In today's fast-paced and demanding world, burnout has become a growing concern. Though the role of nutrition in burnout is often overlooked, I believe that maintaining a well-balanced nutrient-dense diet plays a crucial role in preventing burnout and supporting overall health. In this blog article, we explore the dietary strategies that can help you avoid burnout and enhance your overall resilience.

For a lot of my clients, busy lifestyles and hectic jobs mean that breakfast can often fall by the wayside as they juggle morning routines before rushing off to get to the office on time. However, making time for a healthy balanced breakfast is really important. And if anything more than a quick coffee on route to work seems impossible to you, there are ways to make it easier for yourself! So why is it so important to have breakfast and what kind of foods should you be aiming to eat?

A healthy spin on a classic chili con carne. This brightly flavoured chili is perfect for batch cooking or leftovers for later in the week. It is filling but not heavy and makes great comfort food. |t’s easy to make this dish vegetarian by swapping the turkey for tempeh and opting for vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.

When it comes to healthy eating, we naturally tend to focus on what’s on our plate, but should we also be thinking about when we eat? Research has shown that as many as 50% of us spread our meals and snacks out across 15 or more hours of the day. But the evidence suggests that 10 hours or less may well be an optimal eating window for many of us. Having periods of time in every 24 hours where we are not eating is essential for repairing, resetting and rejuvenating all of our organs and tissues, and strengthening our immune system.

Living on the blood sugar rollercoaster isn’t a whole lot of fun. When I was in my 20s, I didn’t know much about food so I used to have a cinnamon bun and a latte every morning for breakfast. And I used to feel like crap every single day… I had intense mood swings, bouts of depression, brain fog and fatigue. Then I discovered the importance of food for health, and it completely changed my life forever. By adopting the principles of eating whole foods over processed foods and cutting out excess sugar, I found that I could feel consistently great. This became my new ‘normal’ and it can be yours too.

This is a tasty combination of sweetness from the dried fruits and heat from the Moroccan spices. This dish is a great way to include more legumes in your diet and requires minimal effort to make, so its an excellent choice for mid-week dinners.

Now that winter is here I am making a lot more soup. Soups are a fantastic way to increase your intake of plant foods and warm you up on a cold day. This carrot & miso soup recipe is full of nutrient dense anti-inflammatory ingredients. It is also rich in prebiotic and probiotic foods to benefit our gut microbes.

Most of us do not realise how truly remarkable sleep is. Sleep enhances your memory and makes you more creative. It keeps you slim, lowers food cravings and makes you look more attractive. It wards off colds and flu. It lowers your risk of heart attacks, stroke and diabetes. It protects you from cancer, dementia and adds years onto your life. It even makes you feel happier, less depressed and less anxious.

I find stress has a role to play in the majority of clients I work with. Helping clients to understand how stress may be impacting their health, and suggesting ways to address it, is an important part of the work I do.

A light bite packed with colourful vegetables to promote gut health and oily fish, olive oil and anti-inflammatory spices to fuel better brain health.

Despite the population being better fed, hydrated and protected than ever before, unexplained fatigue is the most commonly reported medical symptom. So why is there such a mismatch between the resources available to us and our energy output?

IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is an umbrella term used to describe undesirable gut symptoms including chronic or recurrent abdominal pain and altered bowel habits (change in stool frequency and consistency). It is often a multifactorial condition, and as such, the underlying cause(s) can be difficult to pin down.

This fresh vegetable juice packs in vital nutrients with healthy fibre and ginger root to aid gut motility and promote regularity. A great way to kick start your day.

This wholesome vegan/vegetarian dish is bursting with gut and brain healthy ingredients. The mint and coriander garnish, and a side of quinoa, make it even more nutritious and flavourful.

There is an intricate link between food and mood. Eating the right foods can actually make us feel happier whilst eating the wrong foods can make our mood much worse.

The secret to enjoying granola that tastes delicious and powers brain health is to make it yourself. A healthy granola starts with the right ingredients. You want to use whole, nutrient dense grains, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, healthy oils, unrefined sweeteners and spices.

Calorie counting is only one approach to weight loss (and its often the hardest). Only a small percentage of people who follow a calorie restricted diet are able to lose weight and keep it off. If you’ve struggled with conventional dieting in the past, maybe its time for a new approach?

Good nutrition builds better brains and nutrient depletion threatens those brains later in life. Alzheimer’s is one of the most feared diseases of our time and is becoming ever more prevalent. Until recently there was little light at the end of the tunnel but that might be changing. New research shows that nutritional and preventative approaches may be able to halt the disease process, and even put it into reverse, if the illness is diagnosed and treated early enough.

This thick and creamy stew blends tomatoes, almonds and spices. Chicken or root vegetables also work well in place of pork. Like most stews, this dish gets more flavourful over time so its perfect for leftover lunches.

There is a lot of confusion that exists around fats and whether they are good or bad for us. For many years fat has been villainised, but as it turns out, a fat free diet isn’t all that great for our health. So what’s the deal?