‘Snacking’ is Not a Swear Word! Some of us are better than others but let’s face it, we all love a good snack now and again. Saying the word ‘Snack’ almost feels like I’m swearing at times because so many diets have (wrongly) tried to teach us that snacking is bad. Actually, I approve of [...]

Berries have been crowned a ‘super-fruit’ and rightly so. The health market has jumped on this and produced extracts and juices for us but you can enjoy these super-fruits in their natural, unprocessed form for less money! Berries are brilliant to just to snack on, use in meals, smoothies, and sweet treats. The best part [...]

Somebody tried to reason with me the other day that coconut oil was unhealthy because it was high in fat. Needless to say, my tub of coconut oil remains firmly in place in my kitchen cupboard!  Such a statement is not true and is worrying! It just alerts me to the fact that although we [...]

I recently came across a fitness magazine article that offered 10 commandments of the gym. The one that caught my eye was number #9 ‘You shall not starve yourself’. The author claimed that training on an empty stomach would not promote fat loss. Seeing that this message is still being spread to the general public [...]

As you may already know, the bright yellow curry spice, turmeric (also a member of the ginger family), has been praised for its medicinal and healing qualities. Numerous research studies have pin-pointed Curcumin as the vital anti-oxidative element contained within the spice. Asian medicine has championed the health benefits of turmeric for a long time [...]

Food – none of us can go without it! But how does the way in which we think about food impact our diet? Are you someone who just sees food as body fuel, or do the different tastes, textures and nutritional values of food excite you? In today’s health conscious world, I would think that [...]

Over the past year or so, I have really acquired a taste for coffee, one which a cup of tea cannot easily satisfy. The benefits of tea and coffee have long been known: both being high in anti-oxidants (when not taken with milk!). However it has always appeared to me that (white or green) tea [...]

We have just had the Christmas season, the time for joy and junk food! And soon it will be Easter. But before scoffing too many Easter Eggs, have you considered that you may not be so joyful if you do? A recent study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that consuming too much [...]