Health & Wellbeing

There are a few simple steps that can be taken to which could ease you into a more sustainable and healthy approach to what you eat each day.

Playing an active part in the battle to save our planet as we face environmental uncertainty isn’t always obvious or easy.  Family and time pressures can leave us feeling overwhelmed and unable to make a personal contribution to the fight to stave off what scientists believe is an impending global catastrophe.

How nutrient-rich store cupboard staples can help with budgeting. Eating healthily while balancing the household budget can be daunting, but a nutrient-rich diet is achievable if your store cupboard staples are put to work. Good nutrition is essential at the very best of times but, when the financial climate changes, getting the balance between healthy food and affordable eating can have a positive effect on our mental as well as our physical health.

A new study suggests that eating grapes is good for your health and may even be able to prolong life when added to a fatty western diet.  The new research, published in the journal, Foods, also leads experts to believe that adding as little as two cups of grapes a day to a western diet can reduce fatty liver disease while extending the life of mice.

As well as being a great source of fibre, chia seeds have three times more iron than spinach and twice as much potassium as bananas. They may be tiny but these are truly mighty. The word 'chia' itself means 'strength,' derived from the Mayan language.

Here are five ways to get more chia into your diet.

Researchers have found that eating the plant-based version of omega-3 fatty acid present in walnuts and flaxseeds can reduce the risk of heart disease and boost heart health.

The essential equation for wellbeing says The Gut Health Doctor, Megan Rossi. Good health is intrinsically linked to the state of our gut and the 40 trillion bacteria that live there, according to The Gut Health Doctor, Dr Megan Rossi.

Individual nuts have unique characteristics which may have an impact on health effects according to researchers. We take a look at the top nuts and each of their superpowers.

Naturally low in sugar but high in monounsaturated fat, macadamia nuts can help reduce risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Two new scientific studies have reinforced the importance of vitamin D, sometimes called the sunshine vitamin, to our health and wellbeing. Scientists working in Sweden and Australia have found links to suggest the introduction of vitamin D can improve pain and fatigue during cancer treatment while a lack of it can be connected to cardiovascular disease.