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Organic Food

Organic Food vs. Conventional There are lots of misconceptions around Organic food. Is it healthier, more nutritional, better for the environment? A lot of those are common assumptions, but not necessary rooted in evidence. In nutrition it’s difficult to assess a causation, rather than just correlations. Most medical studies take two groups & give one...
05/02/2020, ,

Are you drinking enough?

Hydration It’s important that we hydrate properly as water has many important functions without our bodies. It dissolves and transports substances, is a major component of blood plasma, it protects and lubricates tissues and is the first line of defence with our immunity. When you are dehydrated there are lots of negative physiological symptoms. These...
03/02/2020,

Goals

Bring on February In January (phew glad it’s over and we can get through the rest of the year!) everywhere you looked there were plans for how to achieve your goals, often for a price 🙄. Personally I’ve never been a fan of waiting for an arbitrary day/month to make a change. If it’s something...
02/02/2020, ,

Breakfast – should you eat it?

Breakfast If you like eating breakfast then have it. If you don’t, then skip it 🤷🏼‍♀️. There is lots of conflicting advice on what is often referred to as “the most important meal of the day”. That term is just one of those sayings that has been around for so long we take it for...
01/02/2020, ,

Do you need to Supplement?

Well, it depends! Ideally you would get all the micronutrients you need from your food, rather than having a supplement. If you eat a balanced diet with lots of variety then you should be covered. An easy way to do this is eating different coloured foods which will provide different nutrients. Supplement: noun, a thing...
31/01/2020,

Micronutrients

Micros We’ve covered Macros – so onto Micronutrients. These, as the name suggests, you require much less of (<10g) and there are two types; vitamins & minerals. The RNI’s are the Reference Nutrient Intake. This is the amount needed for most people to avoid health problems from deficiencies. As with a lot in nutrition as...
30/01/2020

The Sunshine Vitamin – D

Vitamin D Let’s talk about getting more sunshine! Vitamin D is synthesised from UV-B light hitting your skin, which you can get from being outside in the sun. In the summer try to get outside for at least 15-20 minutes a day. If you live in the UK or Ireland (and a lot of the...
30/01/2020, ,

Dietary Fat (Fatty-Acids)

Fats Well after covering how much protein you need (more than most people get, but probably not at much as the gym bros have!), do you need carbs (technically no, but you *should* eat them), now the spotlight is on dietary fat. There are certain Essential Fats that we must get from our diet, as...
29/01/2020, , ,

“Good” Fats

It seems to have changed from all fat is bad, to good fats v bad fats. When you see this (usually in sensationalised headlines) it’s referring to saturated fat or monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. However it’s not, as so often in nutrition, quite so black and white. A lot of historical research lumps trans fat...
29/01/2020, ,
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