Apple cider vinegar is one of the latest health crazes to have hit the world. Celebrities like Katy Perry, Megan Fox and Hilary Duff have been singing the praises of the stuff and saying that this tart tasting liquid helps them to stay looking and feeling wonderful. But it’s not just the celebrities. Experts like …
As with lots of foods, everyone seems to have a different opinion about whether or not peanut butter is healthy and why. One thing that everyone agrees on though is that some peanut butters are healthier than others, in particular those with the lowest sugar, vegetable oil and salt content. Is Peanut Butter Healthy? Peanut …
Eating seasonally puts us back in connection with the natural rhythm of the seasons. It’s also much better for the planet, as it doesn’t involve importing food from the other side of the world. Seasonal food also tastes better, as it’s fresher and hasn’t been artificially preserved for a long time. Seasonal eating encourages us …
You’ve started buying organic because you want to make the healthiest, most environmentally conscious food choices. Maybe you’ve heard about the potential dangers of pesticides when it comes to our health or read the recent government study that found pesticide residues in 47% or British food. Or you’ve heard about the overuse of antibiotics and …
Raw honey is simply honey that hasn’t been pasteurised, heated significantly above 35°C or processed. It’s just pure honey the way nature intended it to be. Most honey sold in supermarkets is pasteurised, which involves heating the honey to about 63° C. This helps improve its shelf life, but also kills the beneficial yeast and …
Glyphosate is a herbicide used to kill weeds that compete with crops. It was brought to market by Monsanto in 1974 under the brand name Roundup. Despite concerns about the safety of glyphosate, its usage has grown rapidly over the past thirty years. One of the keys to making glyphosate so successful was the introduction …
Many of us love to unwind at the end of a busy, stressful day with a glass of wine, and there’s evidence to suggest that moderate consumption of wine can actually be good for us. Wine contains antioxidants know as polyphenols, which are thought to protect our bodies against diseases such as heart disease and …
Hay fever can ruin the spring and summer months by making you feel congested, sneezy and generally unwell. Many of us take antihistamine tablets to reduce symptoms of hay fever, but did you know there are lots of natural antihistamines and hay fever remedies that can be just as effective? In this article, we’ll look …
Curcumin is a natural chemical found in turmeric. It’s bright yellow in colour and is popular as a supplement due to its potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Curcumin is sometimes confused with turmeric, but they’re not strictly the same thing. Turmeric is a plant in the same family as ginger that has been used in …
To supplement or not to supplement – that is the question. Dietary supplements are a huge industry, but do vitamin and mineral tablets actually do us any good? Most doctors and nutritionists agree that the ideal is to get your vitamin and minerals from the food you eat, but in the modern world that is …
