THE 5 MOST POPULAR FRUITS & THEIR BENEFITS

I’m a great believer in the old adage “you are what you eat” and am particularly interested in the power of vegetables and fruit.  I found a brilliant little book recently called “the food pharmacy” by Jean Carper and thought I would share some of the information contained therein, but it is well worth a [...]

10 TIPS FOR A PERFECT COMPLEXION

A recent documentary found that however much you pay for your beauty products, nothing you put on your skin is going to  get rid of lines and wrinkles (in case you hadn’t worked that out for yourself).  We spend millions of pounds a year on face creams containing the latest wonder ingredient the ads tell [...]

RECIPES TO REDUCE WATER RETENTION

A healthy diet, full of fresh fruit and vegetables can be beneficial in many ways: from preventing some cancers and disease to helping control your weight.  These two simple recipes can help relieve water retention.
WATERFALL JUICE
Place 3 celery sticks, 3 carrots and 3 green apples through a juicer with a handful of flat parsley.  Drink [...]

SALT: THE MIRACLE MINERAL

Salt has a very bad reputation, but it has the most amazing benefits.  Our bodies are 75% water, salty water, similar to seawater.  Over- consumption of salt is linked to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, so current guidelines recommend we keep our salt intake to less than 6g per day – about a [...]

AVOID DEPRESSION: FOOD AFFECTS YOUR MOOD

Much is written about the negative effects of a poor diet on your health, but what about the havoc it can wreak on your mind?  Over the past decade, mums have been frantically force feeding their children fish oils as Omega 3 is related to mood and concentration.  Ironically, I’ve seen them washed down with [...]

12 TOP BENEFITS OF EXERCISE

Encouraging people to exercise and keeping them motivated is an uphill battle, so this article in the Times recently didn’t do anyone any favours:   For a more balanced picture, read the comments at the end.
This is what you need to know:
A combination of a healthy diet and regular, varied exercise is the formula to achieving an ideal [...]

BOOST YOUR METABOLISM

So you are exercising and following a reasonably healthy diet, but your whole digestive system seems to be sluggish.  Your weight seems to have reached a plateau or for those not particularly looking to lose weight, you may have put on a kilo or two.  Assuming you are otherwise in good health – no thyroid [...]

PELVIC FLOOR: AN OVERVIEW & EXERCISES

Weak pelvic floor muscles are responsible for several health issues in both men and women, yet enormous improvements can be made by exercising the pelvic floor muscles for a few minutes each day. They are a group of muscles stretching from the pubic bone to the tail bone, a bit like a hammock, and are [...]

VITAMINS: AN OVERVIEW

What I hope to achieve with this article is an overview of the main vitamins (minerals coming soon) – what their job is, recommended daily amounts (RDA) and how to get them without resorting to supplements.  Firstly, though, just a couple of points: vitamins and minerals are an essential part of your diet in order [...]