GENERAL HEALTH

Expert nutritional advice may help alleviate many unpleasant and uncomfortable symptoms that you might assume are “normal” or just an unavoidable ‘fact of life’, such as:

Lack of energy - Digestive problems (such as bloating, constipation and gas) - Difficulty losing weight - Frequent colds and infections - Stress or anxiety - Lack of sleep - Poor concentration - Skin problems - Allergies and food intolerances - Blood sugar imbalances and Hormonal imbalances - Migraines and headaches - Chronic fatigue

Each person’s individual health is unique.  It hinges on a number of factors, including the influence of diet, lifestyle and environment, as well as inherent strengths and weaknesses.  Yasmina will work with you to develop a tailored nutrition programme that will address your primary health issues, including diet and lifestyle recommendations.  Yasmina’s aim is to offer you a programme that is realistic and which reflects your own goals.

childhood nutrition

Ensuring your child has a healthy diet can be challenging.  Many convenience foods and “child friendly” meals have high levels of refined carbohydrates and are laden with sugar or salt.  Often, these foods also contain flavourings and artificial colourings.  Such foods fill children with empty calories and, as a result, children of all ages today suffer from nutritional deficiencies.

Recent research suggests that the first six years of a child’s diet are critical as childhood dietary choices influence food preferences well into adulthood and impact long-term health.  It is important to expose our children to different flavours and textures early on and to steer them away from overly sweet or salty foods.

Yasmina can help address the following ailments commonly experienced by children:

Attention Deficit Disorder - Anemia - Asthma - Constipation and diarrhoea - Eczema and psoriasis - Food intolerances or allergies - Frequent colds and infections - Sinusitis - Urinary tract infections

It is Yasmina’s role and responsibility as a nutritional therapist to ensure that parents have the best possible nutritional advice that enables them to provide development-enhancing and immune-boosting dietary habits for their children.

PRENATAL NUTRITION

Having a baby is a most profound, meaningful and life-changing event.  The food that you choose to eat will provide the only source of nutrition for your growing baby.  Your baby’s organs become fully formed during the first three months of pregnancy, so it is imperative that you provide your baby with all the necessary building blocks through your diet.  Moreover, it is not only important that you eat the right foods, but also, in the correct quantities.  This will ensure optimal health for your baby and a smooth pregnancy for you.  Eating well is the best possible start to a new life.

Healthy nutrition during pregnancy can reduce the risk of:

Birth defects - Low birth weight - Allergies or conditions such as eczema and asthma - Morning sickness - Anemia - Pre-eclampsia - Fatigue - Constipation - Mood swings

Once you are pregnant, the nutritional demands on your body change significantly.  Yasmina will work with you to adapt your diet to ensure optimal nutrition for your developing baby; and together, we will monitor your progress each trimester. 

postnatal nutrition

Delivering a baby is a huge undertaking for the body, so it is important to look after your body’s needs once your baby is born.  Yasmina will work with you to devise a healthy eating plan to provide you with the energy and nutrients you need to look after your newborn baby, support breast-feeding (if you choose to do so), and help you get your body back in shape.

WOMAN’S HEALTH

Day-to-day pressures, genetic predisposition and dietary choices can create havoc around the body. In women, this can manifest itself in more ways than one:

Fatigue - Weight gain - Hormonal imbalances (such as PMS, endometriosis, PCOS and menopause) - Digestive complaints (such as irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, indigestion, constipation and bloating) - Depression - Anxiety - Insomnia - Migraines and headaches

Yasmina’s own journey to good health and her years in practice have shaped how she works with her clients; she knows what they are going through and empathises with the physical and emotional symptoms they may experience.  Yasmina will develop a tailored programme with you that will address your primary health issues.  Her ultimate goal is to help you in achieving good health and lasting well-being.