What Does A Heart Healthy Diet Look Like?

Having a heart healthy diet means enjoying a balanced diet including a variety of different food groups like plenty of vegetables, fruit, wholegrains, protein rich foods like eggs, unflavoured dairy, healthy fats and oils as well as swapping your salt for herbs and spices. Here are my three key points to explain how having a…

ByJoanna McMillan28/05/20250Comments

The Health Benefits of Fasting – Is It Sustainable And Is It Safe?

“The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.” Tariq Ramadan The long association between human beings and food has a common theme: scarcity. Our metabolic machinery has been moulded over…

ByJames Gleeson26/02/20250Comments

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A Nutritionist’s Tips On How To Boost Your Immune System

Boosting your immune system has never been so important and an effective yet simple way to do so is actually through the foods you consume, as 80% of your immune system is located in your gut. There are three key vitamins that can bolster the immune system, which we can access with minimal effort through certain…

ByRobyn Foyster04/11/20240Comments

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Essential Nutrition Tips To Kick-Start Your Healthiest Winter Ever

As the winter months approach, many people tend to gravitate to comfort foods. Frozen-ready meals such as curries, pastas and pizzas can be an appealing, convenient meal option. However, as the dreaded cold and flu season approaches, it is more important than ever to eat a nutritious diet to strengthen and support the immune system, to…

ByRobyn Foyster07/08/20240Comments

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Nutritionist Lyndi Cohen Explains Why Bees Matter

Nutritionist Lyndi Cohen talks about why bees matter. Here, she shares her ideal day on a plate and talks about why the bees are essential to our quality of life. Lyndi is partnering with Burt's Bees and the Wheen Bee Foundation to raise awareness for the bees. 1. Firstly, we keep hearing about bees dwindling numbers,…

ByRuby Feneley23/04/20240Comments

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The Powerful Detox Drink That Everyone Is Sipping On Right Now

It’s been the unsung hero of the superfood world until now but chlorophyll is finally muscling its way into the mainstream spotlight and this powerful detox drink is a great kickstart to your day. No longer reserved for the quietest corners of health-food stores, chlorophyll-infused waters and tonics are popping up in ultra-cool restaurants, cocktail bars,…

ByJames Graham13/02/20240Comments

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3 Easy Ways To Boost Your Mood With Healthy Food

Have you ever had a sugar fix when you felt stressed and then felt lethargic and irritable afterwards? There's no doubt about it: what we eat, has a direct impact on our physical health. But did you know that those same choices can also influence your mood, mental alertness, memory, and emotional wellbeing? “The…

ByIrena Geller05/01/20242Comments

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Exclusive Dr Michael Mosley Interview: The Fast 800 And Why It Works

Dr Michael Mosley is best known for his popular BBC documentaries, books and podcasts, where he explored topics such as intermittent fasting, gut health, exercise, sleep and mental wellbeing. He wrote a best-selling book on the topic, The Fast Diet, and later developed other variations, such as the Fast 800 and the Fast 10.…

ByJames Gleeson03/10/20230Comments

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Why Are Blueberries the Perfect Superfood For Our Brain?

Blueberries are one of the superfoods that are great to eat when you are craving something sweet. And there’s plenty of nutritional scientific research to back them up. We chatted with Dr Tal Friedman, Head of Naturopathic and Research and Development at Chiva-Som International Health Resort. He talks about why blueberries are a great…

ByEmma Crameri04/08/20230Comments

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4 Surprising Health Benefits of Eating Chocolate

Chocolate is one of those affordable treats that tastes awesome. But did you know it is packed with magnesium and has many health benefits? We chatted with Dr Tal Friedman, Head of Naturopathic and Research and Development at Chiva-Som International Health Resort. He talks about the surprising health benefits of eating chocolate: “Chocolate is arguably…

ByEmma Crameri01/08/20230Comments