Back to work lunch hacks
For many, lunch is one of the more challenging meals of the day when it comes to nourishment. Without forward planning or preparation, you may find yourself falling back on...
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What is stress actually costing you?
Think back to the last time you felt truly relaxed. Can you remember how it felt? Now, contrast that with a moment of high stress – your heart racing, mind...
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Slowing down the ageing process
Ageing; no matter how we feel about it, it’s something we can’t avoid. What we do have more control over, is how we transition through the years.
Confused about food labels? Four things best ignored on packaging.
When we walk into a supermarket, we are exposed to a huge amount of marketing. Everything from shelf placement to the colours and the words on food labels are designed...
The low-down on probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics
The impact that gut health has on overall health never ceases to amaze me, and the bacteria living in the gut is an important part of this. We have anywhere...
Are you getting enough zinc?
In today’s world, meeting our zinc requirements from food alone is much harder than it was even 50 years ago. Zinc used to be present in our soil. As such,...
Do you ever get 'hangry'?
Do you have moments when you get so ravenous you can’t think straight? When hunger takes over your body and you need to eat immediately or you feel you’re at...
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin B12?
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin (because it contains the trace element cobalt), is an incredibly important B vitamin. It is necessary for the production of red blood cells and...
The Truth About Whether Chocolate is Good for You.
There have been books and movies written about it, its abundance rivals coffee... and it seems every second week there is a study released about the benefits of chocolate. There...
Let Food be Your Cold Medicine
The wisdom "let food be thy medicine" dates back almost 3,000 years, and the importance of this statement is no less important now than it was then. Food has the...
Five foods and herbs that promote healthy liver function
The liver is responsible for some of the body’s most important processes that allow us to maintain great health. If there is one organ in the body that we could...
10 nutritional tips to boost your heart health
When it comes to looking after your heart health, there are a number of things you can do from a nutritional point of view. Most definitely genetics play a role...
8 ways to increase the nutrient density of your diet
Does it ever cross your mind that you may not be obtaining all of the nutrients you need for outstanding health and energy from your food? Whether that is due...
Do you ever stop to consider where your food comes from?
Do you ever stop to consider where your food comes from? From the farmer who commits their life to feeding you through to the entire chain of production that takes...
Nutritional beauty fixes
With the popularity and scope of beauty treatments these days you are able to remedy any ‘beauty’ challenge from the outside in. From hair extensions for thinning hair to covering...
5 nutrients you’re probably not getting enough of
Despite living with an abundance of food, many people are actually under-nourished. By this, I mean low or lacking in, or even deficient in some very important nutrients. It is...
Feeding Fussy Children
Children who refuse to eat certain things (or in some cases, most things) can cause concern for parents who want to ensure their little ones are getting the nutrition they...