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Britain’s Strongest Man 2019 took place on Saturday 19th January at Sheffield’s FlyDSA Arena. Lancashire’s Graham Hicks put in a top performance to win the coveted title, followed closely by Adam Bishop and rising star Tom Stoltman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoM1df1uHL4 Strongman ...

Seitan (pronounced, “say-tan”) is a high protein food, usually made from wheat flour, spelt flour, khorasan wheat or gluten. It's made by washing flour dough with water until it leaves a sticky mass (gluten) that is then cooked. Seitan or wheat gluten originated in China as an ingredient for ...

Mariusz Pudzianowski is the second man to feature in our new World’s Strongest Man series. Being the only man to have ever won the World’s Strongest Man title five times makes him a distinguishable character. Just a quick glance at his muscled physique and serious face shows he’s a man who means ...

For most of us, a hangover is just the price you pay for a night of drinking but there's no need to let a heavy night write off the next day entirely. A hangover is a collection of symptoms including nausea and fatigue caused by a recent bout of heavy drinking. As a diuretic, alcohol increases the ...

Grass jelly, is a dessert that looks like jelly, hence the name, and is very popular mainly in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Southeast Asia. It is made by using a plant from the mint family (Platostoma palustre, aka Chinese mesona) which has a slightly bitter taste, it is so ...

Janet Thomson, author of "The Placebo Diet" has over 25 years’ experience in the field of weight loss and personal development and is firmly established as a leading and innovative expert. She has an MSc in Nutrition and Exercise Science, combined with therapeutic experience in Clinical ...

Himalayan salt lamps are known as 'natural ionizers', as they alter the electrical charge of the circulating air. An authentic Himalayan salt lamp should derive from the Khewra salt mines in Pakistan. Said to be millions of years old, this salt possess a warming pink colour due to the minerals ...

You may have heard the term ‘gluten-free’ thrown around a lot but what does it really mean? Gluten is the general name for the proteins found in wheat and related grains. Gluten isn’t just in your food, it can be hidden in your cosmetics and household items. Often people adopt a zero gluten ...

The New Year 2019 is now upon us and many people are feeling the effects of weeks' of excessive consumption of food and booze, and during the month of extreme January dieting and detoxes abound, usually fuelled by a heavy dose of guilt! It’s human nature to want to eat healthier and to eat less ...

Although weightlifting has always been considered a masculine sport, there’s no questioning that women who lift are definitely becoming more prevalent all over the globe. Less women are scared of becoming ‘bulky’ from lifting (because it's not that easy to build real muscle, contrary to what some ...