School Dinners the Jamie Oliver way
Jamie Oliver is at the forefront of changing the way people think about their food, what it contains and where it comes from and the huge impact it has on people health. Jamie recently chatted to health about his involment “Food is personal. What we choose to eat or feed our families every day is the […]
Cut Your Risk of Cancer by Reducing Red Meat Consumption
An independent report by the Scientific Advisory Committee reviewed the links between meat consumption and bowel cancer. It suggested those who eat at least 90g of red or processed meat a day faced higher levels of the disease. This is significant as bowel cancer kills around 16,500 people in the UK every year. The DoH […]
International Women’s Day
As its International Womens day I wanted to urge all of the women out there with health concerns to stop for a moment and think about how they can take better care of themselves. One of the ways you can do this is to eat well. A Womans hormone cycle needs certain nutrients to function […]
Switch to poultry and fish for…
Switch to poultry and fish for protein sources instead of red meat to reduce your risk of cancer. Gov’t says only 1 portion a wk of red meat
Struggling to keep weight on then a daily healthy nutritious build up drink may be what you need.
If you’ve recently been ill and lost some weight and need to gain it back or if you have difficulty keeping weight on why not opt for the Smart Nutrition build up drink… Blueberry and Avocado Build-up drink Sesame seeds 1 tsp (about 4g) Whole almonds 1 tsp (about 4g) Hemp seeds (shelled) 1 tsp […]
Stuck for breakfast Ideas?
We all know that Breakfast is the most important meal of the day but in my experience many of you say you just are too rushed in the morning either getting ready for work or organising kids and surviving the morning mayhem. So I’ve come up with some easy Breakfast tips to get you inspired […]
Nutrient deficiencies are sweeping across Britain
Millions of adults and children in the UK are risking poor health and even serious illness because of major shortfalls in their nutrition, according to an important new report out today The researchers found that a quarter of women have inadequate intakes of iron, more than 50% lack the antioxidant selenium and nearly one in […]
Smart Nutrition attends the Viva Mayr Xmas Party at the Austrian Embassy, London.
Smart Nutrition spent an amazing evening last night with the team from Viva Mayr from the beautiful medical spa which is nestled amongst the hills and sits on the edges of a glorious lake in Austria. We were lucky enough to sample some of the Viva culinary delights prepared by the head chef ‘Florian Klinger’. […]
Save money, Ditch the credit card and eat more healthily
A study published this week showed that when we pay for food with cash we make healthier choices and steer clear of junk food and impulse purchases. Cash should also keep your weight down as researchers suggested that there is a link between rising obesity and the use of cash cards in America. Great news […]
Flavonoids in chocolate cut heart risks
Recent research carried out in Sweden has been widely reported in the media because it claims that chocolate can reduce the risk of heart failure in elderly and middle-aged women. The researchers asked thousands of people to complete questionnaires listing which foods they commonly eat and found that older women who eat one to two […]