Say Goodbye To Holiday Hustle: Simple Strategies To Protect Your Energy and Thrive This Festive Season

Say Goodbye To Holiday Hustle: Simple Strategies To Protect Your Energy and Thrive This Festive Season

Christmas is a time of joy, celebration, and connection with loved ones but it can also bring with it a whirlwind of stress, overcommitment, and burnout. If you’re already struggling with chronic health issues, as much as we want to embrace the festive spirit, the pressure to meet expectations—whether it's attending events, shopping for gifts, or cooking elaborate meals—can leave us feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. Discover practical ways to manage both the physical and emotional stress that often accompanies Christmas holidays such as mindful planning and self-care strategies to help you navigate the festive season in a way that maintains your energy levels and peace amidst the chaos.

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Bring The Hygge

Bring The Hygge

As winter approaches, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and drained, but embracing the Danish concept of hygge can help you find comfort and calm. In this blog, discover 10 simple ways to bring more hygge into your life, from cosy spaces to mindful moments. Learn how small changes can transform your winter into a season of self-care and relaxation, helping you recharge and manage stress with ease.

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What You Can Do To Balance The Menopause (Or Perimenopause) Mess!

What You Can Do To Balance The Menopause  (Or Perimenopause) Mess!

Perimenopause brings with it a variety of changes (and challenges) both physically and emotionally. These changes can feel overwhelming at times, my 5 expert nutritionist tips will help you navigate perimenopause. Remember that your body has unique needs, and small changes can make a big difference. Nutrition and lifestyle medicine can help support your body through this transition and improve your overall wellbeing.

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The Health Benefits of Tea: More Than Just a Comforting Cuppa

The Health Benefits of Tea: More Than Just a Comforting Cuppa

Whether you start your day with a refreshing green tea, unwind with a fragrant oolong, or indulge in a rich black tea, this humble drink offers much more than just a moment of calm. In this blog, I’ll tell you all about the beautiful health benefits of tea, and how to ensure your cuppa is doing the very best for your health.

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Supercharge Your Immune System!

Supercharge Your Immune System!

If you want to bulletproof your immunity you’ll need to stock up on those natural antioxidants. When you supercharge this “antioxidant potential” you give your immune system a real boost. In this blog post i’ll be discussing the big players for the immune system from the antioxidant family and why they are so key.

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The Importance of True Rest for Chronic Fatigue, ME, and CFS Recovery

The Importance of True Rest for Chronic Fatigue, ME, and CFS Recovery

One of the most critical aspects of managing and potentially recovering from chronic fatigue issues is understanding and implementing "true rest" in your daily routine. True rest is not just about sleeping but encompasses a holistic approach to resting your body, mind, nervous system, and immune system. Read more in my blog to find out why true rest is essential and how it can benefit your recovery journey.

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Diabetes, prediabetes or worried? Now what?

 Diabetes, prediabetes or worried? Now what?

Nutrition and lifestyle medicine are recognised as the most effective way to lower your risk of developing diabetes, and also of managing the condition alongside any pharmaceutical treatment and improving outcomes. It’s easy to dismiss the risk, but the shift from blood sugar levels that are occasionally out of balance to prediabetes – and even into diabetes - can happen almost without your noticing it. You may experience niggling symptoms now, like low energy or your weight creeping up on you. Find out tips to get you started and how to get support for your blood sugar levels.

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10 Compelling Reasons - Why Sleep More

10 Compelling Reasons - Why Sleep More

I’m sure you’re already aware that getting more sleep is a great idea, but maybe you aren’t completely sure why sleep is so important for your health. If the concept of sleep feels too far removed from the symptoms you’re experiencing this blog will explain all about sleep – the unsung hero of well-being – and what the lack of it is doing inside your body.

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Up-level Your Energy Levels Through Grounding

Up-level Your Energy Levels Through Grounding

Grounding or earthing is a simple practice with profound benefits for our health and wellbeing. In this blog I will explore the science behind grounding and how grounding can boost your energy, reduce inflammation, and enhance your sleep.

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Avoid The Easter Binge

Avoid The Easter Binge

It’s all to easy to succumb to the easter chocolate binge, but what does that mean for your energy levels? Find out how to beat the binge whilst still indulging in all the easter loveliness and avoid the sugar rollercoaster!

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From Self-Cleansing to Self-Healing: Harnessing the Power of Autophagy For ME, CFS & Fatigue Issues

From Self-Cleansing to Self-Healing: Harnessing the Power of Autophagy For ME, CFS & Fatigue Issues

In addition to what we eat, what we don't eat – through a process called autophagy – may hold the key to revitalising your energy levels. It’s the genius clean-up function mother nature has given us and can help you navigate through ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) or chronic fatigue by revitalising your mitochondria and cleaning up your cellular debris. Read more to find out how to utilise autophagy to optimise your energy levels.

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Why Use Food As Medicine?

Why Use Food As Medicine?

Can food really be seen as medicine? Find out how much of an influence your diet has on your health and energy levels. Chronic health conditions need a different intervention and food has the answers.

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Cracking the Code: Easy Habit Building for Navigating Chronic Fatigue

Cracking the Code: Easy Habit Building for Navigating Chronic Fatigue

Building healthy habits is all well and good unless you experience chronic fatigue and all those energy ups and downs puts a spanner in the works for consistent habit building. Find out about my techniques to help you get healthy habits in place whilst having challenges around fatigue and build better, more consistent energy levels.

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Beat The Christmas Bloat

Beat The Christmas Bloat

Christmas is meant to be a time of joy, connection, and celebration—not bloating and discomfort. While indulgence and overeating at Christmas are expected, all that rich festive food and drink can play havoc with your digestion leaving you battling  uncomfortable gas and wind. It doesn’t have to be this way read my expert nutritionist tips to trouble-proof your tummy this Christmas. 

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How To Regain Your Sense Of Calm

How To Regain Your Sense Of Calm

If you experience virtually no relief or respite because your anxiety is unrelated to a specific situation or event and is – objectively – unfounded. There is no single challenge to get through and move on. Your anxiety goes on constantly, from one situation to the next, and the next, and the next and you want to know what you can do to support yourself. Find out how what we eat affects our anxiety and how our gut flora influences us.

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The Silent Culprit: How Stress Contributes to ME, CFS, and Fatigue Issues

The Silent Culprit: How Stress Contributes to ME, CFS, and Fatigue Issues

In the fast-paced, demanding modern world we live in, stress has become an almost constant companion for many people. Stress plays a substantial role in exacerbating the symptoms of ME, CFS, and fatigue issues. Understanding the complex relationship between stress and these conditions is the first step towards better management and improved quality of life. Incorporating stress reduction techniques you can better navigate the challenges posed by chronic fatigue symptoms and work towards improved energy levels and well-being.

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Peri - menopause

Peri - menopause

The peri-menopause can be one of the trickiest times for women to get their head around. If you’re someone who already has chronic health conditions hitting peri-menopause might feel like the last straw on the camel’s back. All of a sudden it seems life and age have snuck up on you. Find out what you can do to get through peri-menopause without it changing your whole life.

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