Sad syndrome, the winter blues, seasonal funk… whatever you chose to call it, is a very real issue. It generally starts around mid autumn and continues until mid spring causing moodiness, sapping energy and creating generalised and sometimes severe depression. It can also create carbohydrate cravings, a feeling of sluggishness, irritability and hyper-sensitivity. Fundamentally, reduced…
Running two clinics in different parts of the world makes us acutely aware of varying food cultures. In the Caribbean, sweet potato is a common item, found in the majority of household kitchens, but it is far less so in the UK. This is a great shame as it is a truly versatile and super healthy…
So much has been written about the health benefits of Green Tea that it is hard to separate truth from hype and with over 12,000 published peer reviews, there is a lot of information to assimilate. Fundamentally, its true! Green tea really does have beneficial effects helping with inflammation, neurological protection, arthritis, eliminating toxins, the…
We can never say enough on the subject of sugar and any of our existing patients know that we strongly advocate that everyone, without exception, gives it up. It is insidiously loaded into almost all processed food in one guise or another, even supposed ‘Health Foods’, granola bars, flavoured waters even protein powders and infant…
So…. You decide to diet as a couple, believing that eating the same way and sharing a mutual goal will make it easier… The weight drops off him effortlessly, yet those extra pounds cling stubbornly to your thighs no matter what you do. It seems so unfair and it is! Simply put, women and men…
We are constantly urging all of our friends, family and patients to get up and move! New science states that sitting for more than six hours a day makes you a whopping 40% more likely to die within 15 years than someone who sits for less than 3, even if you exercise! When you sit,…
Hormones, my personal pet subject having gone peri-menopausal at 33 after the birth of our 2nd daughter Phoebe and a complication of Lymes disease early in my pregnancy. Thanks to bio-identical hormones I was able to not only reverse my condition and have our gorgeous son Cosmo but also to give my body and my…
Have your say about this statement! How do you feel about teaching gardening in schools? I feel VERY strongly about and pushed for garden based learning at our kids schools. Wherever possible we also grow our own! This can be a bonding family project with fun experiences, lots of new knowledge, a few disappointments and…
One of our all-time favourite herbs. Mother nature is a genius! I’d suggest being sure to consume cilantro with every serving of fish you eat. Cilantro/coriander is a miracle herb for removing heavy metals and toxins found in nearly all variety of seafood available today, and its DELICIOUS!