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It’s that time of year again where ‘overindulgence’ looms and hijacks our every environment, from selection boxes and chocolate-filled advent calendars to family events with disproportionate amounts of sugary treats on offer. You can’t look left or right this season without seeing some kind of delicious delight that you know your child shouldn’t be indulging in! If you are already envisioning yourself having a very stressed, tantrum-filled season and regretting the amount of family events you’ve agreed to, then this survival guide is for you! No one wants to feel this way over the holidays, s ..read more

If you’ve just had a baby, I’d like to say a massive congratulations and I hope you’re doing well.  If you are pregnant and looking for some nutrition advice, feel free to read my previous blog: ‘Nutrition during pregnancy – Things to consider’. I’m slowly coming up for air after having a baby nearly 8 months ago and re-engaging with the world of nutrition. For me, nutrition in motherhood is a steep learning curve, from the right nutrients for energy to breastfeeding and everything in between. However, I’m really enjoying breastfeeding at the moment (albeit not without it’s challeng ..read more

If you are currently pregnant and reading this, I would like to say a massive congratulations and I hope you are feeling well. If on the other hand you are trying to conceive, I would say read my previous blog post on nutrition and lifestyle strategies for improving conception and also don’t give up. Being pregnant at the minute, I have to say that it’s such a wonderful period with lots of things to celebrate and learn. However, for me, planning my diet and being aware of what my body needs has definitely been a contributing factor to a feel-good pregnancy thus far. Considering your dietary ne ..read more

“There is strong evidence that complementary treatment with an appropriate nutraceutical improves the natural conception rate of infertile couples and increases the success rate of assisted reproductive techniques” (Comhaire F, 2010, Andrologia, 42, 5, 331-40) This is a strong statement and something that some people might find hard to believe, that the food you eat on a regular basis can affect your ability to conceive. Studies confirm that addressing lifestyle factors – including nutrition, weight, exercise, psychological stress, as well as environmental and occupational exposure – could ha ..read more

Our bodies are the most amazing machines and when functioning optimally or in, what’s known as homeostasis, then everything is as it should be and in balance. Our bodies are constantly trying to reach this state of balance but we are continually making that a challenge with our busy lives, our chaotic environments and our dietary choices; essentially pushing the boundaries from health states to states of dis-ease. One of the biggest contributors to this imbalance is stress. Selye used the term “stress” to represent the effects of anything that seriously threatens homeostasis and observed that ..read more