Is a Vitamin D supplement necessary?
What type are you? Do you take a multivitamin pill everyday, just in case? Or do you trust your body to get all it needs from your diet?...
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Clem Cleave
- Feb 22, 2022
- 5 min
Stop avoiding food - 5 things to focus on including in your diet
We are constantly told to stop drinking, eat less meat, reduce fat, avoid carbs, fear sugar, mind the ultra-processed food... So many...
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Clem Cleave
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
A feast for our gut microbiota - Bibimbap recipe
A bibimbap is a delicious Korea rice dish, full of flavours & colours. And here is my take on it, to turn this bowl of food into a feast...
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Clem Cleave
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
Recipe - Courgette and Mushroom Lasagna
Here is a delicious vegetarian recipe for a winter day. This is a crowd pleasure and it freezes really well so consider doubling the...
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Clem Cleave
- Jan 3, 2022
- 5 min
Why we keep getting weight loss all wrong
Detox, Keto, Intermittent Fasting, VLCD (Very low calorie diet), Paleo, Low Carb, Alkaline diet... you name it - January always comes...
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Clem Cleave
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Top tips for navigating the festive season (it's about having clear & sensible *intentions*!)
"Il y a un temps pour tout" - that is one of my favourite French sayings which would translate as "There is a time for everything". And...
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Clem Cleave
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
Recipe: Beetroot & Puy Lentil Warm Salad
This is a wonderful dish for cold evenings or lunch boxes. It is delicious warm but will be still very tasty cold. The earthiness of both...
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Clem Cleave
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Cooking Inspo - 4 winter veg side dishes
Fed up with green peas and over cooked broccoli? A healthy diet is a varied diet, but it is not always easy to know how to cook tasty and...
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Clem Cleave
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
How the brain controls our eating behaviours
The act of eating comes as a response to all kinds of cues: internal : feeling hungry, feeling stress; and external: seeing delicious...
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Clem Cleave
- Sep 1, 2021
- 4 min
Why sleep matters when it comes to diet
When people come to see me, they expect me to ask about what they eat and their level of physical activity. But they can be surprised...
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Clem Cleave
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Meal express - Chicken & Mushroom traybake
When I am short in time, can't be bother to cook and I am tempted to call for a takeaway, this recipe is my saviour. It is cheap, super...
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Clem Cleave
- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
Why diet plays a part in our mental wellbeing
It is Mental Health Awareness Week. And it is probably fair to say that the past year has raised our awareness on how fragile and crucial...
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Clem Cleave
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
Full of Beans! Get these nuggets of nutrition into your diet
Whether we are health conscious or concerned about the planet, eating more legumes, and beans in particular, is a very good idea. We...
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Clem Cleave
- Oct 9, 2020
- 4 min
How diet can support mental health
It’s not an accident that we turn to food when we want to celebrate an event or when we feel we need for a little “pick-me-up”....
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Clem Cleave
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Roasting Vegetables
Roasting veg is a wonderful way of preparing your vegetable because it is so delicious and so easy! You can literally roast almost any...
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Clem Cleave
- Aug 27, 2020
- 4 min
What is a healthy weight?
“I need help to lose weight, I need to get to a healthy BMI”. I hear that so often from my clients. But who is to say what their healthy...
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Clem Cleave
- May 26, 2020
- 2 min
How to stay hydrated and why it matters
The sun is shining and this feels me with joy. But, like many of us, I am working from home so no air con, and my desk is just under the...
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Clem Cleave
- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
Recipe - Roasted Pepper and Edamame Bean Salad
Working from home and needing to feed yourself (and others?) in no time? Here is a quick, simple and nutritious vegetarian salad to...
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Clem Cleave
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Staying Healthy When Working From Home
Many of us had to adjust to a new way of working. No more commutes, no more chats by the coffee machine, no more running around town to...
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Clem Cleave
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
Tomatoes - the golden apple of the summer
Tomatoes are plentiful at the moment and it is not an accident if the Italians call this wonderful fruit "pomodoro" (translating: golden...
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