Nutrition
Blood Sugar Imbalance
If you are feeling tired, lethargic, more easily anxious, thirsty, are getting headaches, and gaining body fat, and your GP has not found anything wrong, it might be that your blood sugar balance needs addressing Why is blood sugar balance so important? We need to have sugar: glucose, in our blood at all times so…
Read MoreNutritionist helps TV couple conceive
Adapted from an article originally published in The Sutton & Croydon Guardian Nutrition therapist and fertility expert Yvonne Bishop-Weston guided the pair, who were on a nutrition program as part of the GMTV LK Today show on ITV. The programme followed The Baby Race, a competition between three couples and their therapists in a race…
Read MoreWhat is the difference between a Dietician and a Nutritional Therapist?
Much has been made of the lack of Nutrition training given to doctors with around 70% reporting that their training in nutrition amounted to around 2 hours and yet research is consistently showing that nutrition plays a part in almost all chronic diseases. Knowing which type of health professional you need to help with your…
Read MoreHow to master the weaning process
First published in Baby Magazine : Yvonne Bishop Weston Guest Features Kabrita’s leading clinical nutrition therapist, Yvonne Bishop-Weston, specialises in infant nutrition; here she shares with us her top tips to help make the weaning process as smooth as possible. 1. Lead by example From as early as practical, be a great role model by sitting…
Read MoreYvonne on Safer Vegan Pregnancy & children’s health
Pregnancy and baby health Dietitian Sandra Hood RD and nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston BSc DipION mBANT spoke on “Safer Vegan Pregnancy for Women and Children’s Health”, at the first-ever Professionals Vegan Health Summit at VegfestUK London.
Read MoreThe healthiest cookware – according to a nutritionist
There has been much debate in recent years about which kitchen stove-top pots and pans are the healthiest to use for cooking and worries about some brands of kitchen cookware, saucepans and pots that release toxins into your food whilst cooking. Arguments are used by the raw food movement to not cook at all because…
Read MoreHow to avoid a hangover – a nutritionist’s advice
Whether it’s a summer BBQ or Christmas party, there are plenty of times through the year you might overindulge in Alcohol and be faced with the dreaded hangover. Drink less, enjoy more How much alcohol affects us depends on our liver enzymes and gender. Women tend to suffer worse short and long-term effects. Some of…
Read MorePlant-based sources of vegan & vegetarian DHA and EPA & Essential Fats
The Omega 3 benefit is now well known, with omega 3 6 9 and omega 3 supplements being recommended to at us at every opportunity. Here Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston looks at diet options for vegetarians and vegans and those with ethical and religious concerns surrounding seeking vegetarian and vegan EPA and DHA sustainable alternatives to omega 3 …
Read MoreKey Nutrient Sources for Vegetarians and Vegans
If you tell people you are embarking on a vegetarian diet and especially if you are also avoiding eggs and dairy as a vegan, the concerns you will often be confronted with are: “How will you get your calcium? What about your bones? Are you not likely to become anaemic? What about vitamin B12?” Although…
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