Good nutrition can help your body perform better and recover faster after you exercise. By getting the right nutrients even before you lace up your trainers or put on your swimwear, you can put in place the building blocks for success and get ready to help your muscles repair after your workout. But did you know that you can make your diet work harder for you before AND after your workout routine?
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February 26, 2021
Power Balls That Pack A Punch
Read moreThese walnut power balls will ensure that your body gets the essential nutrients you need following a workout. Taking only ten minutes to make and easily stored, these will pack a little power punch just when you need it.
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February 24, 2021
The Need For Seeds
Read moreSeeds can provide the kind of slow energy release that is vital for keeping us feeling fuelled for longer. Chia, flax, pumpkin and hemp seeds have been shown to be high in plant-based omega-3 fatty acids.
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February 24, 2021
The Tree Of Life
The mighty baobab tree isn’t just a magnificent specimen reaching up to 30 metres (almost 100ft) tall. It is also a giant in nutritional terms. This exotic dried fruit could be a powerful ally in the fight for fitness due to it’s high fibre content and ability to convey the feeling of being full up, which Oxford Brooks University researchers say can in turn help maintain a healthy bodyweight
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December 22, 2020
Meet Your Immune System Bodyguards
Our bodies are able to detect and protect against illness and disease, but there are simple changes we can make to boost our chances of remaining well. Starting with what we eat is essential. Here is a quick guide to the bodyguard foods packed with the nutrients vital for our immune system: Read more -
December 21, 2020
Can We Eat Ourselves Happier?
Read moreOne in five of us is now suffering from symptoms of depression. That is twice as many as before the gloom of the Covid 19 pandemic closed over us.
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December 14, 2020
Vitamin D Foods: Maintaining A Well-Balanced Diet
With the UK Government requesting guidance on the use of Vitamin D throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, here are a few Vitamin D health foods and supplements you should consider taking.
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December 1, 2020
Five Reasons to Try a Plant-Based Diet
Global studies show there is a reduced risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes and cancer by the adoption of a plant-based diet. Read more -
November 16, 2020
Ten Things You Should Know About Almonds
Read moreThere are so many benefits to eating almonds such as reducing blood pressure levels, lower cholesterol and almonds can even help with weight loss, not to mention being high in calcium and protein.
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November 11, 2020
Two Way Classic Christmas Cake
Read moreThe Christmas cake is, of course, naturally vegetarian. But this year we have introduced a simple twist that means it can also be naturally vegan. You can make it any time in the run up to the big day and nobody has to miss out on a slice of festive tradition!
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November 3, 2020
Five New Stores Open
Despite the pandemic Grape Tree has opened five new stores and more are on the way. The expansion, which will create dozens of new jobs, comes against the bleak retail background of shop closures and job losses across the whole of the UK. Read more
