health and wellbeing

  1. January 27, 2023

    Could Diet Help The Menopause?

    A new study has shown that diet may help with counteracting the effect of the menopause on women's metabolism. Evidence is growing to suggest that a healthy diet could help with easing symptoms. There's a lot of advice out there - what should you be eating to help with the menopause?

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  2. January 27, 2023

    Grape Tree The Key To Our New Life

    A couple who lost 12 stone between them have turned their lives around, by swapping their diets with plant-based foods and cutting sugar out. They have credited Grape Tree for the changes in their lives. Read more
  3. January 27, 2023

    Oats: Beyond Breakfast

    There are many different types of oats on offer to bolster our diets but whichever you choose they all deliver wide-ranging health benefits. Another plus is that they are a great low-cost, nutritious food and are incredibly versatile. If you think beyond your morning meal, oats can provide snacks, a base for baking and a great ingredient for meals.

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  4. October 24, 2022

    Live Well For Less

    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.

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  5. October 24, 2022

    Eating Grapes Could Extend Life, Says Study

    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.

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  6. August 11, 2022

    Chia Up Your Day

    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.

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  7. July 25, 2022

    Walnuts And Flaxseeds Good For Heart Health Reveals New Report

    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.

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  8. July 22, 2022

    Gut Health Equals Good 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.

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  9. April 25, 2022

    Nutrition In A Nutshell

    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.

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  10. April 25, 2022

    Nuts: The Ultimate Feel Good Whole Food

    Whole food Scientific research shows a host of health benefits Countless international scientific studies have researched and tested the food we eat to measure the effect they have on our health. The latest study to investigate how a healthy diet can influence our longevity comes from the University of Bergen.

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  11. February 10, 2022

    Believe In Breakfast

    From heart health to helping the kids’ study this is one meal not to skip. Where's the best place to start if you want to have a healthy diet? At the beginning, of course, with breakfast. We all have seven chances a week to start out on the right path to eating well. Multiple academic studies suggest eating breakfast daily is associated with a lower risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

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