Eat Better Today: Nourishing thoughts from a Dietitian

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Here, you'll find evidence-based advice to help you nourish your mind and body, consider your eating behaviours and learn practical tips so you can
Eat Better Today.

What is a Dietitian?

Dietitians are experts in the complex science of food and nutrition. They are the only qualified and legally regulated nutrition professionals. Their role is to assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems using scientific evidence.

What is a non-diet approach?

Over the last few years, the way that we approach weight loss and diets has started to change as more and more evidence has emerged on how fad diets and quick fix weight loss gimmicks don’t actually work at all, long-term.

Menopause: Is weight gain inevitable?

Many women I work with have struggled with their weight and relationship with food for many years. When we reach our time for the menopause these struggles can be amplified and it can be really disheartening to feel your body changing, and not necessarily in the way you’d like.

Intermittent fasting and weight loss

Intermittent fasting seems to be everywhere at the moment. My clients often ask me if they should follow this way of eating. The reason for its growing popularity is that there are no specific foods to include or remove from your current diet.

Client Story: Meet Tess

Tess felt trapped in a cycle of heavy dieting followed by episodes of overeating. She felt unhappy with her weight but was keen to break free from dieting and find a more sustainable approach. She just wanted to live and eat simply and freely. She wanted to feel normal.

Client Story: Meet Greg

Greg was sceptical about seeking support from a Dietitian because he felt he had a pretty good idea of what a healthy diet looked like. I had the pleasure of working with Greg over a 12-month period supporting him with adjusting his food intake and eating habits.

Client Story: Meet Eileen

Eileen felt the menopause and her underactive thyroid were the reason why she had struggled to maintain her weight for 14 years. Eileen felt unhappy with her weight and confused by things she’d read on the internet. After 3 sessions she now ‘wakes up every day feeling energised and refreshed’.

Client Story: Meet Andy

Andy, aged 37 and keen sportsman, was struggling with his relationship with food. It was affecting his ability to socialise. A friend’s recent social media post on restrictive eating resonated with him and made him realise that his eating habits had got out of control.