Claire Sambolino Nutrition & Health Coaching

03/11/2025

One of my favourite food groups is herbs and spices and the micro doses of bioactive properties they confer. From anti-inflammatory to anti-oxidant, to antitumorigenic, anticarcinogenic, and glucose- and cholesterol-lowering actions.

Yet, we often consider them as extras and overlook the true nutrient value and health benefits they bring.

Winter foods are the perfect conduit for warming spices like paprika, sumac, chilli, cinnamon, cloves, garam masala, cardamom, turmeric, cumin, coriander, garlic, cacao.

Salads, salsas, sauces, smoothies, pestos, can all be enriched with fresh herbs like parsley, chives, coriander, mint, basil, dill.

Meats and gravies can be flavoured with rosemary, sage, bay leaves, thyme, oregano, za’atar, fennel.

The options are plentiful and every micro-dose consumed through whole herbs and spices supports foundational cellular and metabolic health.

Dish: spice packed chilli con carne 🌶️

01/11/2025

A taste of dietary sunshine with a free-range dusted with powder for some therapy.

Eggs & mushrooms are two of the few dietary sources of ,supporting function in the winter months.

28/10/2025

28/10/2025

One of my goals for this year has been to spend more time in getting and closer to . When I first started in I was driven both by a love of and so being able to combine these passions is especially rewarding. With so much of my nutrition work now online, the need to escape the desk and get outside grows stronger every day. Yet it's funny how my worlds collide...

This weekend I was down in Calabria harvesting at the estate where I bought from last year, where I met the owner for the first time. He had family visiting one of whom has spent the past year receiving treatment for and had started reading by Nasha Winters, for whom I've recently qualifed as a . A mere coincidence or as the saying goes..."all roads lead to Rome".

We picked olives, basked in the sunshine, shared stories, breathed in fresh air, talked healing strategies, shared meals, took dips in the sea, forest bathed, star gazed, and bubbled together for 4 days of community. For me, this was is action.

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27/10/2025

My last meal in Calabria, topped with olives of course!

23/10/2025

The perfect tonic to a couple of busy weeks.

My go-to when feeling fatigued is always to step into nature and soak up its restorative light and energy.

Sharing tonight’s beautiful skyscape from

21/10/2025

Colder weather and warmer food.
Eating seasonally also taps into temperature to align with the body’s needs.

I love a good base recipe such as that can be made in bulk and used to create different dishes throughout the week.

I heavily spiced this with and for the benefits these confer.

This can be used to stuff peppers or zucchini for a oven bake topped with Parmesan.

20/10/2025

Daylight exposure whatever the weather. Don’t be fooled by the clouds. You can still top up your vitamin D.

19/10/2025

When I talk to clients about ‘whole food ingredients’ this is what I mean… Just simple ingredients in their true format such as these earthy cooked in and .

I added a egg (another whole food) for a perfect brunch.

More of these foods - rich in natural nutrients that work in synergy with metabolic processes - and less packaged and ultra processed foods.

Mushrooms are especially interesting with therapeutic benefits that extend to immunological anti-cancer properties, potent adaptogenic properties to support stress and nervous system, and chelating and detoxifying properties.