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For years, magazines, beauty products, supplements and bloggers have been promising us the ‘truth’ to flawless skin…and of course we all want to know the answer. Our skin is important to us for a number

After two weeks in America I decided I had the answer to the obesity epidemic (not really, but here are my observations on the food situation in California). Pancake, anyone? Let’s start with good old

As a nutritionist, I am often observing what others eat and drink at different times of the day, and this next blog is inspired by something that I have recently been observing all too often.

This chilling video is the latest in a campaign to try and fight the obesity epidemic. It rewinds through the life of an obese man on the operating table to show how his behaviours around

Recent research has come out from a big study based in China, which talks about the importance of fruit and vegetables for our health. The study found that: “a higher consumption of fruit and vegetables

Food – the thing that keeps us alive & which is essential to our survival, much like the oxygen we breath. Food is something that most of us in the UK, and other more developed

In the UK we have a series of nutritional surveys, the most popular of which is probably the NDNS or – The National Diet and Nutrition Survey. These surveys are carried out with the aim

As mentioned in my last blog, the conversation on sugar and health is a very popular topic in the nutrition world right now. But recent news sees the government’s advisory body SACN (Scientific Advisory Committee

Well, with the first week of Wimbledon underway we thought, what better time to have a healthy treat of scones and strawberries! We’ve got the perfect Wimbledon 2014 recipe for you AND…it’s pretty healthy! Healthy Wimbledon

When I was asked to be part of the “Be Simply Great Challenge” I was a little weary of what messages the campaign aimed to give out to the public. However, after chatting with the

My latest article was actually written for Harper’s Bazaar on the topic of alcohol and with an aim to help people make better choices when it comes to what they are drinking. Of course this

Sugar, sugar, sugar – it’s absolutely everywhere and there is no getting away from it at the moment. The newspapers are filled with headlines of how much sugar is in our drinks and according to

Recently I have been asked to comment a great deal on the popular ideas of detoxing and fasting. I’ve even had friends ask me about it, certain that it MUST be good for our health

Few of us spend much time thinking about the ways in which our health and food intake is affected by our work. However, for most of us, around 60% of our waking hours are spent

With this beautiful weather we have been having recently, what better time than now to start thinking about our plans and goals as we enter spring. Contrary to the current practice of setting ‘new years