Keeping your brain hydrated!

Water is quite literally the source of life! It forms around 60- 80% of our bodies and is needed for a variety of different functions like regulating our body temperature and keeping certain areas (like our eyes!) moist. We also know that remaining hydrated can help us to prevent constipation, dry skin and even reduce…

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Getting to the ‘core’ of staff sickness

All disease starts in the gut Hippocrates Although made over 2000 years ago, there is a depth of new research showing that Hippocrates was in fact, very accurate within this statement. The importance of gut health Over the last 2 decades, we have learnt more and more about gut health and about its huge impact…

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Food, Mood and everything in between.

Following on from Mental Health Awareness Week (and Month) in May, I wanted to give you an overview of the information I shared throughout to help you make some small changes to your meals and mindset and hopefully improving how you feel. We know that 1 in 3 of us will suffer from a mental…

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‘Superfood’ soup recipe!

Superfood gut friendly soup! It’s super because it’s super cheap and filled with fibre (which is super important!). As you may know, I am really passionate about spreading my knowledge and passion about how food can affect your mood and a key element of this is making sure we have enough fibre in our diets…

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Can cooking actually help your mental wellbeing?

By now, chances are you have heard about the impact nutrition can have on your mental wellbeing. If you’re not too sure why that is, quick overview is: Our gut is directly linked to our brain through the vagus nerve and we now know that this allows communication in BOTH DIRECTIONS! Our gut microbiome sends…

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