Now more than ever it is important to look after our health.

And with this in mind I have decided to provide a free online nutritional therapy consultation to:

• Anyone living with cancer
• Individuals aged 70+ years 
• NHS frontline workers

As these are some of the most vulnerable groups in our community at this time, I'd like to be able to help where I can and keep our community healthy and feeling supported (not isolated or fearful).

I have been running online consultations for a number of years so I am fully able to provide my support and nutrition services by Zoom video consultation.

As my regular nutrition practice has been inundated with requests for nutritional advice, I am increasing my clinic hours on a Monday so I can offer this free service to the people who need it most. 

• You are aged >70 years
• You are someone working on the NHS frontline
• You are living with cancer 

Have you...

• Forgotten how it feels to feel good?
• Are you fed up wasting time worrying about what to eat?
• Feel like you pick up every cold and flu going despite eating healthily and exercising regularly?
• Sick of ‘dieting’ and want to understand what having a healthy diet really means all under the guidance of an experienced nutritionist?

As your Nutritional Therapist, I’ll help you get clear on exactly what you need to do to energise your life. And I'll help you create a healthier more balanced relationship with food so you feel confident you’re nourishing your body with all the right foods.  

Please follow the links below to book in your free online Nutritional Therapy Consultation.* Places will be filled on a first come first served basis. 

There has never been a more important time to put your health first.

Living with cancer:

Over 70 years of age:

NHS Frontline Worker

Terms and Conditions Apply

• One complimentary appointment per person. 
• Limited number of appointments available on Monday afternoons only. 
• Someone living with cancer applies to anyone who has recently completed treatment (in the last 5 years) or is receiving on-going treatment. Your oncologist and GP must be kept informed of any planned dietary changes.
• Appointments currently available until 31st May 2020. 
• Appointments must be booked online.
• Applies to online consultations by Zoom or telephone only. Instructions to join by Zoom will be emailed once booking completed. 
• This is a Nutritional Therapy service and does not replace medical treatment. 

​(I have completed additional NTEC accredited professional training in Nutrition and Cancer, 2018). Find out more about the work I do for the cancer charity Rainbow Valley here.

Find out more about my other nutrition packages, which are all available as online consultations here.  ​Sending you all love, Mary x

Food elimination diets and food diaries are a great place to start when you have gut health issues or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). They're often the place I start with my clients because it helps reduce some of the irritation and inflammation in the gut and provides symptomatic relief, which is great. But the long-game needs to be a multi-pronged approach.

If you've already read my blog post: ‘The single biggest reason you keep getting gut issues you've never realised' you'll understand why simply removing lots of foods from your diet alone is not going to sort your gut health problems in the longterm. It's simply step one. The likelihood is there could be numerous underlying risk factors at play which may need addressing in a step-by-step approach. 
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If you have been trialling free-from diets like the low-FODMAP diet or gluten and dairy-free diets for a while now, with some, or minimal progress, it’s definitely time to move on to the next step!
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​Here are FIVE REASONS WHY you need to stop stressing over food elimination diets only and rethink your gut healing strategy.  

If you have food intolerances that trigger digestive problems, including IBS, it suggests you may have a leaky gut. Cutting foods out may help reduce immediate symptoms in the short-term, but it isn’t solving the root of the problem – the leaky gut.

Food intolerance is usually just a symptom of an unhappy gut. The heart of the issue is often to do with a leaky gut, ​which I've talked about before here. 

I'll be sharing my 5-step gut healing plan at my up-coming gut health event, Learn to Love your Gut. 

The low-FODMAP diet can sometimes be helpful when there is chronic bloating, IBS and/or Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). However, the Low-FODMAP diet is not recommended for long-term use (> 6 weeks). 

This is because the low-FODMAP diet is a low fibre diet and gut bacteria need fibre to flourish. Long-term use of the low-FODMAP diet has a negative impact on the diversity of bacteria in your gut. It's also incredibly challenging and it can make food anxiety much worse. It really worries me when clients tell me they have been following a low-FODMAP diet for months on end in a bid to control their digestive symptoms. Book a call and we can chat through some options!!