Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects an increasing number of people as life gets overloaded and stressful. But how do you manage it?
15 August 2023
Food for thought
How chronic stress impacts health: the mechanism behind cortisol, abdominal fat and immune disfunction.
How stress affects health, abdominal fat and immunity. The mechanism.
30 March 2023
The importance of magnesium for your health: 9 benefits, sources, and supplements
Learn about the benefits of magnesium, its food sources, and the potential benefits of magnesium supplements. Nuush always takes a food-first approach.
12 March 2023
Are supplements better than food?
Is it better to eat real food or take nutritional supplements? A food-first approach is always a good grounding.
25 February 2023
Diet for diabetes – does it make any difference?
Does diet for diabetes make any difference? Learn about diabetes, why it happens and how diet and lifestyle make a difference.
15 November 2022
Zinc – are you getting enough in your diet?
Signs of zinc deficiency can be prevalent in a typical western diet. Are you getting enough zinc?
11 November 2022
Processed vs ultra-processed foods
Nearly all the food we eat is processed in some way. It’s the ultra-processed foods that we need to watch out for.
7 November 2022
Personal choice in diet and exercise
The health and nutrition sector gives out conflicting messages all the time so it’s no wonder people are confused and disordered about eating and exercise.
25 January 2022
Super healthy vs super skinny
If you’ve been following Nuush for a while I hope you’ve strongly picked up the vibe that we are about health rather than getting people super-skinny (unless they are naturally that way!) or encouraging six-pack formation!
4 January 2022
Saving money and eating well
How to save money on your food bill as well as eating healthily and protecting the planet.
8 November 2021
IBS, stress and the gut-brain connection
IBS is a prevalent condition in the developed world with 10-15% of people world wide suffering its symptoms and about 1 in 3 people in the UK, twice as many women as men.
25 March 2021
Doughnuts and DNA – is there a connection?
Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics. How what we eat can affect our genes.
19 February 2021
Detox
Thinking that a detox diet or juice cleanse is all you need to rid you of toxins and fat? Not so fast. Learn how awesome your body is with simple good food, sleep and activity.
9 February 2021
Why simply moving adds up to more than exercise
People tend to think that they have to do a spell of hard exercise each day or a few times a week in order for it to affect their weight and health but that’s not really true.
2 May 2019
What is Calcium?
Calcium is essential for living. We store an impressive 1kg of it in our bodies. Did you know that there is as much calcium in plants as there is in dairy?
15 April 2019
Protein Priority Order
What is protein and how much protein should you eat each day? Surprisingly for some there is as much protein in vegetables as in meat, dairy and fish.
8 April 2019
The thyroid
Despite its diminutive size the thyroid has a huge amount of control over the way the body works. Feeding it with iodine-rich food is good for your health.
25 March 2019
Real food, supplements and superfoods
We believe in the holistic properties of real food, rather than the singular, man-made properties of a pill or potion, or the focus on a particular fashion food.
11 March 2019
Do nothing every day
Make time for doing nothing Have you noticed people in waiting rooms and queues, at bus stops and on trains, in fact everywhere, as they
4 March 2019
Appetite
If we only followed our naturally evolved instincts we’d all be a healthy weight with no conscious effort. But appetite is complex!
28 January 2019
Food as reward
Often when that happens to children they grow up seeing food as a form of perk, a gift to themselves for being good. They feel
19 November 2018
Does healthy food make you slim?
Healthy foods are are gorgeous and nutritious, but that doesn’t make them energy-free.
8 October 2018
Stress and allostatic load
Stress and allostatic load: Stress is a way of life these days, it seems but there are still things we can do to prevent and offset it.
18 September 2018
Effects of alcohol
When considering the effects of alcohol on the body I’ve been saying the same thing for years: there is no safe level of alcohol.
27 August 2018
Meal planning and preparation
There’s one really simple concept that will hugely increase your healthy eating success. And I mean HUGELY! It’s meal planning and preparation.
13 August 2018
Perspective
Food should be loved, and be a source of daily happiness. Don’t let ‘being on a diet’ become a source of anxiety.
2 July 2018
There is no magic diet
Diet companies won’t tell you this, but there is no magic diet. Not even Nuush. The magic lies with you.
25 June 2018
Eating at the table
When did you last see your dining table cleared of all the usual house clutter? Eating at the table helps with digestion, mindfulness and it’s just more special!
11 June 2018
Make peace with food
Sweets as celebration and reward If you look at food given as gifts or made for children’s parties or family gatherings you’ll usually see it’s
21 May 2018
A manifesto for a simpler life
Eat less, move more. Buy less, make more. Stress less, laugh more. Make time, love more. Find a quiet spot every day and breathe. Five
23 April 2018
