nutrition

Jul 31, 2024 11:48am

By Sarah Parker

Under healing foods, nutrition, health, healthy living, menopause & mindfulness

3 min read

Try three mindful mouthfuls with me!

This week's training for me has been learning more about inflammation, sugar and metabolic syndrome

One of the things that stood out was about intermittent fasting

I know a lot of people have tried it and found it works for them

I haven't gone as far as the 5:2 system, as it's too restrictive for me

But I have tried to extend the length of time between finishing eating in the evening and the first meal of the day

Most of the research around intermittent fasting was done on men

And for wo…

JERF, CRAP and Clean Eating!

I had a request from one of my email subscribers to write about clean eating. Now those of you who know me will know that I'm not averse to eating cake or having a drink. To my mind, it's just food - there is no point in labelling things good or bad.

But I do try to eat as healthily as possible - following the JERF principle of Just Eat Real Food. I cook from scratch every day and avoid ready-meals - anything with a huge ingredient list is out! I also try to avoid artificial sugars and manufa…

Nutrition for the postnatal period

When it comes to optimal nutrition for the postnatal period, there is more to consider than just regular healthy eating advice. For sure cutting out processed foods, refined carbs and sugar and limiting the intake of alcohol and caffeine is good advice for us all. But there are also a few other factors to consider postnatally - the body has to gone through trauma, whatever the birth experience, and the postnatal body needs to heal and be renourished.

Nutrients to include in your healthy eating …

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Try three mindful mouthfuls with me!

JERF, CRAP and Clean Eating!

Nutrition for the postnatal period

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