Catherine Arnold Nutrition

27/09/2026

Research suggests kimchi and other fermented vegetables are beneficial for your health. In particular, kimchi might support your immune system to help you fight off colds and flu, preventing illness, if eaten regularly. ⁣
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I recommend having a couple of tablespoons of fermented vegetables with a meal. It’s cheaper, and much better to make your own!⁣
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Join me in my kitchen for a fun fermenting workshop on Sunday 18th October, 11am to 1.30pm. We will be making kimchi and fermented hot sauce, plus there is a delicious fermented lunch to follow. You will leave with all your ferments, recipes and the know how to carry on fermenting at home. Please email me for more details and to book! Limited spaces 🙏🏻 link to email me is in my bio 👌🏻

15/09/2026

Have you received the latest issue of my Gut Matters newsletter? If not, have a read here - and why not click 'Subscribe' while you're at it to make sure you don't miss future editions!

As a functional medicine practitioner, I always use private laboratory tests to understand more about my clients health. I find this is much more helpful than just guessing, and my clients are always fascinated to learn more about their body and the symptoms they are experiencing.

18/06/2026

Most people have now heard about the microbiome, the ecosystem of bacteria living in your gut. Nutritional therapists have been talking about this for many years and it’s’ great that people are now switched on to it.

The microbiome weighs about the same as your liver and is what we call metabolically active – it plays a huge role in our health and wellbeing.

It helps breakdown our food
It plays a valuable role in our immune system
It synthesises some vitamins
It can influence our mood and our cravings

If it’s out of balance it can make us more prone to inflammation, weaken our immune system and make us more susceptible to allergies, hormonal problems, depression and mental health issues, cancers, autoimmune disease, even Parkinsons disease is linked to certain species of bacteria that can reside in our gut.

What you consume impacts whether you have a healthy microbiome or not, diet, alcohol, medications, and stress can all affect it for the better or worse…

My feed is full of things that help support a healthy microbiome, fermented foods being a favourite because they contain beneficial bacteria and other metabolites which support your bacteria friends living in your gut.

If you want to know more about what’s living in your gut so you know how best to support it then you might want to do a stool test. I work with private laboratories which do amazing tests that map out your microbiome – good and bad for you to understand more. These tests are not available on the NHS sadly.

Get in touch if you are keen to support your gut health and don’t know where to start. Check the link in my bio for the water kefir recipe which is perfect for the hot weather!

29/05/2026

I have been working as a Nutritional Therapist for 13 years. Previously I worked as a TV producer/director and series producer of documentaries. But I gave it all up and retrained after I discovered the power of nutrition when my husband became seriously ill with leukaemia. ⁣
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I work a lot with gut health and am always astounded by how long people put up with gut symptoms that impact their life before seeking help. Please don’t normalise symptoms such as constipation, loose stools, painful hard to pass stools, indigestion and bloating as these are signs of sub optimal gut health. Poor gut health impacts your overall health and is linked to depression, period and menopause problems, anxiety, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disease and even cancer. ⁣
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Sign up to my Gut Matters newsletter where I talk more about gut health and practical ways to optimise it. There’s also a new blog post on my website about ‘What your poo can tell you’!⁣
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Get in touch for a free chat about your health. All links are in my bio 🙏🏻 📸

22/05/2026

I can't wait to speak at Free From Festival tomorrow!

Tickets available here if you'd like to come along: https://www.freefromfestival.co.uk/book-tickets/

🔊 TALK ANNOUNCEMENT 🔊 '5 steps to a Healthy Gut with Catherine Arnold’ ⭐️

Join nutritional therapist and certified functional medicine practitioner Catherine Arnold Nutrition for an enlightening look at gut health. Learn why it’s so important to have a healthy gut, and what steps you can take to really improve your gut and optimise overall health in the process.

Catherine has 13 years clinical experience working with clients on their gut health so come and pick her brains! She’ll be around to chat after the talk.

⏰ 12.55pm on Saturday, 23rd May 2026

🎟️ Check out the rest of the schedule & grab your tickets here 👉 https://www.freefromfestival.co.uk/

📍 London | 📅 23rd & 24th May | Woolwich Works

21/04/2026

Thrilled to be back in Ibiza this week for ❤️🙏🏻
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When my client asked me to work on a wellness retreat as part of back in 2018, the music industry was in need of some support. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Musicians are 3 times more likely to suffer with depression than the general population. It’s certainly an exciting and creative career but it’s also an industry where there can be a lot of things that work against living a healthy life. I know this having witnessed my husbands health decline back in 2007 when he⁣⁣⁣⁣
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This is the 9th year of Arete, an amazing offering of wellness to the industry. The lineup of talks are incredible (well done and 👏👏) and there are now consultations in not only nutrition but now Ayurveda and also addiction counselling with the legendary team at 🙌🏻. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Plus there are amazing workshops with talented practitioners like , 🤩
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My talk this year is about the gut brain connection and how the food you eat influences your mind. 🧠 one of my favourite subjects! As usual I will be offering FREE 30 minute consultations for all delegates. If you are attending please email me to book in as spaces are limited! See you there 🙏🏻

04/03/2026

Excited to be featured in the 2yr anniversary issue of My Special Home Magazine - brilliant magazine celebrating my local area!

Read it online today - there’s information about my upcoming brain health talk at Manningtree Arts (nearly sold out!), plus my April fermenting workshop (just a couple of spaces left!):
https://publuu.com/flip-book/408029/2372629/page/1

16/01/2026

With January’s kimchi workshop sold out weeks ago, I have two more dates for you! Sunday 1st March will be my next sauerkraut and fermented pickles workshop. Then on Sunday April 12th it’s my second kimchi and fermented hot sauce workshop of the year! Both workshops will take place in my kitchen in Mistley, Essex, so space is limited. The workshops are very popular and spaces are flying out so do book asap to avoid disappointment! To book, email me at [email protected] there’s also a link to my email in the linktree in my bio 🙏🏻