WHAT YOUR SKIN SAYS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH
It’s well-known that the skin is the body’s biggest organ – and of course, it’s also the most visible. Unsurprisingly, then, the skin is one of the first places where signs are often seen of what m...
WHY BLUE MONDAY IS A LOAD OF PSEUDOSCIENCE
‘Blue Monday’ is used to refer to what is apparently the ‘most depressing day of the year.’ This day usually falls on the third Monday in January, which means today will apparently be the most depr...
COLD WEATHER DOESN'T ACTUALLY MAKE YOU SICK
You’ve probably been told to or have heard the saying in some form or another to wrap up warm when you’re going out in the cold because you don’t want to end up sick. Whilst colder temperatures its...
VEGANUARY FOR IMMUNITY: TARKA DHAL
Next up on our immune-friendly vegan recipes is tarka dhal! We made sure to add the fantastic ginger, and the wonderful turmeric, one of our all-time favourite wonderplants, alongside elderberry of...
When stepping outside on a cold winter morning or on a snowy day, the air often has a particular smell that is difficult to put into words. What most people don’t realise is that there are a few f...
WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO KETO IN 2021
We’re now firmly in the season of New Year resolutions – that is, if you haven’t set and given up a few of yours already! – and for many of us, that inevitably means looking again at whether we’re ...
We’re arguably often guilty of failing to pay as much attention to our hormone health as we should. After all, your body secretes around 50 hormones, which – together – profoundly impact on some of...
When many of us hear the word “allergy”, we immediately think of those sneezes and sniffles that some of us experience in response to particular foods or other substances. But by better understandi...
'THE PLANT POWER DOCTOR' OUT NOW
'The Plant Power Doctor,' by Team Tonic GP, Gemma Newman, is out now! And it's everything you need to eat your way to a healthier, happier you. Here at Tonic, we're big proponents of the idea of pl...
VEGANUARY FOR IMMUNITY: CHILLI NON CARNE
Since 2014, ‘Veganuary’ (pronounced vee-GA-nuary) has been a way of encouraging non-vegans to try a plant-based diet for the month of January. There are lots of reasons why someone might decide to...
7 HABITS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM WANTS YOU TO QUIT IN 2021
As you may already have guessed, here at Tonic, we’re of the opinion that making sure your immune system can perform at its best should always be a priority. And given that we’re in the middle of c...
WHAT IS GABA AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT MY SLEEP?
As a supplement, GABA has long been the subject of a lot of confusion. That’s probably partly due to it being not only a supplement capable of ingestion, but also a chemical produced within the bod...
ASK AN EXPERT: WHAT ARE SOME FESTIVE SUPERFOODS?
A Christmas spice, nut and root superfood Aside from all the indulgence (which after the year we’ve all had is much needed) there are some incredibly nutrient dense superfoods that make up part of...