Author: Kate Arnold
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FODMAP Diet
Following on from last months article on SIBO, this issue will look at the pros and cons of the low FODMAP diet, an exclusion diet specifically targeted at IBS and bowel problems. For those of you who are suffering from bowel issues and have had no luck with probiotics, other exclusion diets and seem to…
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What is SIBO?
This month is devoted to Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Some of you may have heard of this but most may not and it has become important in identifying one of the underlying causes of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In recent years SIBO has also been linked with fibromyalgia, acne rosacea and other health problems…
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How to read a food label
Plans for a new food labeling system to help combat obesity have hit a brick wall recently as Cadburys and Coca Cola rejected the new traffic light system. The plan was to make everything uniform so people understood more what they were buying. However there is still a huge flaw in this plan as I…
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Mental health and the role of nutrition
Mental health is a huge topic, but this month I’ll take you through the basics of how what we eat can affect our mental health. I know this is a subject very close to peoples hearts as so many of us have either suffered from mental health issues or know someone who is suffering. An…
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Diets through the ages
We now know that weight loss is not a “one size fits all” fad, it needs to be tailored to the individual’s needs: these may include metabolism, what medications people are taking, financial and social conditions. Calorie counting and low fat diets only seem to work for a short space of time, and we now…
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Avoiding colds and flu
As the colds and flu season approaches, Vitamin D’s benefits on immune system function are more important than ever. Medical research shows that maintaining high levels of Vitamin D is one of the best things people can do to help fight off colds and flu. It plays a major role in supporting immune function and…
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Food choices
The BBC2’s “The Men That Made Us Fat” and Channel 4’s” Dispatches – The Myths about your 5 a Day” highlighted exactly what is wrong with the food industry, who has the power and how we as consumers are manipulated by advertising and marketing. This month Kate Arnold discusses this in more detail and also…
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Could hypothyroidism be making you tired?
As we bounce in to Summer I know some of you have been struggling (or know someone struggling) with fatigue and odd vague symptoms so this month we are focusing on the thyroid gland. I am seeing an abundance of people having been undiagnosed or diagnosed with hypothyroidism. This gland is vital to our overall…