We know that vitamins and minerals are crucial for our health and wellbeing and they are a pair that seem to be inseparable. It’s easy to get confused. What’s the difference between vitamins and minerals and how does it influence the way we nourish ourselves? There...
When you’re in need of an energy boost, these warming, chai spiced energy balls will keep you going. They’re packed with protein-rich hemp seeds and almonds, and filled with fibre from the coconut and dates. The signature chai spices — cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and black pepper...
Last year saw the explosion of the spiraliser, which is not a just a trend, but a veritable food revolution. Spiralising can improve your daily intake of vegetables, and due to the little or no cooking they require, spiralised vegetables retain a greater amount of...
Bread-based foods are a convenient staple that’s so hard to do without. If you are finding you feel bloated and uncomfortable after eating gluten-containing grains such as wheat or rye, or even depressed or irritable, you may have a gluten intolerance. Avoiding bread altogether can...
More and more nutritionists, dieticians and the like around the world are increasingly encouraging us all to avoid white bread, as it is low in nutritional value and high in sugar, and recently some are advising to avoid wheat and gluten entirely. Many respected health professionals...
It is becoming increasingly essential for everybody to take daily supplements as a health-booster that helps to fill in our everyday nutritional gaps and protect our bodies. In a perfect world, we would not need to supplement - we would all live stress-free lives with fresh,...
While we often think of the bathroom cabinet as the place where all our beauty essentials are kept, many of them are actually found in the kitchen and pantry instead. Eating for beauty means nourishing your skin, hair and nails from the inside out, with...
It’s been said to offer the “strength of coffee, the health benefits of tea, and the euphoria of chocolate”. Many South Americans called it “the drink of the gods”. That already tells you this drink must be worth investigating. But there’s even more to Yerba...
Sometimes it’s just so hot that nothing else will do other than to bite into a refreshing ice-cold summer favourite – the ice-lolly. Instead of the sugary options in the supermarket ice-chest, why not mix your own equally delish version with some added zing for...
Healthy snacks, dips and canapés are the perfect accompaniment to casual socialising these holidays, taking care of all those peckish moments and adding that finishing touch for the perfect get-together. Buffalo Hummus Here’s take on hummus that will put you in mind of the hot spiciness of...