This month, our Nutritional Therapist Annie is taking a deep dive into the wide-ranging uses of turmeric, one of nature’s most renowned and powerful herbs, and exploring how its unique properties can be harnessed to effectively support and enhance the health and well-being of your clients in your practice. Continue reading
Last updated on 23rd July 2025 by cytoffice
Zinc is the second most abundant mineral in the body after iron, with over 300 enzymes and 1000 transcription factors dependant on this essential micronutrient. It is involved in many cellular processes such as cell proliferation and differentiation, protein synthesis, gene transcription, nucleic acid metabolism and DNA synthesis.1
Zinc deficiency is common, with an estimated one quarter of the world’s population being deficient, often caused by poor dietary intake, low absorption and increased zinc loss.1 The best food sources of zinc can be found in meat, eggs and fish alongside plant-based options such as pumpkin seeds, legumes, cashew nuts, mushrooms and spinach.
In this article we take a closer look at zinc and explore its many benefits to health, including research findings, supplement forms and how to improve absorption.
Last updated on 9th May 2024 by cytoffice
In this week’s article, we provide a roundup of some of the most recent health and nutrition related articles in the news, five items comprising:
Last updated on 20th November 2020 by cytoffice
The sugar tax, introduced in the UK in 2018, has resulted in many brands reducing the sugar content of their products and replacing some of it with artificial sweeteners. Obesity and related conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are on the increase and eating sugary foods is a significant contributor to these conditions. Thus the use of artificial sweeteners may seem like the perfect solution in the fight against obesity – a sweet taste with little or no calories – and artificial sweeteners are advocated by many organisations including the American Dietetic Association.1
Last updated on 20th November 2020 by cytoffice
In the UK, one of the highest rates of antibiotic prescriptions in the outpatient population comes from dentists and oral surgeons.(1, 2)
Systemic antibiotics are commonly prescribed before removal of the third molar (wisdom tooth), periodontal therapy, placement of dental implants, or other surgery in the oral cavity. Although the clinical benefits of these measures are highly debated, they still form a common practice.(3-5)
In this week’s blog practising dental surgeon and registered nutritional therapist, Keeley Nicholas, discusses prescribing antibiotics, the effect they have on our gut and how to protect our microbiome.
Last updated on 20th November 2020 by cytoffice
