Health & Wellbeing

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.

The humble walnut, that crunchy, tasty whole food much-loved combined with coffee in a cake, is the oldest tree food known to man - dating back to 7,000BC.

Our health, wealth and the planet will benefit from change Feeding the world sustainably remains one of the biggest global challenges that humankind currently faces. For, according to the United Nations, agriculture accounts for almost a quarter of the world’s damaging greenhouse gas emissions. Livestock farming is considered one of the major contributing factors to the extreme weather conditions that large parts of the world are experiencing.

Winter is the time to bolster your immune system against the bugs and infections that abound at this time of year. From spices to nuts and chocolate we can make changes to our diet that can give us a ring of confidence during those short days and long nights. Here are the foods that can help our internal protection system: