Nutrition highlights – Grapefruit, Avocado & Cucumber salad, Pork Schnitzel and Potato Salad…
So as many of the Bottle Bazaar Wine Tasting Club members will know – India Marshall-Roads has asked me to give some nutrition information on the food that accompanies the wine… So this delicious looking meal (which accompanies the Gruner Veltliner wine) is pork schnitzel, potato salad and grapefruit, avocado and cucumber salad… The nutritional highlights then, starting particularly with …
Read More
I bet you know your BMI… but do you know your WHR?
What is WHR? WHR stands for Waist-to-Hip Ratio Health wise – metrics have moved on since the BMI (Body Mass Index) tool was developed. It’s now known that the BMI tool misses those people with regular weight to height ratio but who carry extra weight around their middle – called central adiposity – which carries a higher chance of dying …
Read More
Are you getting enough Vitamin D? (Updated)
As a nutritional therapist, lots of people ask me about Vitamin D. So what’s all the fuss about? Well, people are right to be concerned – especially at this time of year (Sept to March). In the winter, we cannot synthesise Vitamin D (known as cholecalciferol) from sun exposure. This is because in the UK we don’t get adequate sun. And …
Read More