Whenever I get to retell my story, I always hear myself say, ‘I was the last person I thought would get cancer’. I was diagnosed at 48 and had been a Dietitian for over 20 years. I had left the food pyramid behind years before, because I knew that what I...
What do you think of when I say ‘dietitian’? Deprivation diets? Healthy food pyramid? Outdated, industry-driven recommendations? I asked that question in a business group this week and in less than 24 hours over 60 women had responded and none of them were...
Often when we compare our diets to those around us, it can seem that what we’re eating is far more ‘healthy’ than everyone else…so we should be OK right? I know that before I got cancer I thought I was ticking all the diet and lifestyle boxes to not...
Fibre has been getting a lot of attention lately and for good reason – we don’t eat enough of it and our health is suffering. . Many of my clients are NOT regular! This means daily girls! And if you need a coffee to help get things moving you’re...
When do you decide enough is enough? When that one glass of wine continually turns into two? Or is it when that weekend chocolate treat becomes a daily affair and you realise that it’s time to reign it in? . The twist is that when you’ve had cancer, you...
After life returns to some kind of normalcy, you will no doubt find yourself back in the kitchen. Even if your pre-cancer diet was ‘healthy’, or so you thought, you are now keener than ever to eat well. . You’ve researched a lot since your...
