Flu season is fully-fledged and now around us and as bitter nights lie opposite cold days, many people it seems are falling sick about us. Winter weather means your immune system, usually responsible for warding off nasty viruses, often takes a knock causing viruses to spread much that more easily ...

At just 11 years-old, founder and CEO (‘Chef Executive Officer’) of Dipalicious, Omari McQueen, is beginning to amass recognition and a remarkable number of awards for his vegan cooking efforts, which he started at just 8 years-old. Amongst them are the TruLittle Hero Award for being an ...

Our bodies are amazing are they not? They're like the cameramen, directors and producers of the movie on the big cinema screen we call life and we wouldn’t be able to act out our parts at all if it wasn’t for them. Given the vast intelligence that governs the systems of our body, (they know how to ...

Do you eat the banana skin (or peel) or only the banana itself? To be honest, I never used to eat the peel before – it didn’t really um...“appeel” to me. However, when I learned about the benefits of eating banana skins I started trying it out. Still, I wouldn’t say it’s an exquisite culinary ...

As a foodie and health nerd, you tend to fall in love with products that you can use for multiple things – like chia seeds for example. With chia seeds, the possibilities are endless. Not only are they useful for cooking, they also boast the most impressive CV at “The company of superfoods” with ...

Barbados gooseberry, also known as “Ora pro nobis” in Portuguese (which translates as, “Pray for us”), from the cactus family come all the way from Brazil in South America. Specifically, its leaves and fruits are widely used not only as food merely but also as medicine. Why are they so amazing? ...

Ooom is named after the Primordial Word "OM", which in ancient Hindu traditions is said to express perfect harmony, and carrying the Universal vibration believed to calm and soothe, even exalt. Modern living is busy, and stressful and many people tend to randomly snack at any time. Ooom claims to ...

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 ...

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 ...