Lynn Burns RNutr

Let’s Talk Food Website

Let’s Talk Food has it’s own Facebook group, it has a range of e-books and now it has it’s own website that hosts courses and downloadable resources both free and paid. It is most definitely a work in progress with so many ideas for future courses and booklets – some being developed by our student…

Would you like to cook with Soya?

Thanks to the isoflavones, sometimes referred to as phytoestrogens, soya has been shown to be very effective for reducing hot flushes in menopausal women. In addition, soya also has a beneficial effect on heart health risk and cholesterol levels – both tend to increase around menopause. Despite a fear that phytoestrogens may not be helpful…

Introduction to Mindful Eating

….the on-line course After some lovely feedback on the Let’s Talk Food freebie resources on Mindful Eating, I am happy to share that we have expanded the topic to produce a short on-line course. The course addresses the basics that most people can consider in order to adopt a bit more awareness to eating. We…

Exciting projects!

This week was really exciting. We met our placement students properly as they prepared to get stuck in to projects for the Let’s Talk Food collaboration that I have with Dr Laura Wyness. They will be helping us to help build content and adapt existing material. Last year, Michelle Gavin joined us and worked on…

Mindful Eating – what is it?

Before Christmas I posted about mindful eating and how it might be useful over the Christmas period. Now that we are in January, the time for new year resolutions and losing weight and eating better has hit. Maybe a bit of mindful eating principles would be more helpful than a new diet? So how can…

Mindful eating and Christmas

For many people, there is a lot of stress about all the food and the indulgence. Christmas comes around once a year and we should all be able to sit down at Christmas and enjoy our Christmas dinner. The dinner itself is generally a pretty balanced roast dinner with lean meat and lots of vegetables….

Easy Christmas gift needed?

Christmas this year may be a little difficult. If, like me, you need to travel across international borders to see family, plans may suddenly have to change or become more expensive. If you can’t take presents to family and suddenly it is too late to send something then a digital gift might be perfect. We…

Christmas is about kind words….

….and I would like to share some kind words that I have read about our Eating Well on a Budget. I love your book. No – I really love it! Wonderfully myth-busting ……. so easy to read and with interesting subject matter encapsulated by each heading and wrapping up with some great recipes that even I could try. …

Out now – Soya & Phytoestrogens

We did it! We have launched our mini-book on soya phytoestrogens. The what, why and how much – what are they, why should we eat them and how much is a good amount. Phytoestrogens can sound a bit scary – a term that makes them sound a bit like a chemical to be avoided. They…