What is Nutritional Therapy?

Simply put, healing your body through diet - what we eat has an incredible effect on our bodies.

By making simple changes to your diet you can feel fabulous, perhaps for the first time ever - find out more

Higher Nature Vitamins

The Importance of Breakfast

Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day - studies have shown that children perform better at school and have less chance of being obese if they have a good start to the day. But what makes a good breakfast? find out more

Fish oils help children perform better at school

A study of primary school children has found that supplements of fish and plant oils could push them from the bottom of class to the top in just two terms ::

Food in the news

Puppyfat myth risking health (BBC): :

Mothers must learn obesity risk (BBC)::

School power walks fight obesity (BBC)::

Body image key to healthy habits (BBC)::

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Improve your immune system and don't get those colds and flu this winter!

Everybody gets the snuffles this time of year, we all get sore throats, colds, have sneezing fits and feel a bit off. But did you know that there are lots of things you can do to strengthen your immune system so that you fight off the infections instead?

Avoid Sugar - in all forms

Completely avoid refined carbohydrates, glucose and sucrose. Limit the intake of fructose (fruit sugar). Sugar weakens your immune system so it should be avoided when you feel you are coming down with something as digesting it will only add further strain on your body. Better still give up sugar all together and feel fantastic all the time! Find out how >>

Eat a balanced diet

Ensure that the diet is well balanced - lots of fresh, colourful (preferably organic) fruit and vegetables especially:peppers, broccoli, peas, cabbage, lemons, oranges, strawberries. Don't have too much fruit.

Avoid smoking, alcohol, tea and coffee

Avoid potentially harmful agents including tobacco, alcohol and excesses of tea and coffee. They all put a strain on your body and that means your immune system is weakened.

Take a vitamin supplement

Take a multivitamin supplement, particularly one containing vitamins C and B in a good dosage.

Take mineral supplements providing 5-10 mg of zinc per day for children and 20-30 mg of zinc per day for adults.

Get some fresh air!

Ensure that you get plenty of fresh air, sunlight and exercise. Turning up the heating in our centally heated homes is actually a bad thing.

Get enough rest

Get enough rest! Go to bed early, take care of yourself for a few days. Remember we need more sleep in the winter months, so you might need 6 hours in the summer and 8 in the winter. Sleep is incredibly important, lack of rest has been linked with cancer, diabetes and increased accident rates. Find out more (Dr Mercola, external site)

Drink enough water

Drink enough water, again, being dehydrated (as most people are to some extent) puts added strain on your body. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.

Links to more information

Dr Mercola - www.mercola.com

Patrick Holford - www.patrickholford.com