Real live workshop!!

This week, all being well, will be my first face to face nutrition workshop for what feels like forever. As for most other people, Covid has pushed everything on line and I have become much more comfortable facilitating meetings on line and presenting whilst sitting in my little room talking to my computer. It feels…

Anyone in the family heading to Uni?

They might find our booklet Eating Well on a Budget really helpful. Simple recipes that are cheap, advice on how to make eating cheaper yet tasty with a nod to something close to many young people’s hearts – the planet. It is possible to reduce our impact on the planet with the food we eat…

Total Lock Down – Eat Well, Stay Well

Macron announced last night that no-one is to leave their homes except to do essential things for at least 2 weeks. The borders closed at noon today and after that time you need to have a form explaining the reason why you are out and about! Luckily, we have the internet and lots of digital…

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…