Considering a gut microbiome test to improve your health and wellbeing?
Have you considered exploring your digestive health through a gut microbiome test? At Healthy Herts Nutrition, we take gut health very seriously. If you’re looking to better understand how your diet may be affecting your gut—and in turn, how your gut health influences the rest of your body—we offer tools to help you gain insights and address your health using …
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Brand new! motivation, diet, exercise …
Motivation, diet, exercise – three words not always found in the same sentence at the best of times! Toss in a pandemic and well – things can go awry… If you’ve found the last year or so has played havoc with your health or your drive – or if you just feel in need of some tried and tested motivational …
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Which ‘nutrient’ can reduce fatigue, headache duration, assist constipation and aid mood?
…water…?! Yep. Its underrated isn’t it. I estimate that one in three of my nutritional therapy clients aren’t drinking enough water. I know this because its part of my standard set of questions in the consultation… This just highlights an opportunity to build a new healthy habit into their day, alongside their food changes. Our bodies utilise water in too …
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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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How to Support your Immune System with Everyday Foods
Sarah’s Immune – Supporting Everyday Foods – Quick Shopping List I know from analysing my clients’ food diaries that very few of them are getting sufficient nutrients on a regular day. To keep healthy during these times in particular we need to pay extra attention to our health and to ensure our diets are nutritious. We can help …
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Calcium as part of a nutritious diet… (updated)
Q.Why is calcium in the diet important? How much do I need? Important questions – calcium is needed for strong and healthy bones and teeth. Calcium is also required for cell signalling, blood clotting, muscle contraction and nerve function. Most adults between the ages of 19-65 will need 700mg of calcium a day, (different amounts apply for 0-18 year olds, women breastfeeding will …
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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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