How do your eating habits change when you’re travelling? Do you let go of all of them or do you stay rigid? For me it’s important to maintain my eating the best way possible, otherwise I find myself out of balance – both mentally and physically. If you want to know how I stay healthy, sans too much ...

Working 9-5 is a gruelling, character-building test of endurance. However, you don’t get the abs to show for it, which sucks. After sitting at a desk for 7 hours, you start to lose all feeling in your legs. “How will I walk to the station?” you say. It’s all a bit awful considering you only get ...

Does your brain need sugar and carbohydrates to function properly? That's at least what I thought for a long time but today I know that it's actually not true - and I will tell you why. Read on for The Best Food Fuel for Your Brain! It is true that your brain can’t burn fatty acids but only ...

Dr Michael Dixon is the National Clinical Lead for Social Prescription (NHS England), Medical Advisor to HRH Prince of Wales and Chairman of the College of Medicine in London. In this extended feature with Dr Dixon, we focus on health, wellness and the growth of social prescribing. It has now ...

I have a feeling that we as a society are so focused on what not to eat, instead of highlighting what to eat. I believe it’s important to rid your mind of all the “don’ts” and start searching for the “do’s”. Even though there are things that you probably shouldn’t eat, there are plenty of things ...

Dr. Thuli Whitehouse is an NHS GP, social prescribing advocate, mom and yoga instructor. She is working tirelessly to bring the many psychophysical and wellness benefits of yoga into mainstream healthcare practice. Her reasons for doing so include educating patients toward more personalised ...

Baru (or Dipteryx alata) is a species of the Fabaceae legume family. The tree is referred to as the “Baruzeiro” (in Portuguese) and its produce “castanha de baru” (literally baru nut) or “amêndoa de baru” (baru almond). We find the Baru tree in the Cerrado savanna, an area in midwest Brazil (the ...

Here’s another recipe (the first two were Baked Rainbow Chard With Apricots & Walnuts and Sri Lankan Cashew Curry) given with kind permission by Dr Rupy Aujla, taken from his new book “The Doctor’s Kitchen: Eat to Beat Illness” – out now from Harper Thorsons. Read on for how to make Dr. Rupy’s ...

Here’s another recipe (first one was Baked Rainbow Chard With Apricots & Walnuts) given with kind permission by Dr Rupy Aujla, taken from his new book “The Doctor’s Kitchen: Eat to Beat Illness” – out now from Harper Thorsons. Read on for how to make Dr. Rupy’s Sri Lankan Cashew Curry.  I was ...

The brain is such a vital part of the human body. It is responsible for many key functions such as breathing and circulation of the blood. If it is so important, we should look after it and help it out where we can. In the media there is a lot of emphasis on other parts of the body and how to keep ...