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Phenylketonuria – Low Protein for a Week – My Challenge

I’m a Dietitian as many of you may know. I work in quite a specialist area called Inherited Metabolic Disorders which are basically genetic conditions where a patient cannot process a specific component of food.One…

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Tips for How To Exercise on Holidays

Most people think I’m crazy when I tell them I exercise on holidays. Why? It’s a holiday. I’m meant to be stuffing my face and chilling by the pool with a cocktail. It may only…

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Upbeat Protein Drinks – REVIEW

AD – When I recently got asked to review the new Upbeat protein drinks, I jumped at the chance as always have a keen interest in any foody/health related products. I like to see something…

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Exercise and Weight Loss – The Facts

So now exercise isn’t going to help you lose weight. Brilliant. These were the headlines I woke up to a couple of weeks ago. Okay, it is true you can’t compensate for a horrendous diet…

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Don’t be Scared of Sugar

Sugar is getting a lot of flack at the moment. It’s evil. It’s poisonous and oh yes of course it WILL kill you (come to think of it I did choke a bit the last…

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I Miss Running

My driving instructor always said to me one day my body would pack in and I’d have to stop running. He used to see me chugging along one of the main roads where I live…

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Why I couldn’t let my daughter have chocolate for breakfast

I think I must have actually been the only one on Easter Sunday. The only Mummy who didn’t let her daughter eat chocolate Easter Eggs at breakfast time.Well, I can’t have been but it felt…

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