“Eat your Greens” How many people are fed up hearing this in their lives!! Green vegetables are notoriously disliked by all age groups and this makes me sad, but I completely understand why. The data I gather from advising thousands of people gives me expert insight. And as you probably guessed, the largest percentage of […]
Vitamin C
Essential Nutrition for Recovery after Surgery (Part 2)
Essential Nutrition for Recovery after Surgery (Part 2) In this follow up to our essential Nutrition & Surgery focus part one, Director and Principal Dietitian Gillian Killiner, continues in this blog to discuss the key role that vitamins and minerals play in helping your body recover after surgery. Vitamin A – essential for recovery after […]
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 […]
Wrap up & eat right the cold season is approaching!
The cold season is certainly approaching and in more ways than one. The temperature took a noticeable dip last week and now it seems everyone around is coughing and sniffling (not us at 121 Dietitian! Yet!!). Whether by co-incidence or by design this snuffly month (October) happens to be flu awareness month. Nobody likes to […]