Irritable bowel syndrome affects one in five people in the UK — around 13 million people managing a condition that can dominate daily life. Meals become a so...
Vanda's Kitchen Journal: Healthy Food, Nutrition & Well-Being
Welcome to the Vanda’s Kitchen Journal — your space for trusted insights on healthy eating, nutrition, and well-being. From allergen-free catering and food choices that boost energy to gut health, digestion, and balanced living, we explore how what you eat shapes how you feel. Discover practical tips, expert perspectives, and real stories from inside London’s nut free, halal and gluten free friendly kitchen near St Paul's Cathedral.
The low-FODMAP diet is the most evidence-based dietary intervention for irritable bowel syndrome, developed at Monash University in Australia and subsequentl...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome affects approximately 10–15% of the UK population — one of the most common conditions managed by GPs. It causes abdominal pain, bloa...
The discovery that gut bacteria influence body weight has genuinely changed our understanding of metabolism. For decades, obesity was explained almost entire...
'Leaky gut' divides opinion sharply. Functional medicine practitioners present it as a root cause of everything from autoimmune disease to depression. Some c...
Fermented foods have been part of human diets for thousands of years across virtually every culture — Korean kimchi, Japanese miso, Eastern European sauerkra...
Bloating affects an estimated 15–30% of people regularly. It's uncomfortable, sometimes painful, and for many people significantly affects confidence and qua...
Coeliac disease and non-coeliac gluten sensitivity are frequently confused — both involve adverse reactions to gluten, both improve on a gluten-free diet, an...
Probiotics and prebiotics are among the most widely discussed but genuinely misunderstood nutritional concepts. They're frequently confused with each other, ...
The average UK adult consumes approximately 18g of dietary fibre per day — significantly short of the recommended 30g. This gap has consequences that extend ...
The science behind chronic inflammation is more compelling than most people realise. In a world where health advice often feels contradictory and overwhelmin...
High blood pressure affects one in three UK adults and is one of the leading preventable causes of heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease. While medicatio...