Health Savvy September

Health Savvy September

Make sure your child starts the new school year on a healthy note. School uniforms, stationery and sports kits are usually at the forefront of parent’s minds when preparing for another school year, but it’s also important to consider the health of your little one. Nutrition not only supports their immune system, but can also help sustain their concentration levels and boost their mood and behaviour. Immune Strong Supporting your child’s immune system is so important at the start of…

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Bare Bones

Bare Bones

We reveal our top tips for supporting bone health. Protecting your bone health may be easier than you think and it’s incredibly important, especially as we get older. Bones play a vital role within the body; providing structure, anchoring muscles, storing calcium and protecting our organs.  While it is important to build strong and healthy bones during childhood, it’s crucial to take steps to protect bones during adulthood too. Why is bone health important? Your bones are continuously changing, with…

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Managing Menopause

Managing Menopause

Going through the menopause? Discover how to manage symptoms naturally. Most women reach menopause between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can occur earlier in your 30s or early 40s or even later in your 60s. The symptoms vary for each individual, some women may only experience a few symptoms, and others experience none, while some go through multiple physical and psychological symptoms. Common symptoms include irregular vaginal bleeding, hot flushes, night sweats, vaginal dryness/itching/irritation, muscle/joint pain, fatigue,…

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Meatballs with Veggie Tomato Sauce

Meatballs with Veggie Tomato Sauce

By nutritional therapist Christine Bailey Keep your children alert with these iron rich meatballs. Iron is crucial for brain function and energy to make sure they are getting sufficient in their diet with the inclusion of good quality lean meat, pulses and leafy greens. To help with iron absorption include some vitamin C rich vegetables at the same time. The vegetable loaded tomato sauce is a perfect combination with these delicious flavoursome meatballs. These meatballs use lean lamb mince but…

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Salmon and Courgette Fish Cakes

Salmon and Courgette Fish Cakes

By nutritional therapist Christine Bailey A popular family favourite – you can use either sweet potato or regular potato in this recipe. The addition of grated courgette is an easy way to cram more vegetables in your child’s diet. Salmon is a great source of omega-3 fats which are important for healthy brain function. You could use other fish in this recipe according to your child’s preferences. These fish cakes can either be grilled in the oven or lightly fried….

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Feta, Herb & Olive Muffins

Feta, Herb & Olive Muffins

By nutritional therapist Christine Bailey Mediterranean-inspired, these muffins are full of flavour with a seed crunch on the top. A good combination of brain healthy fats and protein to support balanced blood sugar to keep the brain fuelled through the day. You could also add some chopped sun-dried tomatoes to the mixture, if you like. If you children are not keen on feta use grated cheddar cheese instead. These are perfect for packed lunches too. (makes 12 muffins) Preparation time:…

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Berry & Walnut Granola

Berry & Walnut Granola

By nutritional therapist Christine Bailey A delicious homemade granola, this breakfast favourite has the addition of puréed berries to provide natural sweetness and antioxidants to support the brain and immune system. It contains a wealth of omega-3 nuts and seeds to nourish the brain and to provide plenty of protein to keep the body energised. It is delicious served with milk, milk alternative or yogurt for breakfast or to use as an afterschool snack with fruit. To make this grain-free,…

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Supplements for Healthy Eyes

Supplements for Healthy Eyes

By medical nutritionist Dr Sarah Brewer, an expert in food, herbs and supplements Sight is one of our most important senses, but it is easy to take it for granted until vision starts to go wrong. And it will. As we get older, eyesight invariably starts to fail as the long-sightedness of presbyopia sets in. Other eye conditions also become more common with increasing age, such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and eye conditions associated with other health issues, such…

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Back to School Nutrition Tips

Back to School Nutrition Tips

By nutritional therapist Katharine Tate, an expert in family health and nutrition As the summer holidays come to an end and the darker mornings and evenings set in it’s a great opportunity to establish some new routines around nutrition to support concentration, focus and optimal immunity at the start of the new school term. With some planning and preparation factors such as a nutrient dense breakfast, quality packed lunch and blood sugar balancing after school snacks you can help make…

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Herb Health

Herb Health

By Judith Hann, a respected science journalist and former President of the Herb Society Herbs completely transform the taste of food, and they do this in a very healthy way, bringing depths of flavour to other ingredients so that you can reduce or remove salt, cream and fats from your recipes. I started to change my diet in this way at the time of my 40th birthday, when I was filming a series for the BBC on the science of ageing,…

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