Dinner appears to one meal where many of our bad habits appear. Often we arrive home tired and can find the contents of our fridge less than inspiring…Increasingly people report that they might not eat until late and will have not eaten since lunchtime so by the time dinner arrives they are starving. This results [...]

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 [...]

The 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 [...]

I was invited to speak about what foods can affect our mood and thought some of the tips might be useful….if you are eeling a little low? this article will help to give you some dietary tips to help imporve your mood….
What many people do not realise is that despite depression being thought of as [...]

How many of us feel drained in the evenings or ready for a nap mid-afternoon? Many of us regularly complain ablout feeling tired but few of us realise that our diets maybe effecting our energy levels…The Afternoon Show invited me to chat about which foods can help boost our moods…
Eating or drinking certain things [...]

Weaning Your Baby can be a daunting experience…but here are a few tips to guide you
Introducing solids into your baby’s diet is a vital step in ensuring all their nutritional needs are met, therefore allowing adequate growth and development. Many parents worry about when the best time is to start weaning as there is so [...]

In January 2008 I worked with 10 volunteers on the Afternoon Show where we tried to improve their memory. Here are some memory nutritional tips that we gave the volunteers;
1. Include at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables per day and ensure that you have a variety of
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Breast cancer is all too common today and can be a very difficult time for those undergoing treatment. They is lots of advice out there about what we can do to help ourselves during treatment or to prevent getting breast cancer. We covered a piece on RTE’s the Afternoon Show where we tried to offer [...]

Despite depression being thought of as a strictly emotional or biochemical disorder an unhealthy diet can play a role in depression and mood swings. Patterns that may aggravate our moods include skipping meals, poor appetite, and cravings for sweets.
Carbohydrate rich foods trigger the production of serotonin and tryptophan which are chemicals that the brain [...]