by Alice Yeates | May 25, 2021 | Blog, health
Sugar is addictive, it releases dopamine and opioids in our brain. Dopamine influences how we feel pleasure hence the need for more sugar once you have some. So how can we curb those sugar addictions? Most sugar cravings stem from a blood sugar imbalance, so how do...
by Alice Yeates | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog, health
Dawn Phenomenon and the Somogyi Effect The dawn phenomenon and the Somogyi effect cause high blood sugar levels, especially in the morning before breakfast, in people who have diabetes. Dawn phenomenon The dawn phenomenon is a normal rise in blood sugar as a...
by Alice Yeates | Oct 30, 2020 | health, Recipes
Ingredients – serves 6 as generous side dish, 4 as a main Cooking time 30 mins 1 large cauliflower olive oil and/or coconut oil salt 2 large brown onions, thinly sliced 6 cloves of garlic 6cm ginger peeled 8 cardamom pods, seeds extracted black pepper 2 tsp...
by Alice Yeates | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog, health
NIGHT WAKING: So many of my clients complain of waking between 3am-5am and find themselves wide awake and struggling to fall asleep again, this causes long term disturbance to sleep patterns (and leads to issues with appetite and weight, mood and immune strength). I...
by Alice Yeates | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, health
Ali is a local and brilliant Garden Designer and Gardener running her business from her home office in Brockley. She lives with her husband Danny, a painter and decorator, her son Freddie and her gorgeous (but naughty) lurcher Wilf. Her daughter Lily has recently...
by Alice Yeates | Sep 18, 2020 | Blog, health
All this hype about immunity and boosting our immune system at this time of year! So often we are told that 70% of our immune system is in our gut but what does all this really mean and what can we truly do to keep ourselves as well as possible? Bacteria live on the...
