HAPPIER

 found these on the medicine net.com

http://click.messages.medicinenet.com/?qs=df37745bd2ba00fff46aad66ceaaf81fc1eb5ff7244260f6c40c130fbca61dc9b09d4c5f3d5464ac45b6e5703fe8b54a

15 Ways to Be Happier

Want to lift your spirits? Smile, take a stroll. This can change your brain's chemistry. Plus others which may be helpful on a stormy Sunday

Egg recipes

oldways@oldwayspt.org via oldwayspt.ccsend.com

Lots of lovely recipes using eggs from OLDWAYS

National Gastroitestinal Nursing Conference

I went to this conference at the end of January and as a dietitian found it so interesting and learnt so much.

Of particular note was

A presentation on medication adherence in inflammatory bowel disease --such a shame that patients stop taking medication and then their condition flares up!

Haemochromatosis--managing heredity iron overload

I had never really heard of this except in passing so probably lots of undiagnosed patients!


There will be another conference next year so worth looking out for

Happiness in February

I always love these calendars from Action for Happiness

Potassium in foods

Potassium is one of the electrolytes in the body and responsible for fluid balance and nervous impulses among other functions

Foods high in potassium

·       Fruits such as banana, avocado, dried fruit, grapes, plums 

potassium 

·       Vegetables such as spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, brussel sprouts, parsnips –if you cook them the potassium leeches into the cooking water

•    Potatoes and this can be reduced by cooking in plenty of water and draining off

      ·        Nuts and seeds.  

• ·       Coffee,  wine, beer, cider and stout 

• ·       Salt substitutes which contain potassium –check labels

DIET AND FERTILITY

I have just written a paper on diet and fertility and found the research absolutely fascinating.

I used to do quite a lot of work in this area and remember well a number of couples bringing me babies when dietary advice appeared to have been helpful.

Today with the increase in  the use of IVF and the cost of this not just the financial ones but also time and emotional stress it is an area where there are opportunities for Registered Dietitians and Nutritioniststo make an important contribution.

Various aspects of diet have an impact;

• being overweight
• being underweight
• Zinc  
• Antioxidants 
• Vitamin D
• Iodine
• Folic acid
• Omega 3 fatty acids
• Alcohol

VITAFOODS EUROPE

I have been going to Vitafoods for some years now and find it excellent for updated information on micronutrients from all over the world.

Each year it seems to get bigger and has numerous stands plus also presentations.

It covers groundbreaking research and items you see there one year will usually be seen on pharmacy shelves in a couple of years' time.


The palexpo is right next door to the airport  so easy to walk to after a plane journey.