Protein is the macronutrient with the greatest impact on metabolism, body composition, and weight management. Its advantages over carbohydrates and fats exte...
Vanda's Kitchen Journal: Healthy Food, Nutrition & Well-Being
Welcome to the Vandaβs Kitchen Journal β 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 Londonβs nut free, halal and gluten free friendly kitchen near St Paul's Cathedral.
The relationship between the gut microbiome and body weight is one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving areas in nutrition and metabolic science. Since ...
Set point theory proposes that the body actively defends a particular weight range through multiple physiological mechanisms β adjusting metabolism, appetite...
Leptin is the hormone produced by fat cells that signals energy sufficiency to the brain β in a simplified model, more fat storage should produce more leptin...
The connection between stress and weight gain is not psychological willpower β it is hormonal. Chronic stress activates the HPA axis, producing sustained cor...
The immune system is not a fixed, uniform system β it is profoundly influenced by hormonal status, and since women experience much greater hormonal variation...
Eating disorders β including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) β are serious me...
The health of skin, hair, and nails reflects the overall nutritional status of the body β they are the last tissues to receive nutrients (non-essential to im...
Female athlete nutrition has historically been understood through the lens of male physiology β a significant gap that the sports science community has begun...
The postpartum period β the weeks and months after childbirth β places extraordinary nutritional demands on new mothers. Birth itself is a major physical eve...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the UK β killing more women than breast cancer and ovarian cancer combined β yet it is chronically un...
The relationship between gut health and hormonal balance is more direct than most women realise. The gut microbiome plays an active role in oestrogen metabol...