Menopause is currently hitting the headlines with a call for a ‘menopause revolution’ supporting increased education, workplace policy, medical school training, public health messaging and inclusion in school curriculums. It is a very important life stage for a woman, since there are significant changes that can […]
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Another International Award Transforming Classroom Cookery
The Food Teacher™ team have been working with schools, teachers and families in the UK and Ireland for a number of years to support practical cookery sessions in schools. Following research and recent award success this has been shown to be making a difference.
Naturally Support Insomnia
Insomnia (an inability to sleep well) is the most common disorder of the nervous system. Statistics suggest that 36% of UK adults struggle to get to sleep at least on a weekly basis. Almost 1 in 5 have trouble falling asleep every single night […]
Balance your Energy
Keeping our energy levels well balanced throughout a busy day can sometimes be a challenge. Any energy lows affect our ability to concentrate, focus and make decisions and can also affect our leisure time when we might be spending time with friends/family, exercising or relaxing. The food […]
Brush up on your Dental Health and Boost your Good Bacteria
Our understanding of the balance of bacteria throughout our digestive system has been of huge interest over the last few years specifically whilst understanding our immune health, mood, cravings and links to chronic disease. The community of microorganisms that inhabit our mouths have recently been more widely researched […]
Stress and Anxiety: Top tips to move forward
Stress and anxiety are thought of as two of the great evils of our century and, although they are not the same, they are closely related. We live immersed in the midst of chaos and a fast changing world that often does not allow us time to think […]
Banish the Blood Sugar Blues
If you’re clued into the healthy eating world then you are probably aware that keeping your blood sugar stable, rather than fluctuating in peaks and troughs, is a good thing. Your body uses the simple sugar, glucose, as a fuel but it needs a Goldilocks amount at […]
Digestive Enzymes in your First Aid Kit
Should we include digestive enzymes in our first aid kit?
Flatulence? Bloating? Heaviness after eating? Does it sound familiar?
Digestive enzymes and their power to improve digestion is certainly worth knowing a little about and may offer support as pubs, restaurants and social events open up […]
Vitamin C 4 Covid
80% less hospital deaths in critical COVID patients – vitamin C placebo study shows
Could a simple, inexpensive vitamin halve covid-19 mortality?
The first randomised placebo-controlled trial of vitamin C on COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilators in a group of Wuhan hospitals, reports 80 […]
Guest Blog: Hydrate your Skin from within
A fantastic guest blog from Fran Ballesteros, pharmacist and Vitae Health Innovation Educator (Vitae).
There are plenty of articles which talk about the beneficial effects of certain ingredients for the skin, but there is one that is talked about very little and turns out […]
Guest Blog: Teenagers: A Critically Overlooked Group
A fantastic guest blog from registered naturopathic nutritional therapist, Lorna Driver-Davies (Head of Nutrition at Wild Nutrition Ltd.) Lorna Driver-Davies has worked for a decade as a registered naturopathic nutritional therapist, integrating functional medicine practice with her knowledge of botanicals as a […]
COVID-19 and Vitamin D
Some interesting research has just been published about vitamin D and COVID-19.
Though it was a small scale randomised control trial the results are worth noting.
In short, taking vitamin D virtually eliminated the risk of ICU admission—and may completely eliminate […]