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Cleanse & Rejuvenate

Ange — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:17:41 +0000

How would you like to start the year feeling energised, clear headed, less bloated and with clear skin? Then maybe our Cleanse & Rejuvenating programme is for you? For more details, download the information sheet below

Cleanse & Rejuvenate Programme

Angela Walker is a London based Nutritional Therapist with clinics at Triyoga London and Notting Hill. For more information contact Angela Walker at Fabulous Nutrition. www.fabulousnutrition.co.uk.

Shop til you drop for fabulous foods

Ange — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:46:44 +0000

Take a look at the new shop from Fabulous Nutrition where you can pick up some fabulous ingredients as recommended in our recipes and meal ideas. Organic coconut oil, delicious oils, lecithin granules and pumpkin seed butter are all available. We’ll be adding more soon, including healthy protein powders and some delicious gluten free breads so watch this space. You will have to log in to search. If you have any questions on what’s right for you then please email me (see contact section). It’s still at a ‘beta’ stage so please send me any feedback on what we can do better as well.

Click here to shop (click on Angela’s Choice to access the login area)

Fabulous Nutrition is a London based Nutritional Therapy Clinic offering bespoke nutrition programmes. For more information contact Angela Walker at Fabulous Nutrition. www.fabulousnutrition.co.uk.

The future of personalised Nutrition

Ange — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:52:39 +0000

The term Nutrigenomics refers to the effect of components in food on our gene expression. Many believe this will be the future of personalised nutrition and this funky little tool provides an interactive guide to the history of nutrigenomics.

A short history of nutrigenomics

Pamper Evening at Special Yoga Centre

Ange — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:21:56 +0000

This Friday we’re going to be at the Special Yoga centre in Queens Park for their Pamper Evening. Angela Walker will be offering 15 minute ‘taster’ nutrition consultations and we’ll be selling some healthy snacks and foods and selected supplements.

If you want to improve your diet contact nutrition expert Angela Walker through the book appointment tab above.

Fabulous Nutrition is a London based Nutritional Therapy Clinic, addressing functional imbalance in the body with bespoke nutrition programmes. Whether you have a diagnosed condition, want to improve digestion problems, lose weight, slow the effects of aging or kick-start a new health regime, Angela Walker at Fabulous Nutrition can help. www.fabulousnutrition.co.uk.

There’s a whole world living in your gut

Ange — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:01:02 +0000

The MetaHIT project is undertaking the biggest census of the bugs living inside our guts. The European study has taken samples from 124 subjects; a mixture of healthy, overweight and people suffering with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and identified the genes of the intestinal microbials (mainly bacteria) by DNA stretches.

The results are pretty impressive. They’ve found 3.3 million different genes from the samples taken, that’s 150 times more genes than in the human genome. About 40% of those are shared with at least 50% of the group, so we all have a core of the same bacteria in out guts. Each individual in the study has at least 160 different bacterial species.

One of the objectives of the study is to look at the function of these bacteria and work out which are contributing to our health and which seem to be more present in those with bowel disease or with obesity. That part of the study is on-going, but what they have revealed a functional core within the microbial genes, functions which are required for the whole ecosystem the ‘minimal human gut metagenome’. This set of functions is 3 times larger than had been previously thought. So this human host-bacterial interaction is clearly instrumental to our health yet we still have so much more to learn about it.

If you want to learn more about digestive health contact nutrition and digestion expert Angela Walker through the book appointment tab above.

Fabulous Nutrition is a London based Nutritional Therapy Clinic, addressing functional imbalance in the body with bespoke nutrition programmes. Whether you have a diagnosed condition, want to improve digestion problems, lose weight, slow the effects of aging or kick-start a new health regime, Angela Walker at Fabulous Nutrition can help. www.fabulousnutrition.co.uk.

Source :Qin et al A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing. Nature. 464, 59-65

The Times love nutrition at Jiva Healing

Ange — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:28:48 +0000

Jiva Healing was once again named one of the top places to detox by The Times. Jiva featured in their review of 21 spa and retreat holidays earlier this month “The sessions on nutrition are exceptionally good”.

Angela Walker will be offering nutrition sessions at Jiva Healing retreats to Turkey in June 2011 and at the ’sassy’ Littleton Mill from 26th to 30th Jan 2010.

If you want to learn more about toxin avoidance and detoxification contact nutrition and detoxification expert Angela Walker through the book appointment tab above.

Fabulous Nutrition is a London based Nutritional Therapy Clinic, addressing functional imbalance in the body with bespoke nutrition programmes. Whether you have a diagnosed condition, want to improve digestion problems, lose weight, slow the effects of aging or kick-start a new health regime, Angela Walker at Fabulous Nutrition can help. www.fabulousnutrition.co.uk.

The Diabetes Gut Link

Ange — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:25:50 +0000

Our understanding of the role of the microorganisms in the gut (also known as microbiota) is growing by the day.

A study published earlier this year looked at the microbial mass of diabetic and healthy populations and found that the level of Bifidobacterium species were significantly lower in the diabetic group [1]

What we eat affects the microbiota in the gut. A high fat diet will increase a certain type of bacteria (Gram negative) bacteria in the gut produce bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS); it is thought that LPS stimulate the inflammation cascade seen in diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome[2].

The Bifidobacterium are gram positive; which is why they are likely to be lower in diabetics.

More reasons why a low fat diet, with plenty of fibre (beans, pulses, whole grains) to ‘feed’ the good bacteria is a good idea.

This also means it makes good sense to look at optimising the bacterial populations and overall gut function whenever you have an obesity, metabolic syndrome or diabetic situation.

For more information on nutrition please contact Angela Walker at Fabulous Nutrition.

Fabulous Nutrition is a London based Nutritional Therapy Clinic, addressing functional imbalance in the body with bespoke nutrition programmes. www.fabulousnutrition.co.uk

[1] Wu et al (2010 Molecular Analysis of Intestinal Dominant Bacteria in Diabetes Patients. Curr. Microbiol 61:69-78

[2] Cani et al (2007) Metabolic Endotoxemia Initiates Obesity and Insulin Resistance. Diabetes. 56

Cellular Rhythm and Dance of Life

Ange — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:48:23 +0000

Ever wondered just what goes on inside the body? These incredible animations from Harvard University bring to life the incredible processes and interactions of our cells to life.

Narrated by Jeff Bland PhD as part of the IFM Symposium earlier this year, this little piece of film goes right to the heard of the functional medicine approach to health and wellness. There are about 10 ¹⁴ (100 trillion) cells in the body. Each one is a powerhouse of energy production, synthesis and creation. We need all those cellular processes and interactions to be firing on all cylinders, all of which depends on the right balance of nutrients; amino acids, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.

The commentary by Dr Bland might sound very complicated, but the basic message is simple: there is a dynamic interaction between our environment (what we eat, what we are exposed to) and our cells. It’s all interconnected and there are numerous ways to intervene to promote optimal health.

For more information on nutrition please contact Angela Walker at Fabulous Nutrition.

Fabulous Nutrition is a London based Nutritional Therapy Clinic, addressing functional imbalance in the body with bespoke nutrition programmes. www.fabulousnutrition.co.uk

What’s the evidence for Nutrition?

Ange — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:19:57 +0000

“Where’s the evidence based research for nutrition?” is a pretty fair question that we definitely have an answer to, it’s just that the standard of evidence for drugs and medication doesn’t really lend itself to nutrition. The big randomised control trials (RCT’s) are ideal for measuring the effect of a single intervention (drug) on a population. Measuring the effect of a single nutrient is more difficult; the effect of vitamins and minerals are seldom seen in isolation. What’s more, the large, randomised controlled trials are expensive to run. Drug trials are commercially driven, but no one can patent a vitamin or mineral.

The detractors to the natural or nutritional approach claim that without RCT’s the evidence for nutritional interventions is weak. While the nutritionists know the evidence is there, it just isn’t always in the format and framework set for drugs and medications.

At the Food and Behaviour (FAB) recent conference Feeding Success: Why Better Nutrition is Vital for Improving Mental Health and Performance one of the speakers, David Rex proposed a 5 step pyramid as a new gold standard for dietary evidence:

Is there evidence of marginal or excessive intakes of this nutrient at the population or individual level?
Are there plausible mechanisms through which the nutrient food or diet might help?
Is the food, nutrient, or diet broadly consistent with “healthy eating” messages?
Are there populations who consume this nutrient, food or diet and this level without obvious harmful effects?
Is there some evidence from clinical trials in favour of the proposed nutrient, food or diet?

Sounds like common sense doesn’t it? Wouldn’t it be great if we could accept that one size doesn’t fit all and apply this pyramid to assessing nutritional or dietary evidence?

And just to be controversial, what if we applied point 4 to medications? Are there any populations who have eaten statins for 1000’s of years without harmful effect?

For more information on nutrition please contact Angela Walker at Fabulous Nutrition.

Fabulous Nutrition is a London based Nutritional Therapy Clinic, addressing functional imbalance in the body with bespoke nutrition programmes. www.fabulousnutrition.co.uk

Want to know what Mercury does to your brain?

Ange — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:47:30 +0000

Recent posts have mentioned the reasons for avoiding mercury, the heavy metal which finds it’s way into our bodies from food (especially fish), water (it’s been found in tap water) and silver fillings. This video from the University of Calgary shows you exactly what damage the mercury does to our brain cells (neurons). It’s full of the science, but all presented in a simple way

If you are concerned about mercury toxicity then the Nutritional Therapy process will be able to identify if it is a potential problem to an individual. Laboratory tests can identify levels and a detoxification programme can be introduce.

For more information please contact Angela Walker at Fabulous Nutrition.

Fabulous Nutrition is a London based Nutritional Therapy Clinic, addressing functional imbalance in the body with bespoke nutrition programmes. www.fabulousnutrition.co.uk