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Are you getting enough potassium in your diet?
Potassium is an essential mineral and electrolyte* – that means we need to consume it in the diet. It’s fairly common for people to have inadequat...
Omega-6 and omega-3 foods
Omega-6 tends to get all the attention. Get the balance between your omegas right by eating plenty of omega-3 foods....
Insulin, energy, fat storage and diabetes.
Insulin is a key player in energy production and storage but ask most people what it is and they’ll just say “Something to do with blood sugar”....
Your stomach is an amazing thing
We all take our digestive systems and stomachs for granted. We push food in at the top, it comes out at the bottom and we forget the absolute miracles...
fitnaturally’s portion size guide
Instead of living with the bore of weighing food, counting points or calories and tapping everything you eat into a phone you can use nature’s c...
Detox diets, juice diets. The truth.
January is a popular time for ‘detoxing’. Juice cleanses, fasts, gluten- and dairy-free diets and all manner of supposed cleansing regimes are und...
Food and mood
Certain neurotransmitters affect our ‘mood’ by making us more alert and hyper or by doing the reverse and helping to calm us. What is a neurotrans...
The Game Changers Netflix documentary
I’ve been inundated with questions about the validity of information in this Netflix documentary which promotes a plant-based (that’s vega...
Where does weight and fat actually go when you lose it?
Someone asked this recently, and it’s a really great question. Does fat literally melt and ooze out of our skin? Does it come out of anywhere else?!...
Turmeric. Is it a wonder spice?
Turmeric is an orange-coloured spice often used in Indian cooking. The powder comes from the root of the turmeric plant and people have eaten it for t...
Overweight and obesity – what are they and why do they really matter?
This is always a tricky topic to discuss because body size is so closely linked to emotion and self-esteem. Before reading this please be aware that t...
Legumes and pulses
Baked beans have their place but if that’s that only pulse in your life then you – and your gut – are missing out on a massive range of nutrient...
Food and dairy ethics. How our choices affect the planet, people and animals.
This article is about the environmental and ethical dilemmas we face when choosing between certain foods, such as milk, and their alternatives....
Gluten free – necessary for health, or a fad?
Are people really becoming more sensitive to gluten? Read about what gluten actually is, how you digest it and why it doesn't deserve its bad reputati...
Milk and dairy – good or bad?
Something I come across lots with new clients and fitnat followers is the exclusion of milk and dairy produce from the diet. But is milk and dairy rea...
Is veganism healthy?
2017 was huge for veganism and 2018 will likely see even more people turning to a purely plant-based diet. So is a vegan diet healthy, is it ethical a...
Cortisol and its effects on your health, good and bad
If we have a lifestyle that means we constantly have cortisol circulating in our bodies it can play havoc with our overall health....
The importance of oral health
Our mouths can reflect our health and good oral hygiene is a fantastic, if undervalued, health behaviour....
Vitamin B12 – what it is and what to eat
Vitamin B12 is essential for many of the body’s processes. In this article we tell you what it is, why it's important and how not to become deficien...
What’s the truth about alcohol and health?
Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol can lead to a horrible range of health issues, some very serious. They include: hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, ment...
What is iron and what does it do for our bodies
Iron’s main job is to help make haemoglobin, which carries oxygen around the body in red blood cells....
