The Duchess of Cambridge has  turned to hypnotherapy to help her boost her appetite after struggling to keep food down because of her hyperemesis gravidarum.

Kate still looks at most food and feels nauseous. She likened it to: “that feeling you get after you’ve had food poisoning and your stomach’s shrunk.”

Sources say Kate finds it difficult to eat a full meal and gets full very quickly. The hypnotherapy takes away any negative thoughts connected with food and replaces them with a desire to eat healthy, nutritious food, working at avocados, berries, broccoli, oatmeal and smoothies. She is also nibbling on figs and lavender shortbread which aid digestion and combat nausea.