3 Pitfalls with 'quick fix' detoxes

You need only to read the front covers of January magazines to understand how we view health at the start of a new year. Feature titles include ‘Ne...

You need only to read the front covers of January magazines to understan...

9 Healthy ways to embrace the New Year well

From Buddhism to Judaism, eating practices such as fasting, cleansing or more recently named ‘detoxing’, have been used over the centuries as a mea...

From Buddhism to Judaism, eating practices such as fasting, cleansing or...

How to reduce your toxic load

While the festive season can be a time of abundant nourishment and gratitude, it can also be rife with sugar-laden treats, alcohol and rich foods. ...

While the festive season can be a time of abundant nourishment and grati...

5 Tips for Christmas Day

For me, Christmas or the mid-winter celebration is a wonderful time of year. Not just because the child in me is as excited about the tree, twinkli...

For me, Christmas or the mid-winter celebration is a wonderful time of y...

Endometriosis Part 1: Nutrient deficiencies

Endometriosis is a complex disorder of the female reproductive tract whereby cells, similar to those found in the lining of the womb, are found els...

Endometriosis is a complex disorder of the female reproductive tract whe...

Foods to keep your mind and gut happy

Nutritional Medicine has made substantial developments to explore the link between mental and physical health. Research shows us that depression oc...

Nutritional Medicine has made substantial developments to explore the li...

Autumnal equinox: 6 Ways to flourish this season

The leaves are turning, the blackberries have almost been and gone, the walks with our dog Minnie are getting muddier, wetter, windier; Autumn has ...

The leaves are turning, the blackberries have almost been and gone, the ...

8 Ways to optimise your energy and beat fatigue

There is no doubt, many of us lead a life in the fast lane and expect our body and mind to keep up. What is often forgotten is that just as a car r...

There is no doubt, many of us lead a life in the fast lane and expect ou...

Summer solstice; nature and the changing faces of the seasons

Summer Solstice marks the transition into a new season and the start of summer. The word solstice is derived from the Latin 'sol' (sun) and 'sister...

Summer Solstice marks the transition into a new season and the start of ...

Five healthy ways to get set for summer

My passion for Ashwagandha

My passion for ashwagandha, also known as 'withania somniera', started when I met an Ayurvedic doctor in Sri Lanka. The praise he gave this traditi...

My passion for ashwagandha, also known as 'withania somniera', started w...

Is depression a gut reaction?

Of course, not everybody reacts to inflammation caused by stress or trauma (from illness for example) in this way. This is largely determined by th...

Of course, not everybody reacts to inflammation caused by stress or trau...

Joint health: 6 Foods to avoid

Looking after our joints requires a whole systems approach. Just as including certain foods in our diets can be a powerful preventative measure and...

Looking after our joints requires a whole systems approach. Just as incl...

The hormone that links love and good health

A friend of mine recently commented that she had noticed an improvement in her health and especially her skin since she had been in a relationship....

A friend of mine recently commented that she had noticed an improvement ...

Autism Part 1: Genetics, the environment and pre-conceptual programming

The definitions and theories that surround the development of autism are as complex as the condition itself. With diagnosis reaching arguably epide...

The definitions and theories that surround the development of autism are...

5 Ways of combatting headaches

A headache is one way your body can tell you that something is out of balance – whether this is a psychological pressure or a hormonal imbalance. U...

A headache is one way your body can tell you that something is out of ba...

How to optimise your defences against the seasonal sniffles

As we move into the colder and wetter months, we begin to notice the familiar coughing and sneezing around us. Sometimes it can be difficult to com...

As we move into the colder and wetter months, we begin to notice the fam...

5 things you should know about protein

Written BY NICOLE SILVER, Nutritional Therapist at Wild Nutrition. Once thought to be the preserve of ‘fitness fanatics’ and body builders, protei...

Written BY NICOLE SILVER, Nutritional Therapist at Wild Nutrition. Once...

4 Ways to support your heart health

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. In the UK there are around 7 million men and 3.5 million women living with cardiovascular di...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. In the UK there a...

6 Ways to embrace Hygge

Hygge (pronounced Hoo-Ga) is a wonderful Danish philosophy that encourages us to slow down, allow us the space to feel more present in our lives, t...

Hygge (pronounced Hoo-Ga) is a wonderful Danish philosophy that encourag...