True Health magazine

By nutritional therapist Christine Bailey Children adore pancakes and these light and fluffy American-style ones are a healthy treat served with the berry sauce. Buckwheat flour adds a lovely rich, nutty flavour and provides plenty of fibre to support gut health. It is also rich in key minerals, including manganese, copper and magnesium that help to boost energy levels. It also provides quercetin, an antioxidant known for its antihistamine properties. You can make this egg free by using commercial egg…

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By nutritional therapist Christine Bailey Veg and bean stews make a fabulous family dish on a budget. Carrots, spinach and sweet potato are all great sources of carotenoids and vitamin C to support a healthy immune system. (serves 4) Vegetarian, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 leek, shredded 1 red chilli, deseeded and diced 300g sweet potato, peeled and cut…

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By nutritional therapist Christine Bailey These chunky cookies are a lovely lunch box filler or after school treat. Ginger is a natural antihistamine and can help lower the production of immunoglobulin E (IgE), antibodies associated with seasonal allergies like hay fever. (makes 16 cookies)  Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Soy Free Ingredients: 30g coconut flour 30g tapioca flour 30g arrowroot powder 1 tbsp xylitol 30g gluten-free rolled oats or quinoa or rice flakes 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder ½…

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By nutritional therapist Christine Bailey Crispy oven-baked fish fingers served with homemade low-sugar ketchup make this a popular meal for children. White fish, such as pollock or cod, is a great source of energy-boosting B vitamins and protein. The crispy oven-baked bites can also be enjoyed cold, so you can pack them into lunch boxes. (serves 4/makes 8 bites) Nut Free, Soy Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free Ingredients: 250g pollock, cod or haddock fillets (skinless and boneless) Juice of ½…

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By medical nutritionist Dr Sarah Brewer, an expert in food, herbs and supplements When kids go back to school they inevitably come into contact with a new batch of common cold viruses. When children are in the peak of health they can fight off infections with few, if any, symptoms, but when they are under par they may develop one cold after another. Cold viruses are also involved in 40 percent of asthma episodes in school children. Boosting children’s immunity…

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When you are more stressed than your best, there’s something natural to consider. Esther Mills-Roberts explains… Stress is a normal part of our lives, an evolutionary mechanism to tell us about things that aren’t so good for us, to allow our body to kick-start processes to realign and for us to learn from our experiences. But, from time to time, the level of stress that loads our lives is more than what is deemed as healthy – so what might…

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We ask the experts for their top tips on how to improve and support digestive health…  The health of our digestive system is vital, as highlighted by the Greek philosopher Hippocrates who wrote 2000 years ago, ‘all disease begins in the gut’. Yes, our digestive system digests food and excretes the waste, but it also produces hormones, contains more than one thousands species of bacteria and is controlled by its own nervous system that is almost as complex as the brain’s….

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How to support your child’s immunity ready for the new school year… After a long summer break, it’s time for the kids to head back to school and focus on classes, sports and extra curricular activities – to be able to do this successfully, their health needs to be in tip-top condition. The new school year tends to be the start of a cycle of illnesses, including colds, flu and stomach bugs, thanks to the number of youngsters all in one room,…

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Discover how to look after your skin this winter, naturally…  The harsh weather of winter makes this season a particularly challenging time for our skin, especially if it is already sensitive and prone to dryness. The drop in temperature outside paired with the hot central heating inside can adversely affect the natural moisture barrier functions of the skin, resulting in dry, flaky skin. This extreme contrast of temperature can also make the skin more sensitive and more likely to flare-up….

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