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Detox in 7 days. Cleanse your body. Get rid of brain fog…with celery juice! NHD Blogger, Louise Walsh, looks at the claims for the popular ‘celery juice cleanse’, and promotes the fundamental premise that our bodies are their own effective detoxers.
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Fermented foods are a hot topic at present with claims of certain foods helping the gut microbiome and a host of recipes appearing on social media to ferment your own. NHD contributor, Madi Myers, takes a look at some of the evidence.
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So many of us leave sixth form or college with little idea of what we want to become in future. It isn’t until our mid-20s, 30s or even 40s that many of us realise our passion. By that point, we often think it’s too late to change career, especially if we want to do something entirely different. However, the good news is that there are more options available than you might think, says Kelly Fleetwood, soon to become an ANutr...
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With nearly five million experiencing food insecurity since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not surprising that the demand on UK-based food banks has drastically risen. But what needs to change to help ensure no one faces food poverty in the future? NHS Community Dietitian, Alex Ballard, investigates.
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NHD blogger Farihah Choudhury reflects on Boris’s ‘Better Health’ scheme and the release of the National Food Strategy, which is the first major review of the UK food system in 75 years. What do the ensuing reports say and what is the reaction amongst nutritionists, dietitians and other healthcare professionals?
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Covid-19 has had an enormous impact on our day-to-day life. Since the UK government announced an effective lockdown on the 23rd of March 2020, our lives have changed immensely. Here, Emma Berry explores how our eating habits, shopping and exercise routines have changed and what this might mean for the future.
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This year, for the third year in a row, the Mediterranean diet has been named the best diet overall in the established US News & World Reportannual rankings. Here, Dietetics student David Gray, tells us just how beneficial this diet can be to our health and wellbeing.
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The BDA’s annual Dietitians Week (1st-5th June this year) is usually a combination of public events and online activity. Last week, however, was marked online, due to our social distancing rules. Was it still an exciting and meaningful awareness campaign? Well, there was certainly a lot of virtual noise, says our very own Dietitian’s Life columnist Louise Robertson.
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Is it possible that eating a chlorophyll-rich diet can give us energy when we are exposed to the sun? Jelena Vidic, ANutr, takes a look at current research.
Working in food innovation requires endless searches for current trends and scientific findings. During my recent CPD lockdown session I have encountered an interesting paper about the benefit of consuming a chlorophyll-rich food that activates when we are exposed to the sun. Very intriguing! Since the summer is approaching and we all can’t wait to go out and enjoy the sunshine, let’s explore if we can find another excuse for lazing around in the sun other than for vitamin D synthesis…
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NSPKU Society Dietitian and NHD regular contributor, Suzanne Ford, explores how PKU patients might be coping in the confines of lockdown.
During the Covid pandemic, metabolic specialist dietitians have maintained regular, remote, contact with patients via emails, phone and sometimes through videos. In different ways, the resources at patients’ disposal may have changed – sporadic food access in supermarkets and difficulties in primary care getting prescription foods. But perhaps PKU patients have more time available for aquiring those much-needed skills to maintain their strict and complicated diet.