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Nurturing Nutrition with Jane Barrett

Nutritional Therapist, helping adults & children to improve their digestive health through food.

17/10/2025

LET'S TALK VAGUS NERVE

There's a two way nerve that runs between your gut and your brain called the vagus nerve. It's a two-way form of communication.

The vagus nerve is part of your ANS (autonomic nervous system), this system is automatic in that you have little to no control over its functions.

The ANS has three branches:

1. Sympathetic nervous system - designed to keep you in flight & fight – a highly alert state that is damaging to your health if it doesn’t abate

2. Parasympathetic nervous system - controls rest and digest functions - the opposite of your fight or flight response and where you should aim to be most of the time. Think parachutes bring you down safely!

3. Enteric nervous system – ever heard the phrase your 'second brain', well this is it and it regulates your gut

The vagus nerve, also known as the vagal nerves,
are the main nerves of your parasympathetic nervous system. So we’ll focus on that.

These nerves play important roles in several
body functions, including:

😎 Digestion

😎 Heart rate

😎 Blood pressure

😎 Mood

😎 Breathing

😎 Skin/muscle sensations

😎 Immune response

😎 Mucus and saliva production

😎 Speech

😎 Taste

😎 Urine output

When the vagus nerve is sluggish then you can find these symptoms creep up on you:

😥 Abdominal pain

😥 Bloating

😥 Acid reflux

😥 Fluctuations in heart rate, blood pressure or blood sugar

😥 Difficulty swallowing or loss of gag reflex

😥 Dizziness or fainting

😥 Hoarseness, wheezing or loss of voice

Here's 5 things to help activate your vagus nerve:

☑️ Deep breathing

☑️ Splashing cold water on your face

☑️ Loud singing

☑️ Humming

☑️ Gargling (or activating gag reflex)

It's a big topic, but this gives you a short insight.

Keep healthy, Jane

16/10/2025

❓ Why 6 months is an optimal time to work on your nutrition.

💩 Let me re-phrase that - 6 months WITH an experienced practitioner.

The power of cumulative changes, consistency alongside direction, accountability & practical application can transform lives quite literally.

Sarah-Jane says:

"....So I hit Google and, thankfully, found Jane’s site. Initially I just started with her 14-day Gut Friendly Meal Plan, but within a couple of days I was feeling enough small, but significant improvements to sign up for her 6-month Gut Healing Programme.

The best decision I ever made.".....

Read more here https://www.nurturingnutrition.co.uk/praise/

15/10/2025

WEDNESDAY WISDOM

🌿💬 Struggling with social anxiety? Your gut health could be playing a role.

The gut and brain communicate through the gut-brain axis, and your gut microbiome influences the production of mood-regulating neurotransmitters like serotonin and GABA — key players in managing anxiety and stress.

When your gut is out of balance, it can increase inflammation and disrupt these chemical signals, making feelings of anxiety, especially social anxiety, more intense.

Taking care of your gut isn’t just about digestion — it’s about calming your mind and easing social fears, too.

Nurture your gut, and you might find it easier to connect and engage with the world around you. 🌿💚

14/10/2025

"Quite a joy"

This was the answer to my question "How have your bowel movements been?" to a client at her 2nd appointment 6 weeks after the first.

What a joy to hear!

There is such relief when you are plagued with diarrhoea, inconsistency & messy BMs and suddenly they start to resemble a 'normal' BM that you've yearned for for ages.

Type 3-4 is now a reality for this lady.

At her 3 week check-in they were starting to form more with what she called a slight improvement and bloating had reduced by 50%.

So it took that further 3 weeks to get them formed.

We managed this with supplements & dietary changes.

We know need to keep them like that.

Her stool test is back so we have lots to work on. A comprehensive stool test (which matched her symptoms very clearly) gives me direction, I know know exactly what to focus on over the next two appointments.

13/10/2025

If you have a NutriBullet you can make oat flour in 4 seconds.

My son does this to add to his morning smoothie, but you can also use if you want to make cakes, a pancake mix or simply mix up the flours you use (oat/buckwheat/brown rice all healthy options).

Keep healthy, Jane

10/10/2025

⛔ Processed snacks are mainly littered with uneccessary additives, refined oils that are usually far from gut-friendly.

✅ However this one from M&S Food is a winner.

Tastes good - with antioxidants from freeze-dried berries, fibre from chicory and protein from almonds and sweetened with date paste.

They've marketed it as brain food as they've fortified with B12, iron & zinc, but it's still a good ingredient mix with no nasties.

Ideally make your own date/nut balls, but this is a great backup for convenience.

09/10/2025

What are the top 3 reasons to work with a nutritional therapist?

1. Knowledge
2. Accountability
3. Practicality

Ok, so let's delve into those.

1. KNOWLEDGE
I say to my clients that I have a HUGE amount of knowledge in my brain, amassed from 10 years of practice & ongoing CPD, 4 years of study and several decades of nutrition geekiness before that.

My average client needs just 1% of that knowledge. Yes, 1%. Just 1%. You read that right. 😲

So the value in this is that I filter what they don't need to know (and that further confuses them) and make simple recommendations that apply exactly to their particular case. Personalised nutrition at its best.

2. ACCOUNTABILITY
You know you need to drink water right? You know you need to eat your veg, right? You know you should leave off the family size packet of crisps, right (Jane Barret, take note!)?

But what you may need is the accountability to actually make it happen. You are NOT alone.

Even us nutritional therapists have a challenge to do certain things we know we should do. 😊 Having some one specify what to do that will help you reach your health goals is an underrated gem. Seriously.

The beauty of me giving you simple tasks that we agree (I don't dictate btw) and then me holding you accountable (in a truly supportive, no judgement way of course).

3.. PRACTICALITY
If there is one word that creeps into all my testimonials it is the word practical. I am a super practical person myself, and love making really practical, simple, intuitive ways for my clients to make changes.

When I hear other nutritional therapists (particularly newly qualified ones who are all about theory and showing off their education!) say they have great difficulty with helping clients make changes, I want to shout "make it simple & practical!"

I always have Plan Bs up my sleeve, as life gets in the way, I get it. Sometimes we have to move to a less 'perfect' option just to get through a tricky stage. This is OK, I don't expect perfection in my clients, I just expect them to do the best they can at that moment in time.

And if a client is feeling overwhelmed, we take a step back, simplify things, I adjust everything to each client. They are FULLY supported at every stage of their programme.

Some can move at lightning speed with great focus, others take longer to get out of the starting blocks. This is totally OK. IT IS NOT A COMPETITION.

So there you go, 3 great values of working with a nutritional therapist.

Keep healthy, Jane

p..s. I have spaces for 2 new clients to start a programme during October & November. Just message me if you want to find out more.

08/10/2025

WEDNESDAY WISDOM

🌿🤕 Constant aches and pains? Your gut might be the hidden culprit.

An imbalanced gut microbiome can trigger inflammation throughout your body — and chronic inflammation is a major cause of joint pain, muscle stiffness, and overall discomfort.

Taking care of your gut helps calm inflammation, so your body can move more freely and feel better.

Support your gut, soothe your aches — and get back to feeling like yourself again. 💚

07/10/2025

What do you do when you have a glut of eggs?

You make rainbow egg muffins!

These are SO easy to make and can take the place of a portable sandwich or a great snack.

You can add whatever you have hanging around from, the following (chopped really small):

carrots
red onion
pepper
asparagus
broccoli
spinach/kale
olives
spring onions
tomato
any herbs - fresh or dried

You can also add bacon (ideally no nitrates), leftover meats or salmon.

All they need is salt & pepper plus extra spice if you prefer such as turmeric, paprika, cumin.

How to make them using silicone muffin moulds (no greasing required - if you don't have silicone you can use paper cases, but I say save your money and buy silicone moulds they will last for years):

6 small handfuls of veg
6 eggs
Salt & pepper (freshly ground)

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees
2. Chop veg small and put in a large bowl
3. Beat eggs and then mix with veg, mix well
4. Divide mix between the muffin moulds and bake for 20 mins
5. Check with a knife or toothpick the egg is cooked
6. Leave to cook on a wire rack

Delicious hot and cold. I have 5 in the fridge for this week and have frozen the rest.

Keep healthy, Jane

p.s this was last Sunday, my batch cooking day, also made some chocolate brownies using up more eggs. This week has been a delight to open the fridge and find egg muffins & choc brownies!

06/10/2025

Acid reflux isn’t just annoying — it’s a sign your body needs change.

The action-taking people who have ensured their spots in the Reflux Recovery Method are ready for something different.

And I look forward to spending 4 months with them to create & nurture that change.

Message me if you'd like to go on the waiting list for the next programme.

05/10/2025

FINAL CALL

Reflux Recovery Method enrolment closes at midnight tonight.

04/10/2025

REMINDER: The Reflux Recovery Method enrolment closes TOMORROW.

You can reserve your space now. Start date Monday 20th October.

WHAT IS IT?

👉 A 4-month guided programme combining diet, lifestyle and community accountability to reduce reflux and build lasting habits.

If reflux has been dictating what you eat, how you sleep, and how you feel day-to-day, it’s time for a change.

The Reflux Recovery Method is a step-by-step, 4-month programme designed to help you finally feel in control of your digestion — without endless restriction or guesswork.

It's a SMALL cosy group of max 10-12 people. A perfect size to share and listen to each other in a safe space.

Led by me, an experienced nutritionist specialising in gut health, with additional pharmacist-backed training in reflux management and PPI weaning, this programme gives you:

✅ Practical Nutrition & Lifestyle Strategies: Learn which foods and routines calm reflux and which habits trigger symptoms, with guidance you can actually follow in real life.

✅ A Clear 4-Month Roadmap: Build habits gradually, so they stick — and navigate the festive season and busy months with ease.

✅ Community Support & Accountability: Join a private group of people on the same journey. Share wins, ask questions, and stay motivated together.

By the end of the programme, would you like to have?:

❓ Reduced reflux symptoms

❓ Greater confidence around food

❓ Sustainable habits that support long-term gut health

Yes, I thought so!

Just DM if you want direction to the details.

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