Healthwise Nutrition

18/11/2025

🌱 Today I had the pleasure of joining Headway Durham to deliver an engaging session on healthy food and nutrition.

From lively discussions to thoughtful questions, the group’s energy and curiosity made it a truly interactive experience. It was especially heart-warming to reconnect with a couple of familiar faces among the clients — moments like these remind me why I love what I do.

A huge thank you to the Headway team and participants for the warm welcome and meaningful conversations. What a brilliant group to spend time with!

Learn more about their incredible work: Headway UK

15/10/2025

Clearing up a common misconception:

Eggs are indeed not dairy.....

• 🐔 Eggs come from chickens (birds), not mammals.

• 🥛 Dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt come from mammal milk.

• ✅ Eggs are a source of protein, not dairy — and they contain no lactose.

30/09/2025

I’ve had quite a few questions about magnesium supplements recently. While I don’t typically recommend supplements across the board, magnesium can offer some benefits — especially for peri-menopausal women. Here’s a brief summary to help clarify when and why it might be useful:

🧠 Morning Dose for Energy
• Type: Magnesium malate or magnesium citrate
• Why: These forms support ATP production (your cellular energy currency) and help reduce fatigue
• When: With breakfast or mid-morning snack
• Bonus: May also help with mood and focus

😴 Evening Dose for Sleep
• Type: Magnesium glycinate or magnesium taurate
• Why: These are calming forms that support GABA activity, helping you wind down
• When: 1–2 hours before bed
• Bonus: Can ease muscle tension and promote deeper sleep

25/09/2025

20/09/2025

The weather is already turning here in the UK, so it's important to support your gut health to improve immunity against colds and bugs!! 🤧 But do you know which foods can aid your gut health? https://jamieol.com/GutHealthFoods

15/09/2025

I love September ❤️ Bumper crop time!!

🍑 Plums from my parents tree
🍆(Giant) courgette from a local veg share box
🎃 A client gifted me ghost squash which made beautiful soup 🍲 😋
🍎 Apples from a friend's garden

What are you growing 🌱 🪴

02/09/2025

Back on the road today visiting clients after 2-weeks off.
its soooo nice to see my lovely clients, so far today; school training and home visits 👌

02/09/2025

Great challenge, I'm signed up, are you? 💪🙌

Suitable for any fitness level

21/08/2025

Love an infographic! 🧠❤️
More research is needed (as always) but this paper summarises that:
📉 Weight loss and healthy diets may help to promote brain plasticity
🔥 Higher visceral fat affects brain tissue through systemic low-grade inflammation
🧠Beneficial effects of weight loss and healthy diet on brain ageing and cognition

14/08/2025

Many of my clients skip breakfast - it’s more common than you might think, with around 40% reporting they regularly miss it. One of my clients has recently started including overnight oats, I’m creating a simple graphic to encourage him by highlighting some key benefits 👌🧠❤️

08/08/2025

Not heard of this before, caffeine pouch!! 😳

📰Caffeine pouch craze: A teenage trend troubling some experts📰 ⁠
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Caffeine pouches, which have become popular among US teenagers, are raising expert concerns about their possible spread to the UK. These pouches are placed between the lip and gum, delivering high doses of caffeine quickly.

TikTok and other social media promote them to gym-goers and students with some pouches equalling two cups of coffee each. High caffeine absorption can cause dangerous side effects, especially among young people with lower tolerance.

There are greater calls for awareness as the trend increases, with health professionals warning of risks and possible emergency visits.

View the full study here - ⬇️⬇️⬇️⁠
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8k8xgry98o
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Read other NHD Latest News stories here - ⬇️⬇️⬇️⁠
https://www.nhdmag.co.uk/latest_news.html
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07/08/2025

I've been talking about iron a lot just lately - given the statistics its easy to see why - nearly 50% of teenage girls have low intakes!
Take a look at the diagram to help improve these intakes 🥩🍗🍖🥦🍑🥬🍠