I was recently invited to dicuss vitamin on RTE’s The Afternoon Show and thought it woudl be a good idea to share some of this inoformation….
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in a few foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Vitamin D plays an essential role in [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Vitamin D - the sunshine vitamin May 2009
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009Coeliac disease - May 2009
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009The Afternoon Show recently invited me to chat about coeliac disease; I’ve put down some of the areas we discussed below…
Coeliac disease results in abnormal immunological reaction to dietary gluten
causing tissue damage. Symptoms of Coeliac Disease can include;
• Weight loss
• Diarrhoea
• Bloating
• Abdominal cramps
• Anaemia
• Fatigue
• Failure to thrive in children
• & occasionally some individuals are asymptomatic
So what is gluten? Gluten is a [...]
Exam nutrition tips
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009Typical, it’s sunny and probably the hottest weather we’ve had in Ireland for a long time but many of you are today starting your exams. Well firstly best of luck and I’ve put down some nutritional tips below to help you give your brain key nutrients through this time…
Nutrition during exam time is very important. [...]