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Is This Wrecking Your Health?

13th June 2023

A few weeks ago in the park, Hamish squatted, ready to have a #2. I stood ready, poo bag in hand. He then got distracted, changed his mind and pottered off. I didn’t want people to think I was an irresponsible…

How to Get Beach Body Ready

6th June 2023

This time of year, you might be thinking about denim shorts or beachwear and not loving the idea. It’s totally normal. With all the social media pressure and current trends that include thongs, crop tops and the skimpiest swimwear…

Cancer Support: (7) Eating Organic & Pesticide Exposure

16th March 2022

  When looking at prevention another area to question is whether you should switch to an organic diet to lower your risk of cancer. This requires looking at two things: firstly the association between pesticide exposure and cancer. Secondly,…

Cancer Support: (5) Your Personal Genetic Risk

2nd March 2022

  When it comes to cancer, it’s also helpful to consider your personal and family health history. This can help influence your approach to either lowering your cancer risk, seeking support for a diagnosis, as well as putting in…

Cancer Support: (4) Practical Steps to Lower Your Risk

24th February 2022

Last week we considered nutrition choices during cancer treatment and reminded ourselves that as cancer is taking place all the time, our bodies have robust mechanisms in place to keep the process under control. A sensible measure is to…

ADHD: How’s Your Attention Span?

15th February 2022

The Times had a brilliant feature on ADHD recently, I completed the questionnaire and it confirmed I have it I’m pretty sceptical of questionnaires for this purpose (as you can imagine) and I also believe neurodiversity is a spectrum…

Cancer Support: (2) Diet Debates Around Cancer

9th February 2022

There’s a lot of noise surrounding cancer and in the first blog of this cancer series, we looked at some of the stats and facts around the disease. There is a strong desire to pinpoint a single nutritional cause and find the optimal anti-cancer diet but in the meantime, many people are often unaware of some effective modifications that could make a significant difference to their cancer risk. It helps to start by understanding exactly what cancer is and the possible risk factors that have been identified, so that's what we're going to discuss in this blog.

Cancer Support: (1) Stats and Facts

4th February 2022

Today is World Cancer Day 2022. If you were born after 1960 there’s a 1 in 2 chance of you developing cancer in your lifetime. By those odds, it could be Matt or I. A pretty frightening thought I’m sure you’ll agree and one of the reasons I decided to complete a 3-day cancer nutrition course run by The Institute For Optimum Nutrition. The research around cancer in relation to nutrition is mounting and the course was a great way to get up to speed on the latest research. This will allow me to confidently support my clients and loved ones, plus check my nagging was evidence-based 😉

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