The holiday season is synonymous with joy, love, and, of course, delicious food! While this can often mean over-indulgence in rich foods, alcohol, gluten and sugar, which can often leave us feeling sluggish and experiencing a range of digestive symptoms – it doesn’t have to be that way! Embracing the festive spirit doesn’t mean compromising on your commitment to health and wellness, and your Christmas meal has the potential to be incredibly supportive of your gut health, as well as your overall wellbeing. 

With a hint of festive cheer in the air, and our calendars inching closer to Christmas and New Year joy and celebration, it is worth taking the time now to give your liver a little extra support and protection. Our expert Nutritional Therapist, gives her top liver supporting tips.

Many of us will have begun working through our to-do lists for Christmas and the last thing we need is a seasonal cold or flu virus making us feel less than merry. As the nights are drawing in, and the temperatures dropping, now is the time to focus on giving your immune system the extra support it needs to stay strong and resilient over the whole Christmas period.

As women approach their 50s their requirements for nutrients change and health priorities may need to shift towards focusing on bone and heart health, muscle maintenance and supporting hormonal fluctuations

Bio-effective supplements are designed to ensure that the nutrients they contain are not only absorbed well by the body but are also used effectively to provide the intended health benefits. This involves using the best forms of nutrients (usually ones that are as close to nature as possible), and ensuring a balanced formulation for efficacy. 

Acerola (Malpighia emarginata DC.) also known as Barbados cherry or West Indian cherry is an evergreen shrub which flourishes in warm and tropical climates and bears small cherry-like fruit – which is known to be one of the richest natural sources of vitamin C in the world.

Mushrooms are everywhere in the nutrition and wellness space right now, from capsules to coffee blends, the reported benefits of medicinal mushrooms are far-reaching and hold benefits to women’s health at any age.

Whilst antibiotics absolutely save lives, there has been a long-standing culture of over-prescription. This has led to problems that we are now experiencing such as antibiotic resistance and can also be at the heart of many of the gastrointestinal symptoms that are so commonly experienced today.

The good news? If you do need to take antibiotics, there are lots of steps you can take to minimise the potential side effects and support your gut health.

As we head into autumn and winter, the nights are drawing in and the temperatures are dropping…. as are our vitamin D levels. Ensuring optimal levels of nutrients to support a healthy immune system can protect us against the colds and flu that are so common at this time of year, and vitamin D is undoubtedly one of the most important nutrients for immune health.