Food Truth

Hello and a warm welcome to my website which is currently under construction.

Helen is very passionate about health, nutrition and healthy lifestyle. She graduated with an Honours degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Surrey. She also has an Exercise to music qualification. She is registered with the Health Profession Council (HPC) and a full member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA). Helen understands it can be extremely confusing for people to know the truth regarding healthy eating due to the bombardment of conflicting messages continuously fed in the media. Helen feels it is very important that people know the truth about nutrition and healthy living so believes in providing an individual client based approach on nutrition and healthy lifestyle that is evidence based.

Do you suffer with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? Do your symptoms interfere with the quality of your life? If yes to either of these questions then I can help you.

I have recently been trained by Kings College, London to practice the new Low FODMAPs diet approach for treating people with IBS. FODMAPs are a group of carbohydrates found both in processed and healthy foods. When FODMAPs are eaten they can cause symptoms in some susceptible people such as pain, bloating, wind, a change in bowel habit either constipation and/or diarrhoea. A FODMAP trained dietitian can provide dietary advice tailored to suit you with a proven success rate of 76%. Please feel free to contact me if you would like any more information regarding the low FODMAPs diet or any of the other dietetic services I have to offer.

• Low FODMAPs diet
• Recipe/Menu analysis
• One to one consultations
• Weight Loss/weight management and personalised diet plans
• Healthy eating for you and your family (eating on budget)
• Lunch box menus (snack ideas)
• Recipe modification (this would involve making simple changes to your favourite meals to make them healthier)
• Cookery lessons - do you want to learn to make quick simple tasty meals?
• Junk Food clear out - do you want to make a fresh start? I can do a home visit and help you clear out your cupboards of junk food, offer alternatives, teach you to read labels or portion sizes
• Personal shopper - I can meet you at your local supermarket and help you make healthier choices and teach you to read labels
• Food fortification (this is a way to increase the nutritional value of the food whilst not increasing the volume)
• Group talks and presentation on an area of your choice for example understanding fats and healthy eating/label reading/portion sizes