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Practical Living

Smart Shopping on a Budget: Eat Well, Waste Less, and Spend Wisely

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Energy Conservation Tips for ME/CFS, Long Covid & Fibromyalgia

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Maximum Nutrition, Minimal Effort: A Guide to Eating Well Even on Low-Energy Days

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Practical Living Webinars

These webinars are recordings of sessions that were originally presented live to the members of the Health & Nutrition club for people with ME/CFS, Long Covid or Fibromyalgia, and they are password protected. In order to view these recordings we require you to become a member of our club. You will then be sent the password.

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Maximum Nutrition for Minimal effort

  • Importance of eating well, even on ‘bad’ days

  • Principles of a nutritious meal

  • Organising and planning

  • Shopping

  • Food preparation

  • Cooking

Recorded 4th May 2023

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Shopping for food on a budget.

  • Shopping and shopping lists –  the rules!

  • Where and how to shop for value

  • Reducing your food waste

  • Eating nutritious food on a budget

  • Importance of nutrient density

  • How to eat well with minimum cost

Recorded 27th July 2023

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Post Exertional Malaise (PEM)

  • The experience of PEM, Triggers and symptoms

  •  PEM in ME/CFS, Long Covid and Fibromyalgia

  •  The possible mechanisms causing PEM

  •  Exercise and PEM

  •  Managing PEM, including pacing

  • Ideas for eating well with PEM

Recorded 27th June 2024

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Circadian Rhythms and Sleep

  • Circadian rhythms and health

  • Circadian rhythm & sleep disruption in ME/CFS & Long Covid

  • Circadian rhythms and sleep

  • Circadian rhythms and eating

  • Key nutrients for sleep and circadian rhythms

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Energy Conserving Tips

Part 1 – Conserving energy when at home

  • Tips for making life easier at home

  • Getting up

  • How technology can help

  • Equipment

  • Easy foods

Part 2 – Energy conservation when outside the home

  • Managing limited energy when shopping, socialising, going out, or working

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