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Nutrient Spotlight: The Significance of Zinc for Period Pain
This article delves into the significance of zinc in managing primary dysmenorrhoea.
Jun 6, 20243 min read


The Impact of Inflammation & Autoimmunity On Female Fertility
There is a growing body of research on the role of the immune system in fertility and pregnancy outcomes. Although there are still many...
Apr 10, 20237 min read


How To Build Nutritious Smoothies (Do's & Don't!)
Smoothies can be a great way to start the day and are perfect if you are short on time, as they are quick and simple to make.
Apr 3, 20236 min read


Nutritional Supplements for Autoimmune Disease
Supplements are an incredibly helpful tool in a Functional Medicine practitioner's toolkit, but which to take for autoimmune disease...
Mar 22, 20236 min read


Supplements to Avoid with Autoimmune Disease
Nutritional supplements can be an important tool in managing the symptoms of autoimmune disease. However, not all supplements are advised.
Mar 15, 20237 min read


What is Nutritional Therapy?
What is Nutritional Therapy? It's a personalised tool that can support you towards achieving specific health goals.
Mar 13, 20234 min read


Pain Catastrophising: The Root of Your Autoimmune Pain?
Research has found a correlation between trauma and chronic pain. One reason is because trauma has the capacity to shape and alter the...
Mar 8, 20234 min read


How Stress Impacts Autoimmune Disease: The HPA-Axis
HPA-axis dysfunction refers to how chronic stress breaks down the very system in the body needed for a healthy stress response.
Mar 6, 20236 min read


Klinghardt's 5 Levels of Healing
The 5 Levels of Healing is a systematic model of healing developed by Dietrich Klinghardt ("k-ling-hart") in the 1980s. Klinghardt noticed..
Feb 6, 20235 min read


How Core Beliefs Shape Our Health
What are core beliefs and how do they develop? Throughout childhood development, we have unique experiences and relationships that...
Jan 30, 20234 min read


The Key To Sticking With Healthy Habits
Have you ever been inspired to change or improve an aspect of your life, thinking THIS is it, this time I'm going to stick with it!...
Jan 23, 20233 min read


Being Mindful Of When To Implement Habit Change
Deep winter is not the best time to introduce serious behaviour change, it is more suited to deep rest and reflection.
Jan 16, 20234 min read


The Detoxification Myth: Do we really need to help the body detox?
The modern world is a constant source of pollutants and chemical inhalants. Every day we are exposed to varying levels of petroleum,...
Jan 9, 20233 min read


Nutritional Therapy for Autoimmune Disease
In the UK alone, more than 4 million people have at least one autoimmune condition...
Jan 2, 20235 min read


"Functional" VS "Normal": Functional Testing for Autoimmune Disease
There is no switch where health and dysfunction turn on and off, despite what conventional testing reference ranges may have us think...
Dec 5, 20223 min read


Compassion: The Missing Link
Mindfulness has well-documented benefits, but it is only part of the picture; compassion is the missing link that helps to manage...
Nov 28, 20224 min read


The Power of Compassion in Autoimmune Disease
When you think of holistically supporting chronic illness with Nutritional Therapy, your mind may go to diet, supplements, exercise...
Nov 21, 20224 min read


The Toxic Load Theory and Autoimmune Disease (Why Nutrition is Important)
In order to support the body's path back to wellness, it is essential to reduce the overall burden on the immune system.
Nov 16, 20223 min read


Functional Medicine Approach to Autoimmune Disease
While conventional medicine focuses on diagnosing a disease and prescribing a drug to either cure the disease or manage the symptoms...
Nov 9, 20222 min read


Mindful Eating To Support Autoimmune Disease
Of all the Nutritional Therapy tools in my Diet and Lifestyle Medicine toolkit, mindful eating might be one of my favourites...
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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