Jane’s blog

Water is essential to life. It makes up about 60 per cent of our body weight and is important to help us regulate our body temperature, lubricate our joints, digest …
Read More

Seduced by the heat of the sun, t-shirts have been whipped off and legs that have been in hibernation since last summer have seen the light of day. If you have …
Read More

Summertime salads, grilled meat and fish, gathering with friends and family – you can’t beat a barbecue. But wait a minute… isn’t our penchant for barbecue meant to be a …
Read More

AS EXAM season starts and GCSE and A-level exams get under way, good nutrition could be the key to helping students cope a little better with stress, as well as …
Read More

Take a walk down the cereal aisle of any supermarket and you are sure to be bombarded with promises of health and wellbeing. For most people, breakfast is a quick …
Read More

One of the questions I get asked most often is what is a healthy portion size? We live in a time when supersize portions and family size packs have made …
Read More

If you suffer from hayfever, the seasonal sounds of summer – chirping birds and next door’s lawnmower can be the thing of nightmares. According to Allergy UK, around one third of …
Read More

If I told you that there was something we could all do to be a healthy weight, feel more energised, stop sugar cravings, support our immunity and promote good health, …
Read More

So, the sugar tax is here. Last week saw the introduction of a UK-wide levy on soft drinks, with the aim of tackling childhood obesity. This has encouraged many of …
Read More

Parkinson’s disease is neurological condition that affects around 8,000 people in Ireland. It is named after Dr James Parkinson, who first identified it in 1817. Parkinson’s disease affects the way …
Read More