How to ‘stress-less’ as a bride-to-be…..
13th April 2012As a bride-to-be (and a three times bridesmaid) I know only too well how, during all the wedding preparations, the pressure can mount until the word ‘stress’ doesn’t even touch how you’re feeling! But by making some simple changes to our diet and lifestyle, we can help the body feel more in control
Read MoreThe butcher, the baker and…….the supermarket
15th March 2012Billericay is lucky enough to have a fantastic butcher on the high street called Masons of Billericay. They source free range meat from local suppliers and even make their own sausages with 95% meat content. If you’re going to eat sausages this is the ONLY way to do it!
Read MoreLet the sun shine….with vitamin D….
20th February 2012If anyone were to ask me after 4 or so years of studying nutrition what my favourite vitamin is the answer would be easy – vitamin D. Now I know having a favourite vitamin (and in fact vitamin D isn’t actually a vitamin, but more on that later) is a bit geeky but let’s face it, that’s what I am!
Read MoreWhat is your nursery feeding your kids….
18th January 2012It is shocking to hear that one in five children are overweight or obese as they start their school reception year – clearly something needs to be done.
Read MoreWoohoo we’ve arrived….!!!
13th January 2012A big hello and welcome to I Love Greens! After many months of changing my mind, deciding and then changing my mind again the website is up and running. Big thank you to Eric Foster who designed my nifty branding and Jason Hyatt at Resolution Creative for the stunning website.[...]
Read MoreAll bread is the same…..think again…
7th June 2011I’m always amazed by the amount of people who benefit from the removal of the classic white bread from their diet, even those who don’t come to me with digestive complaints
Read MoreWhy is it all about the drugs….?
17th February 2011So researchers think that “if adherence therapy were a new drug it would be hailed as a potentially major advance in hypertension treatment”(Professor Richard Gray, University of East Anglia). Whilst this is a positive step in the treatment of high blood pressure (HBP), there is actually another therapy that could be[...]
Read MoreFood for thought….
26th November 2010Another interesting summary from Dr Briffa… http://www.drbriffa.com/2010/11/22/critique-reveals-major-flaws-in-conventional-nutritional-guidelines/ ilovegreens
Read MoreTime for a rethink on nutrition….
18th March 2010The BBC today reports the story that malnutrition is a ‘long running concern in the NHS’ and that doctors are not sufficiently educated to “…assess and manage poor nutrition.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8572874.stm The lack of nutrition training a doctor receives will no doubt surprise many people, especially when the full impact of[...]
Read MoreLearn to love the bugs…….
4th March 2010Sorry, once again I’m a too busy to be able to blog about this but I wanted to post this link to an article on the BBC website. I think this will become a key area in our fight against infection in the future……. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8547454.stm ilovegreens
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