Lucy Ann Nutrition

06/08/2026

Wellness isn't built overnight. Neither is chronic illness.

Every meal is an opportunity to nourish your body—or to continue feeding the processes that can contribute to poor health.
Our modern diets are filled with ultra-processed foods, refined sugars, industrial seed oils and artificial additives, while many traditional, nutrient-dense foods have disappeared from our plates.

Your body is constantly repairing and rebuilding itself using the nutrients you provide.
You don't have to be perfect. One meal won't make or break your health. But the choices you make consistently really do matter.

🥩 Choose real food.
🥚 Choose nutrient density.
🫙 Choose traditional foods.
🌿 Choose nourishment.

Your future self will thank you.

Not sure where to start?
I'd love to help you build lasting wellness with real, nutrient-dense food. Send me a message and book a free 20-minute discovery call.

01/08/2026

Your brain depends on choline.

This essential nutrient is vital for:

🧠 Memory and learning

🧠 Concentration and focus

🧠 Healthy nerve signalling

🧠 Making acetylcholine – one of your brain's most important neurotransmitters

Research has found that low choline intake is associated with a greater risk of depression and anxiety, although this doesn't necessarily mean it is the direct cause. It's one more reminder that the nutrients we eat have a profound impact on how our brains function.

The richest food sources?

🥚 Egg yolks

🥩 Beef liver (the true nutritional powerhouse!)

In fact, around four large eggs provide roughly 600 mg of choline, which is enough to meet the recommended daily intake for most adults.

Animal foods remain some of the most nutrient-dense foods available, providing highly bioavailable choline alongside vitamin B12, vitamin A, DHA, iron and many other nutrients that are difficult to obtain in the same amounts from plant foods.

Sometimes the simplest foods really are the most nourishing.

25/07/2026

Fermented Foods Reduced Inflammation. Fibre Didn't...

A fascinating Stanford University study compared two diets in healthy adults over 10 weeks:
A high-fibre diet
A diet rich in fermented foods (such as kefir, yoghurt, kimchi and fermented vegetables)
The results were surprising:

- The fermented food group showed a reduction in all 19 inflammatory markers that were measured.
- The high-fibre group did not show the same reduction in inflammation during the study.
Before anyone says, "So fibre is bad..." — that's not what this study found.

The high-fibre group did improve their gut bacteria's ability to digest fibre, but these changes didn't translate into reduced inflammation over the 10-week study.
What was fascinating was that participants eating fermented foods developed new bacterial species that weren't even present in the foods themselves.
Rather than simply adding bacteria to the gut, fermented foods appeared to create an environment where beneficial microbes could thrive.

As a GAPS Practitioner, I find this really interesting. One of the principles of the GAPS approach is that before we focus on feeding the microbiome, we first work on restoring the gut environment. While this study wasn't testing the GAPS protocol, these findings raise some interesting questions.
Traditional cultures rarely relied on fibre alone. They regularly ate naturally fermented foods alongside nutrient-dense whole foods—a practice that has been part of human diets for thousands of years.

🥛 Do you include fermented foods in your diet?
👇 I'd love to know your favourites.
Reference: Wastyk HC et al. (2021). Gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status.

14/07/2026

We often think of deficiencies in terms of nutrients, but the body and mind also crave sunlight, laughter, rest, and connection. These are the quiet essentials that nourish our nervous system and restore balance.
Healing isn’t only about what we eat — it’s also about how we live, love, and connect.

10/07/2026

💧 Hydration is more than water — it’s minerals too.

A pinch of good quality sea or Himalayan salt in your glass of water, helps your body absorb and use water effectively.

Think of it as nourishing your cells from the inside out — simple, ancestral, and deeply supportive.

09/07/2026

Reviews like this absolutely make my day. I really love what I do 💚

Watching people regain their health, confidence and hope is the greatest reward.

If you're ready to get to the root cause and regain your health, rather than simply managing symptoms, I'd love to help you.

Contact me to book a free 20-minute discovery call.

08/07/2026

In my opinion, this is one of the best and tastiest snacks you can offer - from toddlers right through to teenagers (and adults too!).

✔️ Protein to build and repair
✔️ Healthy fats to nourish the brain and support steady energy
✔️ Essential vitamins and minerals that growing bodies need
✔️ No ultra-processed ingredients or sugar crashes

Simple foods really are some of the most nourishing.

The best nutrition isn't complicated—it's real food. ❤️

06/07/2026

That is shockingly high, but explains a lot 😳

💥 The UK is the only country in Europe that is over 50% in ultra processed foods as a percentage of household purchases

This needs to change. Buy local, buy British 🚜 🇬🇧

03/07/2026

Heal the Gut. Nourish the Mind.

This connection is known as the gut-brain axis, and it's one of the reasons why what we eat can have such a profound impact on how we feel, think and function every single day.

Your gut isn't just responsible for digesting food. It's home to trillions of microbes that help produce important neurotransmitters, support your immune system and communicate with your brain through nerves, hormones and the immune system.

Research has found links between poor gut health and conditions such as anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, autism, brain fog, low energy and poor sleep.

The good news? The body has an incredible ability to heal when it's given the right support.

As a Nutritional Therapist and Gut Healing Practitioner, I help people address the root causes of ill health through nourishing food, gut healing, lifestyle changes and restoring balance from the inside out.

If you're tired of simply managing symptoms and want to understand what your body is trying to tell you, I'd love to help.

💚 Book a free 20-minute discovery call or send me a message to find out more.