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Immunity

How to support your immunity as we head into winter.

Olivia SmartOctober 8, 2024immune support, autoimmune, vitamin d, covid, vitamin c, vitamin a, gut, allergies, intolerances, sugar, alcohol, sleep, stress, inflammation, fibre, probiotics, prebiotics, echinacea, elderberry, zinc, beta glucans, mushrooms, virus, nutrition, diet, nature, magnesium, forest bathing

Vitamin D

What do we need it for? Where do you get it from? How much do you need? Can you have too much? Who is at greater risk of deficiency?

Terrain v pathogen

A glance at how medicine has evolved since the 19th century, at why the latest diets, trends or supplements may not be right for you and how nutritional therapy works in this context.

Olivia SmartMarch 25, 2021louis pasteur, germ theory, claude bernard, allopathic medicine, genes, diet, nutritional therapist, nutritionist, stress, terrain, pathogen, naturopathy, naturopath, weight loss, natrolive

Gut and Weight Loss

Losing weight can be hard. Diet and exercise are important, but many other factors can play a role: inflammation, hormone imbalance, genetics, lack of sleep, stress and an imbalanced microbiome. Reduced gut bacterial diversity is associated with weight gain, so restoring a healthy balanced gut may aid weight loss.

Supplements

Do we need to take supplements or can we get all the necessary nutrients from food? Are all supplements the same? How do we know if we need to take them and which ones?

Olivia SmartJanuary 3, 2020supplements, nutritional therapy, nutritionist, natrolive, diet, vitamins, minerals, naturopath, functional medicine, fulham nutritionist, london nutritionist

Menopause: breaking the taboo

Let’s talk about the menopause…what are the symptoms to look out for and natural ways you can alleviate them.