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A complete guide to a lactose-free diet
Published Feb 12, 2021 Just what is lactose and why is avoiding this natural milk sugar sometimes the best thing you can do for your health? When most people think of milk they picture a white liquid in bottles and cartons, ready to pour onto their breakfast cereal or...
Food Intolerance Symptoms Chart
Published Feb 12, 2021 Intolerances to food are a major source of everyday misery for many. Although the exact percentage of the population to suffer from food intolerance is disputed, there’s no doubt that the problem is widespread, and growing. First, a note...
Power greens super smoothie
Published Feb 6, 2021 Leafy greens are a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals – spinach is believed to be one of the ‘superfoods’. With a vegetable smoothie, you still need a little sweetness, and this is provided by the kiwi and pineapple. You can substitute the milk...
Does Vitamin D Help Muscle Growth?
Published Feb 5, 2021 There are 13 vitamins in total, each with an important role to play in keeping us healthy. But vitamin D stands out as the only one our bodies can make entirely on their own: it is synthesised in our skins when exposed to sunlight. Foods...
How to supercharge your diet with superfoods!
Published Feb 2, 2021 If healthy living and an active lifestyle is important to you, then you’ll know that diet also plays an important role. Whether you’re working out for weight loss, or to stay or get fit, or you’re simply living your healthiest life, then you need...
Super Leafy Green Mac & Cheese
Published Jan 30, 2021 Mac ‘n Cheese doesn’t have to be just that! If you add some luscious leafy greens to the pasta mix, you not only get more flavour, but also a sumptuous bundle of health! Try it with a spinach mix, or a kale mix or both and add a luxurious...
7 of the best muscle-building foods
Published Jan 29, 2021 Food plays a crucial role in building lean muscle. Discover 7 of the best muscle-building food to support those hours in the gym If you are already fit and like the idea of going that extra mile and building muscle, you will need to plan...
Demystifying detox diets
Published Jan 26, 2021 Many of us have considered embarking on a detox diet or a ‘cleanse’. We might decide to do one after a holiday full of indulgent treats or after Christmas when biscuits for breakfast becomes our norm. Or it might be because we simply want to...
The Best Winter Smoothie
Published Jan 24, 2021 You must have heard a million times that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In fear of repeating ourselves – it really is. If you want to get through your day with energy and feel in tip top condition, then a power breakfast full...
What are the best vitamins for muscle repair
Published Jan 22, 2021 What are the best nutrients & vitamins for muscle repair so you can get back in the gym and keep seeing gains? Discover exactly that in this article. Getting fit and staying fit takes dedication and effort, but the reward for those vigorous...
Mediterranean Linguine
Published Jan 18, 2021 Pasta is always a great store cupboard item to have – you can make almost any dish with it, by varying the vegetables, any meat products (including leftovers such as chicken). Tinned goods from beans and pulses, vegetables and extras such as...
Gluten free chocolate and salted caramel muffins
Published Jan 13, 2021 What can you say about muffins, other than most people love them! These muffins can be eaten at any time of the day, are gluten free and suitable for vegetarians. If you have a ‘small’ muffin tray, you can double the quantity that you can store...
What is Clean Eating?
Published Jan 12, 2021 The definition of clean eating is variable. Both the British Heart Foundation and the NHS in the UK concur on the subject, but unfortunately, like most dietary advice, some nutritional gurus have taken it to the extreme. Around 10 years ago, if...
Savoury Potato Stew
Published Jan 5, 2021 Potatoes do not need to be boring! This is a very economical meal that you can make from your store cupboard and a few potatoes added in. If you want, you could use sweet potatoes, or squash as an alternative, without changing the nutritional...
Six vitamins to boost your immune system
Published Dec 28, 2020 Every day we come into contact with things that would make us ill if they got into our bodies - from toxic particles to the multitude of viruses and bacteria that swarm through the natural world. Our immune system is the body’s front line of...
Festive gingerbread and carrot cake with overnight oats
Published Dec 22, 2020 Another power breakfast that hits the spot in terms of nutritional content. Oats are heart-healthy, and even though this breakfast is a little on the sweet side, it is a complete powerhouse of nutrients that will energise you for the whole day....
Our favourite Vegan Goulash Soup
Published Dec 14, 2020 This recipe is an autumn and winter winner! Rich in vegetables as well as a spicy, warming flavour, if you make it in batches with any ‘leftover’ veggies and freeze it, you have a quick and wholesome lunch or supper dish to bring back the heat...
Common deficiencies and symptoms in vegan diets
Published Dec 14, 2020 Veganism has become increasingly popular in recent decades. While vegetarians avoid meat but often allow themselves eggs and dairy products, dedicated vegans refuse all foods derived from animal sources and even non-food products - for example,...
Winter berry and coconut smoothie
Published Dec 10, 2020 With the availability of berries throughout the year, either fresh or frozen, this delicious smoothie can be made at any time. You can vary the fruit, choose raspberries or blueberries, and even blackberries (which would normally be frozen...
Key vitamins to help ease IBS symptoms
Published Dec 5, 2020 Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS is a chronic - and surprisingly common - disorder of the digestive system. Fifteen per cent or more of the developed world may have some form of IBS. The symptoms differ from person to person and vary in intensity....
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