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In January 2016 our Government’s Chief Medical Advisor proposed new guidelines around alcohol,  including new advice on consuming alcohol during pregnancy. These new guidelines have now been accepted by the Government and you can read

Christmas is all about the chocolates, mince pies and sweeties…right? Well how about a Healthy, Happy Christmas this year…? No, maybe I can convince you. My latest blog talked all about the long month that

It’s December and time to kick-start your health in the run up to Christmas and start eating for the season …..Seriously, forget January when we are often feeling at our worst. Making some healthy changes

Forget what you currently think about comfort foods! Winter warming comfort foods don’t have to involve high calories and zero nutrients. There are PLENTY of delicious, warming, healthy foods that will give you energy, a

One thing that still troubles me is that people still don’t really seem to understand the truth about sugar: what it is, what it’s in and why it’s not so good for our health? This

Breastfeeding is the way nature intended us to feed our babies. However, for some women breastfeeding is not possible and for others, they simply choose not to do so. Certain research tells us that mothers

Today I’ve been invited to attend a debate with Jamie Oliver (eeek!) where he is hoping to simply re-open the UK’s current obesity debate! I’m looking forward to seeing how Jamie Oliver takes on the

With one in three children in year 6 being overweight or obese, festive times like Halloween and Christmas certainly aren’t going to be any help towards bringing levels of childhood obesity down! Halloween Sweets! Halloween

One of this things I love about my work is speaking to the masses – mainly via the media. There is so much confusion about food and nutrition, and so I like to try and

A few weeks ago I was asked to be part of an expert panel for The Rooted Project, where we discussed some hot nutrition topics in front of 150+ audience members. The hosts had sent

An old myth that people often still refer to is the idea that women need to be eating for two during pregnancy. We now know that during pregnancy a woman’s body becomes much more efficient

Every now and then, when I talk to people about improving their health, I receive comments like ‘I don’t want to just eat salads all day’, and I probably don’t do much to help quash

A few weeks ago a new company – Thriva – got in touch with me to ask if I wanted to trial out and feedback to them on their new products. As a Nutritionist and

The Sugar Reduction Summit is taking place once again this year on Thursday 22nd September at The Royal Society in London. This year the event is titled: The Sugar Reduction Summit; Industry, Regulation and Public

Guest post by Paul Fairbairn, BSc (hons) in Sport and Exercise Science & Nutrition MSc student – The truth about our food…