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AUTISM; there is something else you can do....

Over the years of training in nutritional therapy and subsequently opening a practice in Hereford I have witnessed more and more parents turning to nutritional therapies as a tool to support their children with autism. The field of nutrition is evolving rapidly and none more so than in the field of functional testing. Although we have not identified the cause of autism there is a confluence of factors such as immune dysfunction, gastrointestinal disturbance, dietary habits and other factors that combine to influence the expression of autism. Using functional testing can be hugely supportive in determining an individualized care plan reflective of the individual and the biological pathways th

The bodily effects of too much sugar

Sugar is rampant in our diets today. It is in coffees, some of the milks we add to our hot drinks, your breakfast cereals (even the so called healthy ones), canned foods, packet foods, ready meals. Sugar is hidden in a whopping 74% of all packaged foods in one form or another. Treats such as fruit juices, ice cream, soda drinks, breads and meats are all embellished with sugar to make you want to keep going back to the same store to buy the same product. Having worked as a nutritional therapist in Hereford for some time and having read extensively I have come to the conclusion that sugar is the single most toxic component in our diet. That might sound dramatic but we are at the present enteri

Maximise weight loss & Bin the scales....

You wake up one day and you want a stunning body. You rise full of belief and determination. You decide to transform your health and train flat out all week and eat nothing but spinach and carrot sticks for 5 days and you’re so excited, you’re losing a pound a day. The story in your head tells you that you are going to look sensational and stunning. To celebrate you indulge on the weekend and lo and behold the scales has added number you hadn’t seen before. Dejected the diet and exercise gets cast aside. There is a maxim ‘that which gets measured gets improved’ and this is no more so true for when training and trying to lose weight. Let’s say you do 31 press ups this week then next week you

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AUTISM; there is something else you can do....

The bodily effects of too much sugar

Maximise weight loss & Bin the scales....