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.…
By Kate Arnold · 3 Sept 2013
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Kate Arnold
Nutrition Consultant
Kate has been a Nutrition Consultant for 25 years and practises Lifestyle Medicine. To date she has seen 12,500 clients and patients and has vast experience and knowledge on nutrition and impacts on health. She specialises in fatigue syndromes and the gut microbiome and its role in complex health issues.
Articles by Kate Arnold (46)
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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.
By Kate Arnold · 13 May 2013
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Diets through the ages
Calorie counting and low fat diets only seem to work for a short space of time, and we now know low fat diets are not good for long term health.
By Kate Arnold · 1 Jan 2013
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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.
By Kate Arnold · 1 Nov 2012
Food choices
being in a double dip recession doesn't help our food choices, and many families are going back to cheap processed food, but your health is paramount.
By Kate Arnold · 1 Sept 2012
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Could hypothyroidism be making you tired?
I am seeing an abundance of people having been undiagnosed or diagnosed with hypothyroidism.
By Kate Arnold · 1 Jul 2012
Are you lactose intolerant?
Kate Arnold was diagnosed as lactose intolerant about 17 years ago. It took six years to get a diagnosis in the days when she knew nothing of nutrition and…
By Kate Arnold · 1 May 2012
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How to avoid insomnia
Although we are now firmly into spring, sleep is still vitally important all year round and often people find it harder to sleep in the summer due to the…
By Kate Arnold · 1 Mar 2012
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Guide to health testing
This month Kate Arnold looks at diagnostic testing, not only available from many therapists, but also what's on the high street and whether it's any good.…
By Kate Arnold · 2 Jan 2012
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Outward signs of health issues
Taking the time to look at someone's outward appearance can be hugely important in not missing a health condition. When I see patients on a one to one…
By Kate Arnold · 16 Oct 2011