Wellbeing Gem Nutrition & Wellness

19/09/2025

Loved being .ireland today to talk to a lovely group about gut health & improving mental & physical wellbeing

07/07/2025

At 117 years old, her gut was in great health 🤓

A study of a woman who died in 2024 as the oldest person on Earth attempts to untangle the factors that enable some people to ward off disease in old age.

01/03/2025

So sad to see that Ireland has the highest rate of loneliness in Europe. This is something that can affect us all regardless of age & social status. Loneliness can be a downward spiral and is linked to depression, higher cortisol levels, poor diet, smoking and lack of exercise. Connection matters and reaching out is something we can all do more of 💚💚💚

Ireland has the highest rate of loneliness in Europe. Why is this the case and what is being done about it?

28/01/2025

Jennifer Aniston’s favoured fitness regime is “effective at improving strength and balance in women during and post-menopause”, according to a new study. Academics from the University of Exeter set out to examine whether Pvolve – an at-home low-impact resistance exercise programme – could ...

07/10/2024

https://fb.watch/v3trNp4MQ2/

01/08/2024

Check out the article below. This was prompted by a question I was asked at a training yesterday as to whether pesticides used to grow oranges will pass through the skin. It is horrific how many pesticides we can be eating particularly when we think we are making healthy choices and eating well. For this reason I am a big fan of supporting your local farmers market and finding out how they grow their produce

Traces of 122 different pesticides in 12 most polluted fruit and veg products, many with links to cancer

09/08/2023

https://neurosciencenews.com/music-coffee-cognition-23770/

A recent study reveals that everyday pleasures like music and coffee can significantly enhance cognitive performance.

28/06/2023

Living it up 😍

18/10/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHUZlUK0VAc

Northrup

00:00 What if you had an opportunity to ask one of the visionary pioneers on The menopausal woman anything? Well, I did. As the Flipping 50 podcast launches ...

06/10/2022

Excellent information here from Patrick Holford on protecting our most vulnerable and keeping them healthy over the winter months ❤️

Are you going to have the flu jab this winter?

Firstly, let me make it clear that there is nothing new or different about this year’s flu vaccine compared to last years, other than the blend of viral strains in the mix. It does not contain a coronavirus component.

Last year’s flu jab was 44% effective across all ages. This means that, quoting the government’s release “the flu vaccine offered to those eligible for immunisation this season reduced the likelihood of visiting the GP because of flu by approximately 44%.”. This is because flu jabs can reduce the duration and severity of symptoms. However, there is never any mention of adverse effects.

These observational studies, quoting an article in the British Medical Journal headed ‘Doubletalk hides serious problems with flu shot safety and effectiveness’ says “They do not mention that these studies make no effort to look for adverse vaccine effects (e.g. narcolepsy, seizures, high fever, oculorespiratory syndrome). They do not mention “negative vaccine effectiveness”, the increase in risk of illness from influenza and non-influenza viruses associated with (or caused by) the vaccines. They do not mention that a vaccine “effective” in one season may increase influenza risk in a subsequent season.” In the UK it’s virtually impossible to get any reliable data on numbers relating to adverse effects but they certainly do occur.

One indication of concern is what health workers, who both deal with people with flu and adverse effects do and we must assume, are reasonably well informed. Last year flu vaccination rates in UK health-care workers dropped from 77% in 2020–21 to 61% in 2021–22.

More than a third of health care workers do not have the flu jab. I’m in that category largely because I know that high dose vitamin C at the immediate onset of cold or flu symptoms, reduces duration and severity of flu symptoms often to 24 max 48 hours.

Read full blog - https://www.patrickholford.com/flu-jab-yes-or-no/

14/09/2022

Wishing all those school leavers well that didn’t get their desired choices yesterday!! It can be devastating. Often so close but to miss out because of a few lousy points or the dreaded lottery system can be crushing 😢

Today I love my work & I am lucky enough to share my passion for nutrition & wellbeing. It wasn’t always the case!! I started out all those years ago as a computer programmer. Completely on the wrong path. The thing is that path was part of my story. It allowed me to move into sales, to lead a team, to head up an office & to work in the financial services arena in London & New York for the best part of a decade. It seems like a dream now selling to Wall Street & Fortune 500 companies but it was an amazing time in my life. Even though i always knew it wasn’t really a perfect fit for me. Still I wouldn’t change a thing. It is my story & has contributed to my growth in so many ways. Today I bring all of that to my work & I am a better person for it 😍

So hang in there & know that things have a way of working out in the end 💗