Wellbeing and Nutrition

I’m always being asked for healthy breakfast ideas and this breakfast chia pudding ticks all the boxes. It’s quick, easy and you can add so many things to it to make it both delicious and nutrient rich. Here's my recipe:

Breakfast Chia Pudding - Wellbeing and Nutrition This breakfast chia pudding is quick, easy and you can add extra things to it to make it both delicious and nutrient rich

We tend to think of aging as something that happens slowly, quietly, and mostly out of our control. Wrinkles appear. Energy dips. Recovery takes longer. But there’s a powerful accelerator of aging that often flies under the radar because it’s so normalised in modern life and that's chronic stress: https://wellbeingandnutrition.co.uk/how-stress-ages-us/

We all know how important sleep is and also, for some of us, just how elusive it can sometimes be. Read these 5 tips for better sleep here:

5 Tips for Better Sleep - Wellbeing and Nutrition 5 tips for better sleep may sound too good to be true - after all, we all know how important sleep is and also, for some of us, just how elusive it can sometimes be.

If you're struggling right now because you're grieving, you may find my post on how to cope with grief at Christmas helpful 💙

How to cope with grief at Christmas - Wellbeing and Nutrition For some people, this is sadly not "the most wonderful time of the year". Whilst everyone around celebrates and obsesses over the preparations, those who are grieving may feel additional pain right now and a greater sense of isolation and loneliness.

Have grief and loss affected your health? If you’ve ever been through the loss of someone close to you, then you may find yourself taken by surprise at some of the physical symptoms you experience. These can include brain fog, fatigue, headaches, digestive issues, or anxious thoughts: https://wellbeingandnutrition.co.uk/have-grief-and-loss-affected-your-health/

Healing the emotional impact of grief is about living despite the pain of loss, not with the end goal of somehow mastering it, as some of the old school grief models seem to imply is necessary. Read how the 5 Stages of Grief may be misleading:

Why the 5 Stages of Grief can be misleading - Wellbeing and Nutrition Why the 5 stages of grief can be misleading: grief models are supposed to help us understand the process of grief. The most well-known of all, the 5 Stages of Grief, wasn’t even written by Elizabeth Kubler Ross for grievers, but as a guide for the dying. It was then adapted as a road map for grief...

Looking for healthy meal inspiration? Try this Roasted Aubergine and Halloumi Traybake. It looks beautifully vibrant, tastes amazing and provides an array of nutrients and fibre: https://wellbeingandnutrition.co.uk/roasted-aubergine-and-halloumi-traybake/

If you're considering coming to me for nutritional therapy, holistic grief support or wellbeing coaching, here's an insight into what you can expect from your first session: https://wellbeingandnutrition.co.uk/what-to-expect-in-your-first-session-with-me/

5 Ways to Manage Anxiety: We now live in a world where anxiety is widespread, so managing our own health and wellbeing is essential. Anxiety is one of the issues I see most in my clients, sometimes hand in hand with low mood, sometimes with grief and sometimes just an issue in its own right. https://wellbeingandnutrition.co.uk/5-ways-to-manage-anxiety/

Looking for meal ideas during this sunny weather? My avocado, feta, chickpea and mango Super Salad is very easy to make and packed with nutrients to support the immune system, nervous system, skin and digestive health: https://wellbeingandnutrition.co.uk/wellbeing-nutrition-grief-blog/

There are so many benefits of keeping a food diary, including an increased awareness of your eating habits, identification of potential food intolerances, and improved weight management. A food diary can also help highlight any emotional eating patterns and the influence of hormonal fluctuations during the month. Read more about how a food diary might help you here: https://wellbeingandnutrition.co.uk/the-benefits-of-keeping-a-food-diary/

If we want to truly support people in their own growth, transformation, grief, etc, we can’t fix their problems for them. Read how we can hold space for others here: https://wellbeingandnutrition.co.uk/holding-space/