alcohol, and eating more vegetables, losing weight, etc I decided it was time to brush up my coaching skills, and get an official Health Coaching qualification. Following several weeks of classes with other health professionals, and a lot of coaching practice …
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Your indispensable guide to Breastfeeding Nutrition (Part 2)
How do I produce nutritious breastmilk? You will need to be well-rested, well-nourished and well hydrated. A stressed mother will find breastfeeding exhausting, so schedule in – and also grab where possible – short naps. I know this can be really tricky when you have other small children or you’re working, but it’s worth making some adjustments, wherever possible. Here …
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Food + Mood Quiz: does consuming too much caffeine negatively impact mood and exacerbate symptoms of anxiety and depression?
Food + Mood Quiz: Sadly, it’s true – too much caffeine can affect your mood – and worsen the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Its important to know how food can impact mood, so we can regulate our eating and drinking habits… This is especially important if you’re prone to low mood – or if you’re particularly sensitive to caffeine. In fact, caffeine …
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The Food Mood Connection: are you missing out on some powerful mental health tools?
The numbers of people in the UK with anxiety and depression are increasing – and figures also show that British diets are lacking in crucial mood health nutrients. This presents a useful opportunity to consider the mood impact of what we’re consuming. Research demonstrates there are many specific mechanisms where food affects mood, including sugar intake, common nutrient deficiencies, suboptimal …
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6 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy Menopause
Nutrition and lifestyle can play an important role during menopause by supporting bone, heart and mental health, plus weight maintenance / loss and promoting overall health. Women today spend about one third of their lives in, around and after menopause. This transition can cause significant health issues and may affect her relationships and career. In order to support some of …
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Testimonials
What do clients say about Healthy Herts Nutritional Therapy? I am fortunate to work with some very dedicated clients on improving their individual nutrition habits and who work extremely hard to reach their health and fitness goals. These are some words from them regards working with me as a Nutritional Therapist on everything from losing weight to special diets …
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Healthy Hertfordshire…
Expert nutrition coaching relies on educating clients on a healthy lifestyle, as well as healthy eating. Those issues are best served by the individual professionals themselves… Introducing my good health ‘colleagues’ from Letchworth and beyond… Healthy food… 🙂 Fairhaven Wholefoods Letchworth supplier of a large range all things gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, chemical-free and vegan. They sell everything from raw sauerkraut and …
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Too stressed to cook / eat / drink / stop eating…
or drinking or eating the ‘wrong’ foods? You’re not alone… Rate your stress… When clients come to see me I will typically ask how stressed they are on a scale of 1-10… This is either because they’re showing signs of stress or because they tell me that stress is making them ill in some way – and its …
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What is Kefir?
Kefir is fermented milk which gives a yoghurt-drink type consistency and is a probiotic food. It’s usually made from cow’s, goats or sheep’s milk and typically contains Vitamin B12 (from the exposure to bacteria during processing), plus calcium, magnesium, vitamin K2, biotin, folate – and probiotics. It contains over 50 species of lactic acid bacteria and yeast. What are the benefits of …
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8 Tips to reduce reduce stress at work (or home)
The reason I’m blogging about stress is because it has a bigger impact on our nutrition – i.e eating / drinking / food shopping / snacking habits than many would think… Moreover, it’s effect on our digestion and wellbeing is cyclical… and that means that we must do something about it if we want to feel better both physically and …
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