I’ve always found the topic of weight loss and the huge commercial industry built around it fascinating. Why is there such an array of different diets, weird and wonderful meal replacements and other programmes that all promise to be the ultimate answer to the age-old question of ‘how do I lose weight in the easiest, [...]
Sweetener, sugar or xylitol?
The best is of course without any sugar. However, if you are someone who loves a sweet cup of tea, but are worried about your current diabetes, developing Type II diabetes or like for most of us you’re not too keen on an expanding waist line, why not try adding xylitol to [...]
Are you finding it difficult to sleep? During stressful times, it can sometimes be difficult to get good quality sleep.
Looking at how you eat can really help you get a better night’s sleep.
The first thing I would check is caffeine consumption. It’s sometimes easy to forget that all those cups of tea and coffee and [...]
Fancy a variation on the Brussel sprout this Christmas, but want to keep it in the family?
This dish is packed with the same punch as the beloved spout, but this forgotten member of the cruciferous family will have you go back for more. And its ok, you can do because it is so good for [...]
Apart from causing anxiety and pressure, stress also creates some physiological changes in the body.
Stress causes the adrenal glands to secrete the ‘fight or flight’ hormones – adrenaline, noradrenalin and cortisol. In the days when we were hunter-gathers the fight or flight reaction was vital for enabling us to flee dangerous situations whilst out hunting.
Our [...]
Your skin is the outside indicator of how your body is doing on the inside. Although important, taking care of it purely from the outside isn’t going to be enough if you want a glowing healthy looking skin.
Here are our top five foods for great looking skin
Water. Not a food as such, but essential for [...]
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