Tag: nutrition

Words by Sally Duffin, Clinic Supervisor at NCA’s Nutrition Teaching Clinic. We are now officially into Spring, and new shoots are appearing everywhere.  The UK asparagus season begins in a few weeks’ time; limp, flavourless imported versions just don’t compare with fresh local asparagus.  Asparagus is one of the...

Are you joining in with Veganuary? Are you ready to go plant-based? Here at the NCA Nutrition Clinic, we work with a wide range of eating styles, from meat-lovers right through to 100% plant-based vegans – and all shades in between.  Our aim is to provide personalised nutrition support for your health and wellbeing. ...

Perfect served warm with a side of saladPrep time 10 minutes Cooking time allow 1 hour 15 minutesServes 4  What you need: 2 peppers (any colour) – cut into chunks 2 courgettes – ribbon sliced (use a vegetable peeler) 1 red onion – chopped finely  2 garlic cloves – chopped finely ...

Packed with vitamin C and antioxidant compounds, these delicious superfoods help protect our skin against the hot summer sun (if we’re lucky enough to see it!) and help build immunity ready for winter.  Our immune systems need a regular supply of antioxidants. Not eating enough leaves us prone to infections, inflammation, and slow recovery.  It’s the antioxidant compounds that give berries their colourful hues. Blue...

We asked MSc in Nutrition Science and Practice second year student Michelle Porter, how she’d honestly found suddenly having to work online in the nutrition teaching clinic….. A hugely important part of my learning journey over the last two years has been the Nutrition clinic. Supporting clients in the clinic...

NCA acupuncture graduate Sabine Green shares with us how and why she made the decision to return to the NCA and study the MSc in Nutrition Science and Practice. I first came to the NCA in 2007 to start my training as an acupuncturist. At the time, the NCA...