There’s always a food or supplement that has a weird sounding name but looks so exotic that it becomes the next new health craze! Whether it’s imported from another country or just becomes more recognised for its amazing health benefits, new items pop up on our shelves on a regular basis and seem ...

The Sirtfood diet has become the ‘new’ fad of 2016 and has gained recognition from celebrities like TV chef Lorraine Pascale. It is famously known for allowing you to have dark chocolate and red wine and still lose weight, sounds a bit crazy right? If you’re like me and own a healthy scepticism ...

From our last article on green tea you’ll know that it’s well worth swapping your daily cuppa for a mug of this green goodness. From helping you fight the signs of ageing to preventing illnesses, green tea has many benefits for your overall wellbeing. However, there are so many choices available on ...

Perusing the supermarket shelves can be a bit overwhelming when you’re trying to decide which dark chocolate bar to buy. They all look indulgent but you want one that suits your needs at the time, well look no further, here's our analysis of five of Top 5 Dark Chocolate Bars!  They're the most ...

We’ve all heard the word superfood thrown around a little too much in the media to describe foods that are particularly healthy for us but what is a Superfood? Could not what supposedly makes them healthier than other foods just be a lot of hype? There is no actual legal or medical definition ...

Smoothies are amazing if you're in a rush or want to take a healthy snack with you on-the-go.  You can make them before you go to bed and have them for breakfast or make them within a couple of minutes before you rush out the door to your gym session. There are so many recipes out there so ...

Many children in the UK eat far too much processed, sugary and salty foods. Although it seems to make them happy the moment these foods enter their mouths (because it tastes so good) as soon as it actually gets into their bodies it makes them sluggish, restless and unhappy. So now we turn our ...

The Soil Association have recently released their annual Out to Lunch league table of the best (and worst) healthy restaurants for kids. They sent their army of secret ‘diner’ parents out to test some of the most well-known restaurants on their food options for little ones. Here we take a look ...

Now we come to our Top 10 Post-Workout Meals. From our previous post you’ll know that having a snack rather than a meal before your workout is ideal. So you probably gather that after your workout you really need to re-fuel your body’s depleted energy stores and have a full on meal!  Aim to have ...

There is a reason we've called this: Top 10 Pre-Workout Snacks instead of ‘meals’ because before you work out you only need something small to give you enough energy. If it's something big, it'll prevent you from burning fat. If you eat a high carbohydrate snack before you hit the gym it'll give ...