by Alice Yeates | Nov 20, 2019 | Blog
One of my clients recently posted saying that she had skipped breakfast because she wasn’t hungry. When you skip breakfast your body relies on cortisol (the stress hormone) to access sugar from storage for energy. If you are already stressed this just adds to it. I...
by Alice Yeates | Nov 12, 2019 | Blog
When I started working with Green Farm one of the things we discussed was including enough protein in the meals, particularly in vegetarian and vegan meals. Many people are opting for plant based diets these days and as a nutritional therapist Help Me Healthy is...
by Alice Yeates | Nov 11, 2019 | Blog
Weight gain and Diabetes. What is it that is causing this epidemic that is leading to masses of people getting Type 2 Diabetes? Is it fat or is it sugar? Or is it just the way we eat? My belief is that sugar is the main culprit along with poor quality fat (more on...
by Alice Yeates | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog
So why is protein so important?Most people eat enough protein to prevent deficiency but some individuals would do better to have a much higher protein intake such as in pregnancy, states of ill health (other than kidney disease) or those recovering from injury. When...
