How’s your blood pressure? Is your blood pressure under 120/80mmHg? If you don’t know your numbers, here’s why it really matters. According to Blood Pressure UK (the Blood Pressure Association), every day in the UK, 350 people have a stroke or heart attack that could have been prevented. High blood pressure is responsible for more [...]

In the health awareness calendar for 2024, February is Heart Health month. New research was published on 22nd January, stating that premature deaths from cardiovascular disease have reached their highest rate in England for more than a decade.  We have written extensively about nutrition to support a healthy cardiovascular system so this is a timely [...]

Try Nutritional Therapist Fiona Hayers' delicious vegan soup to keep you warm this winter! Serves 8 INGREDIENTS 4 tbsp olive or coconut oil 4 small onions or large shallots, roughly chopped 2 red chillies, finely chopped 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 4 cm root ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 kilo of fresh pumpkin/butternut [...]

January is the time for New Year’s resolutions with many of these are designed to improve our overall health and wellbeing.  It has become popular in the last few years to adopt a vegan diet in the New Year, in fact Veganuary is thought to have been followed by over 700,000 people last year. But [...]

What is gestational diabetes and how you can minimise your risk Gestational diabetes is a condition where high blood sugar levels develop during pregnancy, most commonly during the second or third trimester.  It affects both the mother and baby and if left uncontrolled during pregnancy, high blood sugar levels can lead to complications during childbirth, [...]

Fiona Hayers, Nutritional Therapist at Luck's Yard Clinic points us in the right direction to help our children deal with seasonal coughs and colds. The start of a new school year is upon us after a long summer break.  We are all good at getting the kids ready with pencil cases, school shoes, sports kits [...]