The use of Asian vegetables in everyday cooking is becoming increasingly popular, adding great flavours, colours and textures to many of your favourite dishes — but how do you know which ones to use? This guide looks at some of the most common Asian vegetables and explains why you should add them to your shopping […]

The following meal ideas have been designed to include a variety of foods that are easy to prepare and easy to eat. The meal suggestions and recipes focus on a range of plant foods and are meat-free. The addition of lean meats, chicken or fish is an optional extra for those who wish to include […]

Are you looking for a way to make health changes that last long-term? Then, making it part of your daily routine is the most important thing you can do, says dietitian and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid. When it comes to changing your lifestyle for the better, the biggest mistake many of us make is to […]

Postural improvement Increased stamina Improved sex life! “This system can isolate and work the lower abdominals,” Allan explains. “This provides more strength in the mobility of the pelvis and therefore the pelvic floor… a very important part of our sex lives.” Lie on your back with a cushion under your head. Lengthen your hips away […]

Cameron Diaz has said she has never worried about her weight or what she eats, but what’s the reason behind her new gym junkie attitude and refusal to eating fried foods? The 38-year-old actress has opened up to Elle magazine about her new diet and exercise regime saying that in order to pursue her new […]

Trans fats are bad for you, right? Yes — and no. Trans fats (those fats that are a by-product of the manufacture of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils and that are used in some margarines and commercial baked goods) have had plenty of bad press over the past few years, being linked with a variety of […]

By Pamela Allardice You already know the risks of consuming too much fructose. It’s usually found in the form of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which is added to many processed foods, sweetened fruit juices and soft drinks, as well as to sauces and condiments. And an increasing body of research has already linked it to […]

You may have heard that carrots help you see in the dark, but is this just an old wives’ tale? What other foods will help maintain good eyesight throughout your life? Vitamin A Carrots are a good source of betacarotene, which the body converts to vitamin A. Vitamin A has long been associated with vision […]

A study has found children could be inheriting emotional eating patterns from their parents. Emotional eating was defined in the International Journal of Eating Disorders as “eating in response to a range of negative emotions … or to cope with a negative effect”. It occurs even if we aren’t hungry. In adults, emotional eating is […]

Does hurrying the kids through their breakfast, before dashing off to work, then doing 10 things at once, before popping in and out of meetings sound familiar to you? Whether it’s work, looking after the kids, racing to get somewhere or rushing to do something, we all get caught up in everyday life. So it’s […]