Pregnancy places extraordinary nutritional demands on the body — demands that change significantly as the pregnancy progresses from the first trimester's cri...
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.
Weight gain during menopause is one of the most common and frustrating health concerns for women in midlife. It is also one of the most misunderstood. The we...
Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, and women are disproportionately affected. Menstrual blood loss depletes iron stores ...
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) affects up to 80% of women who menstruate, with symptoms ranging from mild mood changes and bloating to the more severe premenstr...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormonal condition affecting women of reproductive age in the UK, estimated to affect 1 in 10 women. Its ...
The postnatal period is one of the most nutritionally demanding of a woman's life — and simultaneously one of the most difficult for maintaining good dietary...
Nutrition influences fertility through multiple pathways — hormonal balance, egg and sperm quality, uterine environment, and the metabolic health that underp...
Perimenopause — the transition phase before menopause, typically lasting 4–10 years and beginning in the mid-to-late 40s — brings hormonal fluctuations that ...
Women's hormonal health is shaped by the interplay of oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, insulin, thyroid hormones, and others across a lifetim...