With the Southern Hemispheric Winter well upon us, what are some of the best natural ways to help protect yourself from the common cough and cold and help relieve the symptoms. Vitamin C Now this is one that I think everyone has heard. To dose up on Vitamin C at the onset of a cold or cough. But does it really work? Vitamin C can act as a natural antihistamine and has many anti-inflammatory properties whilst also helping to boost your immune system. So yes it does work, but

As a Nutritionist when i get sick I try to avoid antibiotics as much as I can and they definitely get a very bad rap. However in saying this, I know there are definitely times when antibiotics are needed and when they have quite literally saved my life! Case in point last year when I had Epiglostitis (fancy word for a really constricted and sore throat) and spent 3 days in hospital on an IV of antibiotics and steroids and the doctors said if I hadn't come in when I did It wou

Flash back to January 2015. I had just flown in from one of my best friends weddings in Dubai. A week or so later I had taken a Friday afternoon off work and went shopping. Walking past the local pet store I looked in and saw this beautiful little man staring back at me wagging his tail. It was a Beaglier (Beagle x King Charles spaniel). I had never heard of this breed before, I had heard of them separately but not as this mix. I am vehemently opposed to buying a dog from a p

So this is a hotly debated topic. Some people spout protein as the best thing since sliced bread and others fear it like the devil. I used to be all about high protein. I was eating somewhere between 120 - 130g of protein per day. Now I eat somewhere between 60-70 grams per day so almost half of what I used to eat so as you can see I've been at both ends of the spectrum. Let's firstly start with what is protein? Protein occurs in all living cells and are made up of groups of