Journal

Larder essentials for your wholefood journey. September is one of those times in the year that if you are coming out of summer and looking into a new school year/new season it can feel like a ‘reset’ moment. Its also the month here in the UK dubbed as ‘Organic Month’ making it a great time to start looking at what we are putting into our shopping baskets and subsequently our mouths! A simple tip when shopping it to hit the fresh aisles, usually the outer ring of the supermarket! These...

Get set for September - 5 self care tips for tired parents to end the summer strong. 1. Optimise your cortisol cycle. Expose your eyes to light first thing in the morning, this can be going to the window and opening the curtains to drink in the daylight. Avoid blue-light devices for as long as possible first thing in the morning. Midday, again expose your eyes to natural light. Pop your head outside while having lunch (or have lunch outside), or go for a 10 minute walk around the block....

Functional Medicine Practitioners Holiday 1st aid kit If you're heading off to far places and wanting to make sure that you maintain your health and wellbeing, along with avoiding any pesky bugs what's useful to have with you?  With your routine altering during the holidays, for instance ensuring that your sleep quality is still good and that your tummy doesn't react to a change in diet is essential to your holiday enjoyment! So what would a Functional Medicine Practitioner do to support them at this time? Here are just a...

Summer Holiday essentials from a Functional Medicine Practitioner Travelling abroad prepared can often help us continue to nourish our guts and minds! Here are a few tips including things we like to pack for travelling abroad or if having a staycation. What to pack in your bag? We always pack in our suitcase snacks such as, high fibre (The Nutty One from Nourish) or collagen bars, coconut bites, dark chocolate, little bags of tree nuts and some energy protein balls we make at home. For on the plane some vegetable...

Protein… where can we get it in our diets? Protein as we discussed HERE is an essential part of our diet. When you eat protein it is broken down into amino acids. Amino Acids are essential for so many functions in the body. There are 20 amino acids that the body needs. However, only 9 are considered essential to get from your food. These include – Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, methionine, Isoleucine Lysine, Histidine, Phenylalanine and Leucine Importantly, quality matters! Not all protein is the same, just like not all fat...