Advice

Does Spring Time Detoxing Mean Giving Up On Caffeine?

Does Spring Time Detoxing Mean Giving Up On Caffeine?   If you love nothing more than that first cup of tea in the morning and luxuriating in the aroma of your frothy, chocolate sprinkled cappuccino then the word ‘no’ to this question will be music to your ears.   In fact, if you dread the […] Read More

The Pros and Cons of Plant Based Diets

The Pros and Cons of Plant Based Diets   The recent rush to adopt ‘plant-based diets’ has been shown by researchers from Harvard University to have its nutritional ups…but also some potential downs. Flying in the face of the common perception that ‘vegetarian always equals healthier’, American scientists discovered a caveat to this assumption. Having […] Read More

A Parent’s guide to Vitamin D

You may well have heard vitamin D being referred to as the ‘sunshine’ vitamin. This is because most of it comes not in the foods we eat, but from the action of sunlight on our skin where ultraviolet rays convert an inactive form of this vitamin into its active form. Only then is vitamin D […] Read More

Poke bowls

The great plus point for tucking into a delicious ‘poke bowl’ is that it gives you a nutritional two-in-one. Not only does a Poke Bowl top up your fish intake, deliciously ticking off one of your ‘two-servings-a-week’ goal, it is also packed with delicious vegetables, helping to power your way tastily towards your five-a-day of […] Read More

Surprising Benefits of Chocolate

CHOCOLATE Yes, chocolate is rich in fat, rich in sugar…and rich in calories. It’s moreish, delicious and for many, hard to say ‘no’ to. But the good news – especially in this month with Easter creeping up on us and chocolate is seemingly everywhere – is that it has some virtues.  Here we highlight some […] Read More

Spices

From turmeric and ginger to cinnamon and cumin, the one thing that spices have in common is their capacity to brighten a dish whether it’s pepping up the colour, giving a zing to its flavour or providing a warming sensation to help you relax. Did you know? The word ‘spices’ comes from the Latin ‘species, […] Read More

New Year, New Diet Disaster?

There is nothing like the start of a New Year and nothing like a celebrity endorsement to encourage us to sign up to the latest diet in town. Many such plans leave us exhausted and disillusioned with precious little loss on the scales to reflect the torture we’ve put ourselves through. So here is a […] Read More