Curry night I love a good curry and I introduced my children to spices from an early age, so that they could eat my favourite foods with me. Today, I’m experimenting with my new Instant Pot. We’re having beef and chickpea curry, with loads of vegetables thrown in for a one pot meal. The aim is to achieve the intensity of flavour you gain from slow cooking, but in a speedy 35 minutes. This recipe ticks all the boxes for me: ⭐️ quick to prepare ⭐️ highly nutritious ⭐️ uses one

I'm excited about appearing in my local paper the Colchester Gazette yesterday. In the article, I talk about the need to take a balanced approach to health eating and dieting.... Take a look. #nutrition #colchester #eatwholefoods #intuitiveeating #dieting #nutritionaltherapy #eatrealfood

Look out for my article on gut health in Colchester's Elite magazine. I write a monthly column on nutrition for Elite - what should I write about next time? Any suggestions as to what you might find helpful? Look after your gut Microbes which include bacteria are usually considered to be a source of disease, but the trillions of microbes contained in your body are critical for keeping you healthy and our gut bacteria have a particularly important role to play. Increasing ev

As well as being as cheap as chips cabbage is a little wonder ball full of nutrients. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great for your gut health due to high levels of glutamine and fibre, it’s also a top source of vitamin K for bone health and vitamin C for immunity. Today, I’m about to transform 2 cabbages🥬🥬 into sauerkraut - a fermented food full of beneficial bacteria for your gut - essentially a cheap probiotic and I'll post a picture in a week when it's ready. It’s fairly simple to make using

Be kind to yourself and don’t set yourself up to fail in 2020 by embarking on a diet. Aim for health this year not weight loss and start the new year with achievable goals. Start by adding some of the good foods in, its’s really simple to do. Here are my 5 top tips to choose from: 1 Eat one extra vegetable a day - try and choose a different colour each time 2 Drink water with a squeeze of lemon at breakfast 3 Cook with virgin olive oil 4 Eat a whole grain food once a day

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/23/number-of-older-people-diagnosed-with-malnutrition-trebles-in-a-decade It’s so sad, but also frustrating to read about the massive problem of malnutrition amongst the elderly. It’s great news that there are programmes starting up to tackle the problem, but these are only operating in selected regions at the present time. As we grow and move into different life stages the balance of nutrients we require in order to thrive changes

Have you been affected by the worldwide recall of ranitidine due to the risk of contamination with a potential carcinogen? Ranitidine is a medication commonly prescribed by GP’s to ease and prevent heartburn, otherwise referred to as GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). Since it’s recall, GP’s have been recommending antacids and often prescribing proton pump inhibitors (PPI’s) such as omeprazole as a replacement for ranitidine. Unfortunately, PPI’s have their own set of s

‘‘When life gives you lemons make lemonade” is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of