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- Gut Health
IBS Awareness Month: Understanding Your Gut
Why IBS can feel unpredictable, how the gut–brain connection shapes symptoms, and the simple daily habits that often help most.
By Carrie Eckersley, PCN Dietitian
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- Weight Management
It's Not Just Willpower: Why Easter Chocolate Is Hard to Resist
Our food environment — and our biology — make chocolate hard to resist. A kinder, more realistic way to think about Easter and weight.
By Carrie Eckersley, PCN Dietitian
5 min read · Read PDF →
- Behaviour Change
Creating the Conditions for Better Health Choices
Healthy habits rarely succeed on willpower alone. Small, steady anchors in your day make good choices easier — not harder.
By Carrie Eckersley, PCN Dietitian
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- Health Explained
June: Summer, Sunshine and Looking After Yourself
How longer days, warmer weather and a slower pace can support your mood, sleep and energy — without overhauling your life.
By Carrie Eckersley, PCN Dietitian
5 min read · Read PDF →
- Biology of Safety
Mental Health Awareness: Small Steps That Steady You
Practical, kind ways to support your mental health day to day — from movement and food to rest and connection.
By Carrie Eckersley, PCN Dietitian
5 min read · Read PDF →
- Myth Busting
Healthy Food and Vitamins: Why Variety Matters
Vitamins aren't the whole story. A calmer, more helpful way to think about food beyond chasing individual nutrients.
By Carrie Eckersley, PCN Dietitian
5 min read · Read PDF →
- Health Explained
February: Looking After Yourself Through the Tail of Winter
Why February can feel heavy, and the small daily anchors that protect mood, energy and motivation until spring arrives.
By Carrie Eckersley, PCN Dietitian
5 min read · Read PDF →
- Behaviour Change
A New Year Without the Pressure
Why all-or-nothing resolutions backfire — and what gentle, sustainable change actually looks like in January.
By Carrie Eckersley, PCN Dietitian
5 min read · Read PDF →
- Weight Management
Christmas: Enjoying the Season Without the Guilt
A kinder take on food, drink and rest over Christmas — so you can enjoy the season without the January regret cycle.
By Carrie Eckersley, PCN Dietitian
5 min read · Read PDF →