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Short Chain Fatty Acids - Digestive Byproducts With a Powerful Punch!
In recent times the gut and our microbiome have become huge focal points for nutritional science, research, and indeed discussions of health within popular culture. The discoveries being made are staggering. We are seeing that there are direct and specific controls of immunological responses. We know the there is cross...
Amino Acids in Mental Wellness
If you are like me, you will always be searching for new ways to give yourself an extra edge and make continued improvements to your health. I have tried a million and one hacks for more energy, to perform better in the gym, to maintain my waistline (an ever more...
4 Things to Know About Vitamin K
Vitamin K is probably one of the least talked about nutrients yet one of the most vital throughout life. Vitamin K is actually a group of fat soluble nutrients that can come for a variety of foods and can get stored in fatty tissues in the body. Vitamin K1 also...
Vitamin D and COVID-19
In this current climate, it seems that everyone is searching for information regarding how to keep their immune systems healthy. Vitamin C supplements have become the new toilet paper this month with demand growing and stores completely selling out. Every other post on wellness social media accounts (mine included) is...
Vitamin C and Immunity
Vitamin C is likely the most well known nutrient when it comes to supporting immunity and keeping the immune system healthy. Whilst clinical trials testing its efficacy as an intervention in an infection have yielded mixed results, we know that vitamin C certainly does have important roles to play within...
Ketogenic Diet and Cognitive Function
The ketogenic diet has become one of the biggest dietary movements of our time, neck and neck almost to veganism. Now you all know that I am a huge proponent of plants being a dominant feature of our diet. But, that being said, whilst I do eat ungodly amounts of...
Zinc - A True Precious Metal
The role of zinc in health is one that is becoming more and more widely understood, and we now realise how important a nutrient it really is. The mineral zinc is vital for Human health, and it is needed daily. Its roles are truly diverse and it has jobs to...
Serotonin - Myths and Mechanisms
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that has become one of the most highly talked about substances in the body in decades. Most widely known as our body’s own in built antidepressant and feel good chemical, everyone is talking about it, and if you type it into social media…buckle up! Everyone wants...
Leaky Gut and Auto Immune Diseases
Leaky gut is a condition that for a long time was dismissed as non existent, yet now it is accepted and its development and aetiology is well understood, and leaky gut symptoms are commonly reported to clinicians. With this increased understanding of the condition, it has opened up possible links...
GABA - The Secret to Better Sleep
Good quality sleep is something that is an absolute necessity for good long term health. There are many factors that determine the quality of our sleep but for many, the ability to switch off our monkey mind is a big deal. A lot of people I have worked with in...
Surprising New Discoveries Around Gut Bacteria
Research around gut flora, the bacterial tribe that dwell in our gut, is one of the hottest areas in nutritional research at this time. Kings College London, The University of Cork, UCLA, and Harvard are all blazing trails in this area right now. There are a few areas of research...
Intermittent Fasting – My Discoveries and Experience So Far!
Several years ago I was asked to write a piece for the Telegraph on the subject of the 5:2 diet and intermittent fasting in general. Back then I will admit that I was not exactly an avid fan back then. Roll on 4-5 years and things have changed somewhat and...
3 Benefits of Dietary Fibre
We have all heard the message for years that we need to up our intake of dietary fibre, but why? What is so special about it that means we need to get more of it in. Well, there is one benefit that I am sure we are all familiar with...
3 Ways to Reduce Sugar Cravings
Theres no escaping the fact that sugar has become the nutritional bogey man of the moment. Everywhere you look there is some mention of its many evils. Whilst some of this may well be hyperbole, it is pretty clear that reducing intake of refined sugar and excessive simple carbohydrates can...
Gut Bacteria and Immune Function
Gut health and gut microbiome have become massive talking points in recent years. Microbiome is another word for the bacterial colony that live in the gut synergistically with us. We provide them a safe and fertile environment in which to flourish, they provide us with a list of health benefits...
Nutrition & Memory
I dont know about you, but, as the years go by, I sometimes find myself getting a little absent minded. Searching for car keys, going upstairs and completely forgetting why I went up there in the first place. These little memory lapses are one of those silly little annoyances that...
Fabulous Flavonoids
Any of you that follow my work will know that I am just a wee bit obsessed with phytochemicals. These are chemicals in plants that aren't nutrients as such, in that they aren't essential to life and we can get deficiencies of them, but they can interact with our physiology....
What's The Deal with Turmeric?
Ah turmeric, you cannot move without seeing it popping up somewhere. Get on to instagram and you will see everything from turmeric pancakes to turmeric porridge, and one of the biggest trends of the moment, turmeric latte’s (rather than than a charcoal one - yes they are a thing). Its...
5 Ways to Improve Gut Bacteria
Gut health certainly does seem to be the health topic of the day. Sure, its important, but I think some of the massive focus placed on it as being the single link to good health is veering towards hyperbole. But sure, there are aspects of gut health that can have...
Carbohydrates - What Are The Best Choices?
One of the areas of nutrition that I seem to be asked about almost on a daily basis, is carbohydrates. “Should I eat them”? “Should I cut them out”? “Should I increase them”? “what are good ones”? Etc etc. They are a part of our diet that have been hammered...