Blog | Lucy Pritchard Specialist Dietitian

Histamine Sensitivity and the Gut

Do you suffer headache, rashes or itching and/or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and diarrhoea? Then read on. In this blog we...

Are your symptoms IBS or SIBO?

If you have IBS, it’s likely you have heard of SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth). According to research, IBS is actually SIBO...

What foods are good to eat during the menopause?

During the menopause, fluctuating hormones can increase waist size, ‘middle-aged spread’, so eating a healthy balanced diet and staying...

Gluten sensitivity

I am often asked is gluten bad for health? Should we all be eating gluten free? In this blog I separate fact from fiction Gluten-free...

Diet, Diverticula and Diverticular Disease

In recent years there have been changes to the dietary advice given on diagnosis of diverticular disease. So, in this blog I will be...

Dietitian, nutritionist, nutritional therapist or diet expert – what’s the difference?

Dietitians are the only qualified health professionals that can assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems at an individual...

IBS & the low FODMAP diet

The low FODMAP diet stands for ‘fermentable’ oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. This is a type of elimination...

The sunshine vitamin: what everyone needs to know about vitamin D

With summer in full swing you may already know that we make vitamin D in our skin by spending time in the sun. Did you know that vitamin...

3 ways to better gut health

Looking after your gut is one of the most powerful ways to boost your health and wellbeing. Studies have linked gut bacteria –...

Lucy Pritchard, MClinRes RD - Specialist Dietitian