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Read more about the article Cook up menopause treatments in your kitchen rather than looking for them on social media
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Cook up menopause treatments in your kitchen rather than looking for them on social media

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Yet another miracle ‘cure’ for the menopause symptoms has hit the headlines. Testosterone preparations are being promoted all over social media and have many women believing it’s the answer to…

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Read more about the article No, oats and porridge don’t help you lose weight

No, oats and porridge don’t help you lose weight

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If you have weight to lose, don’t eat oats. Despite the health halo oats have been given, your body will digest them and turn them into sugar. Nutrition is a…

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Read more about the article 4 Ways to make positive improvements today

4 Ways to make positive improvements today

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You know I’m always talking about taking the very best care of yourself. Obviously, my focus is the very best food but there are other ways that you can enhance…

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Read more about the article New study finds even healthy weight children are on a diet

New study finds even healthy weight children are on a diet

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It’s our national obsession. And it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. We now live in a time where we’ve passed our weight obsession onto our children, rather than…

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Read more about the article Help yourself to better thyroid health

Help yourself to better thyroid health

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You’ve more than likely heard of someone having a ‘thyroid problem’.  You might be that person. The thyroid is the butterfly shaped gland in your neck in front of your…

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Read more about the article The slippery slope of self-justification

The slippery slope of self-justification

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Are you in the habit of justifying every action you take? For example, might you book a holiday that will stretch the bank, but justify it with the thought that…

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Read more about the article Kindness matters to your health

Kindness matters to your health

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I love how various events set me off on a tangent. I recently got invited onto BBC Radio Suffolk, to talk to Wayne Bavin again, this time about a story…

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Read more about the article Staying indoors and wearing sunscreen INCREASES fatal skin cancer risk

Staying indoors and wearing sunscreen INCREASES fatal skin cancer risk

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If you are averse to absorbing the sun’s rays, then absorb these facts: You are twice as likely to die from not being exposed to sunlight than those who are…

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Read more about the article Why are the various stages of womanhood rarely taught?

Why are the various stages of womanhood rarely taught?

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Being in my fifties now, I find myself more and more baffled at the sheer lack of information I was ever provided with, either at school or via public health, when it came to the various stages my body would go through as a woman.

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Read more about the article 10 steps to a balanced life

10 steps to a balanced life

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It's no secret that maintaining a healthy balance in life can be tricky. We are constantly bombarded with demands from work, family, and social obligations. It can be hard to find time for ourselves, let alone our hobbies and interests.

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Read more about the article Shush. Don’t talk about sexual dysfunction in women

Shush. Don’t talk about sexual dysfunction in women

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A recent study by Belgian researchers found that out of 750 type 1 and type 2 diabetics, around a third of both men and women suffered from some kind of…

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Read more about the article The ‘Drop the F Word’ is a fantastic campaign. Shame about the sponsor

The ‘Drop the F Word’ is a fantastic campaign. Shame about the sponsor

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Walkers Crisps in collaboration with Ruby Wax and Comic Relief have launched a campaign to improve our mental health by talking more honestly to each other and to stop using…

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Read more about the article Don’t try this at home! My nightmare with MCT oil.

Don’t try this at home! My nightmare with MCT oil.

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Here’s what not to do if you’re trying to replace one ingredient with an untested alternative! My goodness I thought I was being so clever. I’m normally you’re archetypal over…

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Read more about the article Low carb, low fat or vegan? The supermarket products that profit industry, and cost you health.

Low carb, low fat or vegan? The supermarket products that profit industry, and cost you health.

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Low carb meals, low fat or vegan, it’s all there. Isn’t it convenient that we can simply move from one diet to another and have our needs taken care of?…

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Read more about the article Why do you service your car but not your health?

Why do you service your car but not your health?

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Do you have maintenance plans of any kind? You more than likely get many things serviced to keep them in good condition. Car, boiler, home appliances etc.

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Read more about the article Big food is making a fool of you but you love it

Big food is making a fool of you but you love it

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No. Surely not. Not you. You’re vigilant and always watchful for someone taking the Michael. And if something slips by your guard you easily nip it in the bud. Don’t…

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Read more about the article Why do humans think we’re superior to nature?

Why do humans think we’re superior to nature?

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Before 2012 I never questioned where my food came from. I went to the shops to buy the weekly groceries and filled my trolley to the brim to feed my…

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Read more about the article My anger at dietary guides that caused cancer

My anger at dietary guides that caused cancer

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I would wager that you’ve known someone related to you or closely associated with you who has died of cancer. There are very few people who haven’t been affected by…

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Read more about the article How we could make the UK more sustainable as we fast

How we could make the UK more sustainable as we fast

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With 7.9 billion (and counting) people on the planet it is well known that there is an urgent need to find ways to feed us all. In the UK, if…

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Read more about the article Healthy snacks for road trips

Healthy snacks for road trips

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(This is an article that includes links for which I am a paid affiliate.) During term time is a great time to get out and see the sights without the…

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Read more about the article Fat is your friend

Fat is your friend

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Go to the supermarket and the special offer shelves have low cal this and low fat that and ‘heart healthy’ wholegrain cereal bars at all the checkouts. Then you scroll…

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Read more about the article What would a nutritionist tell me to eat?

What would a nutritionist tell me to eat?

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Great question. But you might as well ask any random person on the street because you will get a million different answers!

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Read more about the article What if its your blood sugar not the menopause causing your symptoms?

What if its your blood sugar not the menopause causing your symptoms?

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Hot flushes, mood swings, insomnia, vaginal dryness, low libido, bad skin, mental fog, and myriad other things we’re told to look forward to as we approach that “certain age” as a woman.

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Read more about the article Have you been feeling completely drained lately?

Have you been feeling completely drained lately?

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You’re not alone and its fair to say that a lot of people find themselves exhausted. Not least because of the year we’ve all been through. But there can be various reasons for exhaustion so let’s explore some of the possibilities along with potential solutions.

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Read more about the article What does a nutritionist do?

What does a nutritionist do?

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  What does a nutritionist do? The simple answer is that they give you advice on the best foods to eat for optimal health. The definition of nutrition is “the…

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Read more about the article Forget about fruit being healthy

Forget about fruit being healthy

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You can call me a heretic, I don’t mind. In fact, I welcome it. Bring it on. I will stand my ground. I don’t believe you should eat fruit. You…

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Read more about the article Is the UK population malnourished?

Is the UK population malnourished?

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Malnourished means wrongly nourished, or not getting the nutrients needed to function properly. And of course, I think the UK population is just that. In a time where it's never…

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Read more about the article Where does ultra processed food begin and end?

Where does ultra processed food begin and end?

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When I was a child, I was the world's fussiest eater. I lived in fear of being offered food at a friends house, knowing that I would be unable to…

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Read more about the article This virus has shown us what we’re made of

This virus has shown us what we’re made of

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But my headline 'This virus has shown us what we're made of' refers to the actual physical attributes of the human body and how we can arm ourselves against it and anything else that crops up in the future.

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Read more about the article Why the governments latest obesity strategy is set to fail

Why the governments latest obesity strategy is set to fail

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The government has unveiled a plan to tackle obesity in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, Natasha Hodge of Wide Eyed Nutrition takes a look at why it will not…

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Read more about the article My son’s weight loss Journey

My son’s weight loss Journey

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This is my son Jacob. The picture on the left is November 2017. At this point he is 17. In fact he is two types of 17, as he is…

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Read more about the article Aaarrgghhh! Stop boring me with healthy eating!

Aaarrgghhh! Stop boring me with healthy eating!

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I know we have to eat. It's something we all have in common. But oh my goodness isn't it boring to hear different takes on the latest food trends day in and day out?

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Read more about the article Stop Brain Drain

Stop Brain Drain

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Not the kind of brain drain where the brightest sparks clear off to other countries and contribute to other economies. The kind where your own thoughts clear off to some…

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Read more about the article I’ve been kidding myself!

I’ve been kidding myself!

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 So here I am, in a reflective mood on holiday in Kos in 2017. The holiday was nearing its end, and we'd had a really great time.So what has this got…

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Read more about the article Clean science:The Dirty Truth

Clean science:The Dirty Truth

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Did anyone see the BBC programme last week, Horizon 'Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth'? I watched it, anything to do with health and food is my thing, but just from…

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Read more about the article Cake free coffee mornings? Nooooo!!

Cake free coffee mornings? Nooooo!!

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You're definitely not going to like this.What could be a cosier way of fund raising for a good cause than by selling cakes and biscuits and chatting over a cup…

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Read more about the article Hearing restored thanks to a….water pistol!

Hearing restored thanks to a….water pistol!

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You don't know what you've got 'til its gone. It's a common phrase. Well I have recently been living in a kind of underwater world.

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Read more about the article TV dumbs down health

TV dumbs down health

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    I'm the first to put the series link on and devour the info that's spewed forth by good looking presenters masquerading as experts in health knowledge. But since…

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Low carb or what?

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            All these food rules. I've heard of people making themselves really ill by literally just eating protein and very little else. Carbs or carbohydrate…

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Turn back the clock

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A New Year. A clean slate. Lets look forward to a lifetime of good health. My goal for this year is to turn back the clock. Not just for myself and…

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Have you got the time?

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Have you got the time? Natasha Hodge- Wide Eyed Nutrition (Published in mailchimp 13th march 2015) Rush! Everyone seems to be rushing. So busy all the time. Getting everything done…

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Eat the rainbow

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Variety is the spice of life. My advice is always that what you eat is fundamental to your long term physical and emotional health. So to keep your immune system at…

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Time time time

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Time time time See whats become of me While I look around For my possibilities. So say Simon and Garfunkel. And so say I. Everything takes time. But these days…

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Read more about the article I’m having an affair with a Kiwi!

I’m having an affair with a Kiwi!

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He's brown all over and stubbly, just as I like him. Firm and delicious. You thought what?! No! I'm happily married thank you! Yes the kiwi fruit. The reason I'm…

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Read more about the article Calories count don’t they?

Calories count don’t they?

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Have you noticed all those numbers on the food you buy? For as long as I can remember calories have been an issue. Too many above what we burn off…

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Dieting is rubbish

The dreaded D word.

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I loathe the word diet. With all its connotations of deprivation, hunger pangs and misery. When I talk about nutrition I can see people making the link to the dreadful…

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Read more about the article Get a move on!

Get a move on!

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There's so much talk about exercise being essential to losing weight or staying healthy. The common theme being that you cannot put more energy (calories) in than you are expending…

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Sunny disposition?

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Yet more bad news on the exposure to sunlight front. It has been found that sun damage continues even after you go inside. But this message, which we have been…

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Read more about the article Spending is demented

Spending is demented

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Today the government has announced that they will be spending £300 million on dementia research. So that the UK will be a world leader in finding the cause and new…

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Read more about the article You own a high security health system

You own a high security health system

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Would you leave your property unlocked while you weren't there? Well, perhaps you would, but would the insurance pay out if you were burgled? What's the most precious item you…

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Read more about the article What your mother should have taught you.

What your mother should have taught you.

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What your mother would have taught you, if only she'd known herself! Skills are passed down through the generations. My kids will pass all manner of social media skills onto…

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Me and food

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42 years of food. 42 years of knowing that if I feel hungry I have to have something to consume to keep me going, in all senses of the word.…

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