5 Tips to Boost Your Immune System
It’s that time of year again: Everywhere around us, people are sneezing and sniffling. If you’re in close quarters – like on the tube, on planes, in lifts or an open-plan office, you’ll want to be able to trust your immune system to fend off the viral invaders. Here’s...
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Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
Why now is the time to think about your personal wellbeing strategy for 2020 It’s already the last quarter of 2019, so now is the time to start thinking about how 2020 is going to become your best year yet, rather than wait until 31 December to scribble a quick list...
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Four Reasons Not to Eat at Your Desk
We get it.... You’re busy, you’ve got a deadline to meet and there never seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. Who, you may ask, has the luxury of a lunch break? Yet, we all need to eat, and so lunch is often taken at the desk, with eyes on the...
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Eating a Rainbow Diet
Colourful, varied fruits and vegetables do more than make a meal look interesting; they also come packed with chemicals that offer a range of potential health benefits. In this article, first published in the Spring 2019 edition of Optimum Nutrition Magazine, Lisa...
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Nightshades and Arthritis
Lisa Patient looks at why some people avoid eating nightshade foods. This article was first published in the Summer 2018 #ion_nutrition Optimum Nutrition Magazine. Nightshades White potatoes, tomatoes, chillies, peppers, aubergine, goji berries, okra, and the spice...
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Salt Awareness and Tips for Reducing Salt
Salt Awareness Are you one of the many people confused about whether salt is good or bad for you? In this blog to coincide with the 2019 Salt Awareness Week, Lisa discusses why we should cut down on salt and offers top tips for how to use less salt. For a deeper look...
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BMI to Measure Healthy Weight- Is It Still Valid?
Ever wondered why your GP is focussed on your BMI? This article written by Lisa for the Optimum Nutrition Magazine, #ion_nutrition, explains what BMI is and the pros and cons of this unit of measurement. “This should be the final nail in the coffin of BMI” says the...
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Magical Mushrooms
Mushrooms contain a wide variety of nutrients, but it's beta-glucans that provide a boost to the immune system. Lisa Patient writes about Magical Mushrooms for the #ion_nutrition magazine. Often (incorrectly) referred to as vegetables, all mushrooms are fungi — but...
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Plastic and Food Packaging
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization estimates that 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted annually, so keeping food fresh for as long as possible is vitally important for the economy and the environment. But how safe is the plastic packaging that we...
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Is Chocolate Good for Me?
As a chocolate lover it's a real joy to write this blog, particularly as the answer is yes, chocolate can be good for you. However, there is a caveat: the type and quality of the chocolate you choose is very important. To deliver any health benefits the chocolate you...
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5 Tips to Boost Your Immune System
It’s that time of year again: Everywhere around us, people are sneezing and sniffling. If you’re in close quarters – like on the tube, on planes, in lifts or an open-plan office, you’ll want to be able to trust your immune system to fend off the viral invaders. Here’s...
read more