Frequent highs and lows in blood sugar have been found to exacerbate and increase the frequency of physical and psychological menopausal symptoms.

5 Causes of menopause-related fatigue and effective dietary and lifestyle interventions to support energy.

Learn how hormones, blood sugar, sleep, fatigue and nutrient deficiency affect hunger during menopause. Discover how the right nutrition interventions can help to regulate appetite. Contact Penarth Nutrition for personalised nutrition advice to ease menopausal symptoms and regain your appetite control.

Nutrition can play a critical role in alleviating aches and joint pains in women during perimenopause.

Nutrition advice can support your body through the menopause transition and help to improve your resilience to stress and a busy life load.

Personalised nutrition advice from Caren at Penarth Nutrition can show you how to make easy changes to your diet and lifestyle that will help to keep your blood sugar nice and steady so you feel energised, focused and in control of your weight.

Cravings can come and go through the day but the most common one I hear from my clients is the urge for something sweet after dinner. Here are a few tips that might help

When we hit a weight loss ‘plateau’ it is tempting to reduce food intake even further but studies have shown that this can be counterproductive.

I think that spring might have finally sprung so this is a fantastic time to get back your nutrition zing! Here are 5 tips that will help:

Does your diet make you feel good? Find an eating pattern that works for you and makes you feel energised and happy.

You might have found that getting rid of a few excess pounds in your 20s and 30s was much easier! As we get older, the body is not as metabolically flexible – which makes it harder to lose weight. I offer a personalised nutrition plan that will help you to get back in control of your weight.

Some people are put off by the idea of a ‘plant based’ diet because they think they’ve got to give up meat – but it doesn’t have to be all or nothing!

It is often the daily micro stressors that can build up over a 24hour period that cause problems with appetite regulation and weight.

Are you now more of an apple shape rather than a pear?! Have you found that you are gaining extra inches around your middle area despite that fact that your diet and exercise routine hasn’t changed?

If your family is anything like mine not everyone enjoys the same meals. Having to cook more than one recipe is time-consuming, costly and stressful. Many of my clients say that finding something that works for everyone is one reason why they resort to processed or takeaway foods.

We are constantly being bombarded with adverts for sweet foods and sometimes it is hard to resist. Here are a few things to look out for

Meal planning, meal prep, batch cooking are all brilliant options to get you into the swing of a healthy eating plan and these are areas that I provide detailed nutrition advice and support on in my one-to-one consultations. However, if your life is already hectic these tools might seem like a step too far – but don’t worry!

One food that often sabotages a healthy eating plan is the over consumption of bread. Despite the fact that I don’t eat wheat, I am not going to demonise bread! Like most foods it’s the type, quality and quantity consumed that’s important.

Consistency doesn’t mean 100% perfection - it just means that you eat well for the majority of the time!

Having a personalised nutrition plan will help to keep you consistent by giving you a framework to use to get back on track. I cover this in much more detail in my one-to-one programmes but here are 5 tips that may help:

Studies have shown that we are all snacking a bit more frequently during the lockdown, maybe it’s working from home, or boredom or stress?