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Paleo Beetroot Hummus

GOING PALEO for a while to detox from pulses and grains and generally sugars? January is the perfect month to start that. Buy a good Paleo Cookery Book and follow simple recipes to regain energy. Also, for your snacks try this Paleo Red Beet Hummus. PALEO BEETROOT HUMMUS INGREDIENTS: 4 fresh red beetroots, 5-6 spoons of coconut […]

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29 September — World Heart Day

A LOWER CARBOHYDRATE DIET is recommended to balance blood sugar and therefore reduce insulin and blood glucose levels. Elevated insulin is a major risk factor for heart disease and promotes inflammation. You’re also likely will lose weight on a blood sugar balancing diet, and that in itself will reduce the risk for many chronic diseases, […]

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Want to bulletproof your immunity? How to endure Lock Down and Still Thrive!

Increase your antioxidants You need to stockpile those natural antioxidants (and not just the packets and tins of pulses!). When you supercharge this “antioxidant potential” you give your immune system a real boost. And, if you’re wondering ‘where have I heard about antioxidants before?’ they’re the things skincare companies tell you their anti-ageing moisturisers are […]

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GLUTEN-FREE OVERNIGHT OATS

GLUTEN-FREE OVERNIGHT OATS Choose one item from each category and mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Top with your choice of topping, put in the fridge overnight and it’s ready for you first thing in the morning. (Serves 1) ♦ BASE (40G) oats | quinoa flakes | buckwheat flakes ♦ LIQUID (150-200ML UNSWEETENED) almond milk | […]

Interview with Rossella Health

Interview with Rossella Health, Nutritional Therapist

Recently I was sent the following questions and my answers and reflections were supposed to be published on a health magazine, just for the general public so that potential clients could follow some of my advice to lead a healthy life and eat well. I publish them here on my website, highlighting that these are only general pieces of advice and that each person has a completely different way of metabolising, absorbing and making use of food and nutrients.

What does “healthy eating” really mean in 2026, and has the definition changed over the years?

Healthy eating is a general label that can be understood by people in personal ways. A lot of clients come to me and one of the statements that I hear early on during consultations is the following: ‘I believe that I eat a healthy diet and that the food I buy and take is good for me.’ But as the consultation proceeds, there are a lot of so called ‘unhealthy habits’ that emerge, in particular foods that clients think are ‘healthy’ are not serving them very well. One of the areas that I always recommend we explore is that of intolerances.

In 2026, compared to even 7 years ago (pre-covid), food intolerances have surged and people are not aware of them and of the hidden damage that this causes our digestive tract over the years with symptoms that go from acidic reflux, bloating, headaches, skin issues. Just name them. Without mentioning active allergies that can emerge fast and unexpected.

So yes, the concept of healthy eating is very different in 2026. Not massively different from 2025, but quite starkly different from the early 2000’s and even the 2010’s. And this is closely related to the much more stressful life we lead, the changing environment, the abuse of screen time, the lack of real exercise (I am not talking about exercise in the gym, but real time in nature away from screens, sedentary jobs, and processed foods). People have even now machines that cook for them, that follow them step by step in how to complete a recipe. Technology advances are not necessarily in line with digestive health and our evolving (or receding?) immune system.

What are three simple, practical nutrition habits anyone can start today to improve their overall health?

Drink enough water during the day. It has to be still possibly filtered natural water. Enough means an average of 2 litres per day sipped throughout the day;
Do anything you can to improve your sleep, especially concentrate on being asleep between 12 midnight and 4am (the most important lapse of night time when your cells and immune system do the majority of their work to keep you healthy;
Eat natural foods (well suited to your digestive system) cooked in traditional ways.

There’s so much conflicting information online—how can people tell the difference between evidence-based nutrition advice and trends or fads?

My advice is always to refer to a Nutritional Therapist, a professional who is trained to accompany you to your best suited diet, to help you achieve your health goals (lose weight in a safe and sustainable manner; help you rebalance your digestive system; assess your needs according to your unique body make-up by testing food intolerances, DNA health, oxidative stress, etc.).

Put yourself in safe hands and make sure that the professional that you entrust your health to, is fully qualified and has good experience of the field. Trust me, it is a good investment of your time and money and it is re-educational too.

For busy professionals, what does a balanced day of eating realistically look like?

For busy professionals I always recommend that they use one day per week to cook for the full week and freeze their lunches in batches. This ensures less visits to the local supermarket or cafe for lunch and unhealthy choices.

Have a good balanced breakfast. No snacks until you have your good and healthy home-made lunch. Then eat dinner with your family around 7pm at latest, to allow for digestion before you go to bed.

Try and be in best by 11pm at the very latest to allow your body to fully unstressed, fall asleep and wake up re-invigorated.

Reinvent Menopause with Nutritional Therapy and Feel Amazing

GRACEFUL MENOPAUSE

Reinvent Menopause with Nutritional Therapy and Feel Amazing

The bad myth of Menopause must be turned on its head. Menopause is possibly the most empowering time of a woman’s life and opens a new chapter of adaptation, resilience, and opportunity.

Once we have navigated the period of Peri-menopause which can be a tough time for some of us (my peri-menopause lasted 7 years and it was tough) we really can look forward to a new re-balance of our hormonal health that brings with it, in my view and experience, the real best time of a woman’s life.

So guess what – the trick is really that of accepting that there will be some changes and with self care and practical nutritional and lifestyle interventions even Peri-menopause loses its fearful shadow. Shine the light of nutritional therapy on your mid-life changes and look ahead to getting to your your body and yourself under a new sunshine!

Come and work with me on your symptoms (mind fog, bloating, food intolerances, joint pains, sugar crashes, etc.) and we will be looking together at which are the pressures, stressors, and environmental influences that may be altering your sense of who you are during your mid-life changes.

I will accompany you through your new lifestyle and nutritional decisions to support long-term health and confidence – guiding you towards a thriving life beyond the pause.

Click to book your 3-consultation plan ‘Calm and Clear’ to taste the difference that Nutritional Therapy can make for you.

Take a look at my website: www.rossellahealth.com

Contact me on 07401 779981 or email me at info@rossellahealth.com

Test vitamin D in Autumn

Ready to enjoy the Gorgeous Sunsets? First Test vitamin D

As Autumn draws near, sunsets are starting to show their best colours in the year. The autumn leave are falling ready for the trees to bloom again in Spring. Life for a woman is similarly beautiful, and as autumn approaches we need to find our best selves and best colours we ever believed we had in past years. Testing vitamin D, is one of the key strategies to navigate not only Autumn and prepare for winter, but also to navigate peri-menopause and thrive during the most beautiful and powerful time of our lives: Menopause.

Did you know that vitamin D is a key hormone for our health, for our digestion, for our mental balance and for our skin beauty? Knowing the levels of vitamin D is the only way to know to what level we need to supplement our bodies with that very important fat-soluble vitamin that is key to so many functions for our organism.

Get in touch with me to test vitamin D, and other functional testing, and to have best advice to gracefully navigating the most important and lavish time of your life: Menopause!

Red Quinoa Bread

Red Quinoa Bread is super easy to mix and bake at home. You can make it both with quinoa flour or quinoa grains. All you need is Quinoa, water and salt. Some fermentation and an oven! 🙂

Red Quinoa Bread: I make this bread with other grains, also with rice, but my favourite is made with Quinoa. DE-LICIOUS!

You can follow my recipes and have fun demonstrations with the ingredients by subscribing to my client group for £79 per year. This also includes a yearly MOT appointment with me via Whatsapp or Zoom.

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Irresistible n. 1 Chicory Latte

Why not recharging your midmorning with an anti-inflammatory drink full of tasty ingredients,

which will help you stay on top of your energy without you getting bloated?

Enjoy this recipe for an anti-inflammatory latte! No caffeine, no dairy,

great taste, detoxing and environment friendly. Easy to make and shake.

Often we do not know that some of the most staple ingredients are not our friends. We have eaten or drunk them for so many years with no adverse effects, and then suddenly one morning a simple Latte bloats us and we have no clue what it was: was it the caffeine? was it the milk? was it the sugar? Or the caramel syrup we like so much?

Our immune defence system simply can no longer tolerate some ingredients because we have saturated our system with them.

This chicory latte contains anti-inflammatory ingredients and it just tastes delicious. Try for yourself and see the results.

You can buy the agave syrup (preferably wholemeal – i.e. dark) and the vegetable milk in any supermarket (oats, almond, rice, coconut, according to the foods your digestive system can tolerate). Buy the chicory coffee in any good Healthy Food shop.

Buy a good hot drink shaker (Knoops sell a really good one with an expanding lid). And you’re ready to go!

Chicory Latte

Ingredients (serves 2):

400 ml oats, almond or wholemeal rice milk

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 pinch of ground clove

1 teaspoon chicory soluble coffee

maple syrup or agave syrup to sweeten (optional)

Method:

– Warm up the milk in a small pan and take it off the fire before boiling point.

– Wisk the milk in a jug until frothy.

– add the spices and the coffee and whisk more.

– sweeten the latte with a small amount of maple or agave syrup (coconut milk and rice milk are already naturally sweet).

You can sprinkle the top of the milk with ground cinnamon or cloves, or bitter cocoa, to taste.

Enjoy!

Are you still experiencing bloating before lunchtime? Something else is going on but we can fix it together! Why not approaching me to test your food intolerances? Click here!

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