There’s been a lot of advice lately about looking after your mental health during the various national lockdowns. Whether that be going to the gym, walking, practising mindfulness in one of its many guises, taking up a new hobby, or catching up on collecting your vitamin D (Obviously depending on the weather here). I have…
If you’re struggling to fit healthy fruits and vegetables into your daily life then this recipe is for you. In her latest blog post for the Derbyshire Benevolent Trust, our resident nutrition expert Steph Hayes ANutr said that if we want to create healthy goals that last all year long then we need to find…
Exercise is a tried and tested way of increasing your brain’s level of serotonin, the happy hormone. But as the nights draw in and the weather gets colder, it can be difficult to find the motivation to exercise. This can result in having lower levels of energy which can then lead to low moods. Experiencing…
Hello 2021! A new year is always seen as a fresh start, the term ‘New Year, New Me’ gets thrown around a lot and we all start making resolutions and goals for the next year. After the festive period we commit to ‘Dry January’, ‘De-chox’, ‘Veganuary’, starting a new ‘diet’, sometimes with an air of…
If you are looking to improve your diet you need to keep track of what you eat, so it’s important to understand portion sizes. It can be very easy to misjudge the size of food and you may end up eating far more calories than you realise! It can be hard to know exactly what…
Hello! I’m Steph, a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) and resident Nutrition Advisor for the DBT. I’ve popped on here to give you some advice for keeping active and healthy through the winter months! With the days getting colder and the sun setting earlier, it can be easy to just want to stay inside in the…
Nutrition can be incredibly complex. The latest fad diets often ignore this, resulting in restrictive food rules with little concern about how the prolonged deprivation of nutrients can cause long-term harm to our bodies. This is why it’s best to follow the advice of Registered Nutritionists who have studied the profession for years and who…
This is the perfect recipe to use up leftovers and get in all of those much needed vitamins and minerals that keep your immune system functioning over winter. Bibimbap is a Korean dish that means mixed rice. Traditionally it is served with a hot chili paste called gochujang, but we don’t expect anyone to have…
