Fennel is one of the best herbs to aid digestion. It soothes the digestive tract relieving bloating, flatulence, heartburn and constipation. It’s bursting with phytonutrients, vitamin C, manganese, iron and folate. Add to casseroles, salads, and stir fries, or make a tea from steeping it in boiling water. Chew a seed to relieve bad breath.

Make your own bread – it takes 30 seconds to put the ingredients in the breadmaker. Full of B vitamins and selenium for the thyroid and without any of the suspect enzymes added to mass produced loaves. Delicious hot with butter to boost your vitamin K.

Help detox heavy metals from mercury fillings, piercings and tattoos with coriander parsley pesto. Blitz a large handful of coriander and parsley, a slug of cold pressed oil, a clove of garlic and a thumbnail of hard cheese – and it’s delicious.

Concentration boosting breakfast for exam students – eggs for memory and blood sugar balance, salmon for brain boosting omega 3s, spinach for micronutrients and bread and butter for that extra bit of energy – eat well during your exams – it may make that vital bit of difference to your marks – Good Luck!

Exam snacks should be rich in choline – a nutrient, which scientific studies have shown, increases memory and cognitive reasoning. Take a smoothie with you made from probiotic yoghurt or kefir, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds , almonds (school rules permitting) and some blueberries. It will keep your energy up and help your memory.

Are you ZINC deficient? Symptoms include poor digestion, bloating, lack of appetite, poor immunity against infection, thinning hair, weak nails, acne, rashes and poor concentration. Zinc is best absorbed through food – pumpkin seeds, grass fed beef and lamb, cashews and chickpeas are all high zinc foods. If your symptoms don’t improve after increasing these foods in your diet, book an appointment with a BioKinesiologist who can assess your needs and recommend the right supplement for you.

Make a bone broth from your turkey carcass – add water to the bones and a tsp of apple cider vinegar, and simmer for 8 hours. Use it in soups, casseroles, mince etc. Bone stock is full of glutamine, an amino acid which is very important for healing the lining of the gut.

Does your child have tantrums, bad behaviour, low mood or low self esteem? You may need to look no further than their lunchbox. Foods we eat affect the chemicals in our brain and our blood sugar level, which affect mood. Sugar is a major contributor to mood disorders so replace sweetened yoghurt, biscuits and bars with fruit. Protein is very important for balancing blood sugar levels but some proteins are better than others. Remove processed meats like packaged ham and chicken as they are full of fillers, preservatives, sugar and salt which lead to mood swings. Replace with home cooked chicken, eggs, hummus and cheese. Small changes every day can make a big difference.

Parasites are a common cause of undiagnosed symptoms. If you think this may be your problem, get a BioKinesiologist to check it out for you. They will tell you if you have them, how to get rid of them and how to stop them returning. Don’t suffer needlessly – they are very common.