Patient review – suffering from a major depressive disorder and gastrointestinal issues, which included a range of symptoms. Pat shares how thanks to 121 Dietitian’s expert guidance, her health has drastically improved. “My road to recovery began on January 2019 after years of chronic health problems, some of which included major depressive disorder and a […]
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The truth about nutritional supplements revealed by a UK leading Dietitian
One of the most commonly asked questions we hear at 121 Dietitian is “What supplements should I be taking?” With this in mind, Director and Principal Dietitian Gillian Killiner discusses the topic of supplements and who should be taking what. It might surprise you to learn that the term ‘dietary supplements’ actually applies to a […]
Immune nutrition -9 tips to boost your immunity
With the autumn and winter months generally considered a time of coughs, sneezes, colds and flus, we take a look at what exactly is the immune system and what you can do at this time of year to fine tune it with immune nutrition tips. So what exactly is the immune system? Quite simply, it […]
Christmas Diet Dilemmas
The Christmas Diet Dilemmas. Many of us will gain unwanted extra weight this Christmas. Whether it is due to decreased exercise, attending more social occasions or an increased craving for comfort foods during the long, cold nights, weight gain is not inevitable. Here at 121 Dietitian we would like to share with you some tips […]
Irritable bowel syndrome IBS – patient’s perspective
1 year on since we commenced the Irritable bowel syndrome IBS Low FODMAP advice clinic we thought we would celebrate with some good news… This lovely lady attended clinic, miserable, frustrated and exhausted. Her Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms were severe, affecting her family, her work, going out… It had truly taken over and ruled their […]
Men’s Health The Movember Movement – a great achievement
Men’s health – Movember already! Here at 121 Dietitian we can hardly believe how fast this Olympic year has raced by. The games are over but men now have something else to compete/chat about; moustaches! Pictures of sprouting moustaches are gracing the pages of social networking sites everywhere, a sure sign of a public health […]
Gluten free chocolate cake recipe -low FODMAP
Well today my eldest daughter sat the 1st of her 3 transfer exams to senior school. She came out happy in the knowledge that we had a fun day ahead planned! So all was good. It started with concocting some home-made; tuna, chilli, spring onion greens, pepper, caper, cheese on corn tortilla pizza’s for lunch […]
Make October YOUR New Year!
A lovely lady recently came to me in August 2012 looking for help with her main 2011 New Year’s resolutions! She wont mind me sharing this as the progress she has made has been outstanding since she started! Her main problem was her disappointment that she had not come near to achieving her personal goal of “being […]
World Heart Day
This Saturday 29th September 2012 is World Heart Day. World Heart Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the world’s biggest killer, Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVD). CVD is a name given to disorders of the heart & blood vessels which include Heart Disease, Stroke & hypertension. In Northern Ireland 2010 there were 4476 deaths caused […]
Belfast dietitian – A New Week..
Work, shop and clean seems to be the routine I tackle daily, cooking however is creative, uplifting and relaxing, only if all afore mentioned tasks are in place! Today, no matter how hard I tried not to, I had to tackle the house mess from the weekend. 3 mad ‘arts and crafts’ nuts live in […]