Have you thought about nutrition?

My example

As mentioned previously, I was initially treated and discharged back in 2023. Later I learned more about my condition and the role of the liver (reportedly around 400 functions), as a result, I became more conscientious about what to eat and drink.

I changed my diet considerably, rich in protein, vegetables, fruits, yogurt, very few if any jarred sauces, no takeaways, no alcohol etc. and this worked well.

Months later as I started to feel a little better and like many others I become complacent.
Instead of separate meals I started to eat the same as my family. I also developed a ‘sweet tooth’, desserts started to creep in, as did some jarred sauces and processed foods, non alcoholic beers and even the odd take away!

One year after complacency, my weight, waist size, body fat and ailments had all increased and energy levels were sporadic.

So like many others living with an ongoing condition, I need to get back to meal options that are sustainable, nutritionally rich and beneficial.

What sets us apart

Macro Weights and Ratio’s

Depending on your condition, you maybe advised to increase your intake of a macro, e.g. Protein.
This may be illustrated as grams of protein per kilo of bodyweight. In which case, knowing a foods macro weights by portion size is required.

Many diets however advocate for macros by proportion, for example a Mediterranean style diet. These proportions relate to energy (kcal) - Aardelia is referring to this as ‘Balance’.

Where possible, Aardelia includes a ‘Balance’ percentage per macro, per food item, along with actual macro weights per 100g of product.

This ensures that both macro weights and ratio’s are available.

Note that water makes up a large proportion of many foods, water is excluded from Aardelia’s published macro values.

Digital Tools

Our Digital Journals aim to provide you with a simple tool to monitor key daily wellness markers.
Overtime you can review the data collected, and by having different views available, it makes it easier to spot patterns and monitor progress.

Aardelia’s Premium Journals & Cookbooks are designed for more analysis.
Connected Health Journals (Hubs) also include administrative functions for organising your day to day, such as contacts, appointments, medications and information.

Nutrition - Note that Aardelia’s tools are designed as a lens towards helping you with your food choices. They are not designed for those wishing to micro manage their diet.

I found that simply knowing the nutritional breakdown of a food to be very useful, and sometimes quite surprising.

A Great Place To Start

If you or a family member has a diagnosis, then a great place to start is the UK Charity or Organisation for that condition.

Please check them out if you haven’t already.

Links to 16 of them are listed on this website, plus HM Gov (benefits & financial help) & the British Nutrition Organisation.

Your Charity or Organisation will often include general nutritional guidance for those with a diagnosis.
Many, if not all will include an array of useful information, resources and how you can support the Charity.

The British Nutrition Organisation’s website is included as it’s a very good ‘All Rounder’.
It provides a useful level of nutritional detail and information.
Plus additional considerations for ladies during pregnancy and children of different ages.

View Charities & Organisations

Please Note: Dietary advice from your Professional Health Provider(s) should take precedent, please refer to our Disclaimer for more details.

Further information on nutrition

Our Nutrition Basics page includes:

UK CoFID Data published by Public Health England (our data source)
UK Food labelling
Calories kcal - guidelines and exercise examples
Protein - why our bodies need it
Carbohydrates - different types, total sugars and fibre
Fat - why we need it, good and not so good fats

View Nutrition Basics

Some basic whole foods

Macro and ‘Balance’ values

Each whole food page on this website includes:

A short intro with notable macro / micronutrients.
Per 100 g: basic macronutrient weights from CoFID.
The food page title mirrors the food entry name within CoFID.

Macros included are: kcal, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fibre, total sugars, saturated fat and salt.

Also included is a “Balance value” using the Atwater method:
Each macronutrient is converted into energy using the standard Atwater convention (1g protein × 4 = kcal, carbohydrate × 4 kcal, fat × 9 kcal). The ‘Balance value’ is the percentage of each macronutrients energy.

This provides a simple way to see whether a food is predominantly carbohydrate-based, protein-based or fat-based.

It does not determine whether a food is “good” or “bad”, but helps visualise its macronutrient profile within a broader eating pattern.