TERESA DUPAY - PROFILE

Teresa is one of the UK’s leading authorities on Nutrition. She has been a practicing Nutritionist for 16 years and is a creator of many nutritional based products aimed to educate people on the importance of their nutritional needs. She regularly consults organisations on their nutritional menus for staff and is highly sought after as an advisor and is a specialist in this field. Teresa is passionate about helping people make the right choices at that moment in their lives with her enthusiasm and openness.

Teresa has a diploma in Nutritional Therapy from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, the leading school for training nutritional therapists in Europe.

She is a member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy.

Here are some of the projects that Teresa has been working on and is still involved in:

• Setting up The Nutritional Department at an Allergy Clinic in London
• Promoting ‘Eating for a Healthy Heart’ for the Co-operative group
• Working in various schools in under-privileged areas, re-educating the parents in the importance of good nutrition
• Advising a charitable organisation called SNAP which stands for Special Needs and Parents
• Facilitating workshops conducted for Foster Careers in London and Surrey, beauty and reflexology colleges
• Expert commentator on BBC Essex and Essex FM
• Featured in The Guardian, Times Education and the Hello Magazine
• Created and Designed menus for CentreParcs nationwide
• Conceived and created SnackCheck which is a website designed to analyse UK snack products. www.snackcheck.co.uk

Please contact Angela Lockwood if you would like further information about the services Teresa has to offer or to book a consultation with her.

NEW MONTHLY HEALTH AND WELLNESS ARTICLES WRITTEN BY TERESA, PHYSICALLY-FIT'S NUTRITION SPECIALISING IN TOPICS RELEVANT TO PRE AND POST NATAL WOMEN AND THEIR NEW BORN BABIES.

FEBRUARY ARTICLE - Infant Feeding
From Birth to 5 or 6 months
Breast milk is definitely best for you and your baby. When you breast feed your new born baby you will feel like there is a piece of string attached to your navel and when your baby sucks to feed you will feel that piece of string being pulled from inside.
This is helping your uterus get back into shape.

The Goodness in Breast Milk
Breast milk is easily digested and absorbed by your baby.
Your breast milk contains antibodies to help build your babies immune system, which protect your baby from infection and decreases risk of allergies.

Breast feeding also enhances your bond with your new born baby.

Breast milk is convenient and the most nutritious and cheapest from of nutrition for your baby.

Composition of breast milk:

• Carbohydrate 38%
• Protein 7%
• Fat 55%

Breast milk contains special fats (long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids) that are crucial for brain development.

Formula Feeding
For mothers who decide not to breast feed or are unable to breast feed your new born baby, infant formula milk may be used. Infant formula milk is designed to mimic breast milk as much as possible and is nutritionally complete.

Different Varieties of Infant Formula Milk

• Cow’s milk based – most common type
• Soya based – used by babies with documented cow’s milk intolerance or allergy as prescribed by your babies Doctor.
• Protein hydrolysate – for babies with special health care needs requiring a formula with the protein content broken down or pre-digested to make it easier to digest.
• Lactose free – for babies with lactose intolerance; sometimes successfully used for colic or fussiness.

La Leche League
Helpline (24hrs) 0845 120 2918 Web: www.laleche.org.uk

Breastfeeding Network
Tel (supportline): 0844 412 4664 Web: www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk

Association of Breastfeeding Mothers
Tel (breastfeeding helpline): 08444 122 949 Web: www.abm.me.uk

Breastfeeding Information from the NHS
National Breastfeeding Helpline 0844 20 909 20 Web: www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk

National Childbirth Trust
Tel (Breastfeeding Line): 0870 444 8708 (7 days a week 8am - 10pm) Web: www.nct.org.uk

Maternal and Infant Nutrition - Information from the Department of Health
Web: www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Maternity/Maternalandinfantnutrition/index.htm

A Case For Caution With Cows Milk
A Better Pregnancy with Optimum Nutrition
Nutritional Needs of New Mothers