Food and eating play a very important part in our lives. They are not only essential for our health and wellbeing, but they also bring people together, with the sharing of food being central to social events, celebrations and ceremonies. We therefore often associate different foods with different occasions and emotions, such as maybe associating [...]
With the reduced daylight hours and the sun setting by mid-afternoon, the winter months can be mellow. It’s tempting to want to warm ourselves up and boost our spirits by reaching for traditional comfort foods. Unfortunately these tend to be stodgy, high-fat foods that do little for boosting our mood and actually make us feel [...]
A recent report in the Archives of General Psychiatry has shown that eating a traditional Mediterranean-style diet is associated with a lower risk of developing depression. The key to a Mediterranean diet is to focus on eating vegetables, fruits, fish, nuts, wholegrains and legumes. The diet is low in meat and dairy products, and with [...]
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 [...]
If you’re off on a summer holiday with the kids this could mean a long car journey and the inevitable tantrums and fighting on the back seat en route to your destination. Help to keep the peace by packing some healthy energy boosting snacks. A dip in blood sugar levels can turn your child (or [...]
The Nutrition Coach is featured in an article in Red magazine focusing on mood balancing foods.
Kate Cook, founder of The Nutrition Coach, explains how your diet could be making you anxious.
“When you’re under pressure, your blood sugar levels surge, flooding your system with the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline. Many people treat this by having [...]
