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Nutrition & Oral Health: What you need to know
This is a guest blog from the lovely team at Evolve Dentistry in Portishead, Bristol. When we think about nutrition, we often focus on...
Ruth Seymour
Apr 163 min read
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What is a 'functional test' and do you need one?
It can be very useful to use functional tests to help us get to the root cause of health challenges. They aren't always crucial, but...
Ruth Seymour
Mar 264 min read
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How can you lower your blood pressure? One surprising easy hack...
DO YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? Persistently high blood pressure is like running your plumbing at a constant high pressure and puts you...
Ruth Seymour
Mar 52 min read
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Do you have a food intolerance?
Certain foods that don't agree with you?  Foods that go straight through you? Snacks that make your belly feel as hard as a brick and...
Ruth Seymour
Oct 25, 20243 min read
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Men have hormones too: the unspoken impact of low testosterone
As we near the end of Men’s Health Week I want to talk about the impact of hormones on male health. In my experience, men do not spend...
Ruth Seymour
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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Eat the stress away: how to support your body to manage stress better
What does stress do to the body? We all know how we feel when something hasn’t gone to plan, work deadlines are looming, family life is...
Ruth Seymour
Mar 6, 20246 min read
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Why do I get acid reflux and what can I do about it?
About 80% of my clients report symptoms of acid reflux. It might not be the main reason they've come to see me, but it's often a...
Ruth Seymour
Jan 30, 20245 min read
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How a Nutritionist navigates Perimenopause
Normally I write my blogs with ease and a comfy confidence. So why has it taken me weeks to finally sit down and write this one?...
Ruth Seymour
Dec 7, 20238 min read
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Body Battery-life Stealers: The hidden nutritional cost of common medications
Let me be absolutely clear: I am not anti-medication. In many situations they are absolutely necessary and lifesaving. They can prevent...
Ruth Seymour
Oct 19, 20236 min read
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Get off that Rollercoaster: why keeping your blood sugar steady is SO important
I know, I know, this has been a hot topic for some time now. But have you not paid much attention yet? Do you think your blood sugar...
Ruth Seymour
Sep 7, 20238 min read
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Why is my hayfever worse this year?
Have you found yourself blaming the level of pollen, heatwave, type of tree/bush/flower/bee for your hayfever symptoms this year? Well –...
Ruth Seymour
Jul 11, 20234 min read
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It’s not me, it’s my genes: take the guesswork out of maximising YOUR health
Most people have never heard of Nutrigenomics. Neither had I until a couple of years ago. But I saw the power it has to help you live...
Ruth Seymour
Apr 21, 20234 min read
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Protein hacks: easy ways to eat more protein
In my last blog I covered some of the reasons why it is super important to get enough protein in your diet. Your mood, your hormones,...
Ruth Seymour
Mar 31, 20234 min read
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Do I eat enough protein? (spoiler alert: probably not)
Helping my clients find ways to eat more protein is one of the most common things I’ve done in the last few months, even though everyone...
Ruth Seymour
Mar 15, 20233 min read
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Losing my car (and other perimenopause symptoms)
I read last week that there are now 51 different symptoms officially recognised as things we might experience in perimenopause. Now apart...
Ruth Seymour
Jan 20, 20235 min read
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Will all nutritionists tell you to drink green smoothies?
When I was in training and thinking about the kind of nutritional therapist I wanted to be, I asked lots of friends, family, colleagues...
Ruth Seymour
Dec 17, 20222 min read
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No pleasure is guilty
When I tell people I’m a nutritional therapist I’m often met with variations of ‘don’t ask me what I eat last night’ or ‘I guess you...
Ruth Seymour
Dec 17, 20222 min read
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Your belly is a carpark
I’m not suggesting that your belly is the size of a ridiculously expensive NCP multi-storey following the Christmas festivities. I’m...
Ruth Seymour
Dec 17, 20223 min read
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