If you mention the word menopause, most women will automatically think of hot flushes, mood swings, weight gain, bloating and so on. The menopause is a natural stage of life for every single woman yet there is a tendency to view menopause as an illness in the western world. In other cultures, the menopause is [...]
Janet had been diagnosed with PCOS for five years before she came to us. She explained that her periods had never been regular and at one point had stopped altogether for two years until she went on the Pill. She had suffered from acne since her teenage years, and now at the age of thirty [...]
Endometriosis is one of the most common gynaecological problems, and something that women frequently come to the clinic to seek dietary advice on. As well as excruciating and heavy periods, I often see women who desperately want to address the accompanying bloating and back pain that they experience with every cycle. The great news is [...]
I’m now in my 24th week of pregnancy and feeling great! But this wasn’t the case during the first trimester of my pregnancy when I had morning sickness and felt very tired. Being a nutritional therapist I thought I would get off lightly with any pregnancy symptoms but this wasn’t the case!
I admit I found [...]
IVF is frequently in the headlines, and last week was no exception with ‘fertility tourism’ splashing the pages. According to a European-wide study, hundreds of British couples are travelling to the continent every month for fertility treatment because they cant get it at home. Couples who are over the age of 40 are unlikely to [...]
The Nutrition Coach is featured in an article in Cosmpolitan magazine focusing on pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms.
Kate Cook, founder of The Nutrition Coach, says that you can drastically reduce period pain by changing what you eat.
“Vitamin E, found in avocado and spinach, will help combat water retention and breast tenderness, while soya products, [...]
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