THE SCIENCE OF WHY YOU SHOULD WEAR SUNCREAM EVERY DAY (INCLUDING UNDER YOUR MASK!)
This year has presented us with quite a few new habits to get used to; more diligent hand-washing (although we’d hope you were doing that one before!), social distancing, and – of course – the wear...
WHY VALERIAN IS KEY TO A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
Difficulties with getting to sleep are among the most prevalent health and wellness issues of our age; it is thought that about a third of Britons will suffer from insomnia at some point in their l...
ASK AN EXPERT: HOW TO DEAL WITH A PICKY EATER?
So many of our eating habits go way back to childhood. Eating quickly: were you at boarding school or in a large family where siblings might have nicked your food off your plate? Or did you have lo...
ASK AN EXPERT: DOES THE FOOD I EAT AFFECT MY SLEEP?
What we eat and drink in the day has a huge effect on how well we sleep. Unfortunately for many of us we get into a bit of a catch 22. The biggest reason for insomnia is stress… And here lies the C...
MENTAL HEALTH AND IMMUNITY - WHAT'S THE CONNECTION?
The fresh focus that the coronavirus pandemic has thrown on the vital importance of our immune systems may have already prompted you to make certain changes to your lifestyle to help to improve you...
7 EASY WAYS TO BECOME A MORNING PERSON
The old trope of the ‘night owl’ versus the ‘lark’ is a persistent one, partly because it is rooted in a degree of truth. After all, we all have different circadian rhythms, which are our natural s...
ASK AN EXPERT: SHOULD I CUT OUT NATURAL SUGAR?
There are scales to which natural sugar becomes less helpful. Fruit and vegetables contain sugar (especially carrots, tomatoes, beetroot, sweet potato and soft fruits) but because this sugar is enc...
THE 7 BENEFITS OF A MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND LIFESTYLE
Given that it has been one of the most historically acclaimed diets since the 1960s, it is especially striking that the oft-cited “Mediterranean diet” isn’t really a diet at all, at least in the se...
3 EASY VITAMIN C DRINK RECIPES
As we've been saying for a while now, vitamin C is the powerhouse of the vitamin world. As well as having a large role in boosting our immune system, this abundant nutrient also helps us heal cuts ...
IS RED WINE GOOD FOR THE IMMUNE SYSTEM?
Maybe it’s having a French wife that draws me irresistibly to a glass or two of a great, rich, lip-smacking red wine. But when I read how it can also help maintain your immune system, things just...
ASK AN EXPERT: HOW DOES STRESS AFFECT MY IMMUNE SYSTEM?
The reason why stress affects us so much is that our body really hasn’t changed much in 60,000 years. Cortisol is a stress hormone produced in the adrenal glands (little glands that sit on top of t...
ASK AN EXPERT: HOW TO INCREASE MINERAL DENSITY IN MY DIET?
The typical Western diet is low in micro minerals which isn’t surprising when you look at the National Diet and Nutrition Survey which shows only 8% of children and less than 30% of adults meet the...
7 SURPRISING THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT MUSHROOMS
As the spore-bearing, fruiting bodies of fungi, mushrooms represent so much more than a great topping for a pizza, or the perfect way to enhance the flavour of sauces and soups. And there’s certain...
