It is a tough journey. Chemo, surgery, radiotherapy, anxiety, fatigue….all this and life has still got to go on including eating, cooking and shopping. Somehow, those living with cancer need to be eating well to keep themselves as well nourished as possible so they can support their bodies to recover after each treatment or surgery…
Category: Eating well for specific health conditions
Eating well can help manage many health conditions from high blood pressure to Multiple Scelerosis. This is not dietetic advice, just tailored eating well information that will support any treatment that has been prescribed.
The Importance of Taste in Staying Healthy
Our sense of taste and smell can have a big impact on how healthy our diet is, and it is something that is often overlooked. Think to the last time you had a head cold and your sense of smell was dulled. Food becomes bland and boring. We lose our appetite as it is often…
A tale of HbA1c with a happy ending
First, I should explain what HbA1c is – I will let the experts do it for me. Here is how Diabetes UK explains Hb1Ac: The term HbA1c refers to glycated haemoglobin. It develops when haemoglobin, a protein within red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body, joins with glucose in the blood, becoming ‘glycated’. By measuring glycated…
Malnutrition Awareness Week
Last week was the first UK Malnutrition Awareness Week. And I don’t mean malnutrition in developing nations or in war torn countries. Malnutrition is a huge issue in the UK and Europe. It surprises people that malnutrition in developed nations cost more per year than the effects of obesity. The most recent estimate is £19.6…
Does focusing on obesity in a health campaign have a negative side?
Have you seen the OB_S_TY campaign by Cancer UK? It caused quite a stir in nutrition circles when it was launched. I wrote most of this back when it launched but didn’t hit publish button. The focus on weight and health in isolation still bothers me so this is post remains very relevant. I know…
Do you know someone with cancer?
I found out recently that a friend has been diagnosed with cancer. It is not the first time that a friend of mine has been through the mill (she came out the other side and is fit and healthy several years later- hooray) and I have seen friends cope with family members or close friends…
Fat and MS
Fat and MS There are diets out there that claim to do wonders to halt the progression of MS centred on modifying fat in the diet e.g. the Swank diet. The central principle is strictly limiting saturated fat and eating more polyunsaturated fats, maybe taking supplements. It is quite logical to consider that fats may…
Parkinson’s Disease Eating Well Talk
Last Saturday I went along to the Aylesbury Parkinson’s Disease support group and gave a presentation on eating well. I think it was a much appreciated session, there were lots of questions and people seemed to be very grateful for the information. Hydration is a big problem. There are so many reasons why something as…
10 July – Caroline Walker Trust lecture “Eating Our Way to a Healthy Old Age”
The Caroline Walker Trust held its 25th Anniversary Lecture last week and it was a really positive meeting. We had 3 amazing speakers talking about various aspects of improving the nutritional status of older people. Professor Janice Thompson asked as to consider what constitutes healthy ageing. She prompted us to consider how we engage with…
Eating Well 2 – Fruit and veg
It’s been a while since Eating Well 1. It’s about time I did the next installment. I think most people have heard the 5-a-day mantra yet many of us struggle to get 5 portions. What is so good about fruit and veg? How do they positively affect our health? In reality there is no one…
Lynn Burns RNutr 
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