What is the gut microbiome? And why is it important?

I recently did a poll on my instagram story as to whether I should write a blog post about gut health and microbiota, and it was a resounding 'yes'. And it is great to hear people are interested in this subject. However when I asked what topics people would like covered, I got no answers... so …

Plant based – the only diet you should start this January

And by 'diet' I mean the Oxford Dictionary definition: "The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats." Amongst the hype of post-Christmas unsustainable crash diets (which will never be recommended by registered dietitians), one piece of evidence based advice shines through this January; eat more plants and less animal products.  Back …

Dietetics and social media – raising our profile!

Dietitian vs. nutritionist vs. health food advisor vs. food blogger vs. fitness instagrammer Who do we trust? How do we know their advice is evidence based? Is the amount of followers they have equal to the validity of their advice? It's a minefield out there, and us dietitians sometimes feel like we are tiptoeing around …

CPD ideas!

It can be difficult to keep up to date with our CPD, particularly when self-employed. So I have listed a few easy ways to add in some valuable CPD to your records! Firstly, Nutrilicious do some excellent webinars which are free to watch anytime, and they provide you with a certificate once you have watched …

How do I become a dietitian? (UK)

I wrote a post in June 2013 about how to become a dietitian just before I qualified. I am now coming up to being registered for five years, and things have changed a bit! This post is an updated version to help those who are considering this rewarding career. The main change is that the courses …