We all need a bit of comfort food every now and then. You get home from a long and stressful day, the kids are driving you crazy or; you’ve finally called off that relationship that’s been nagging away at you for some time. Well what better to way to soothe these issues than indulging in some ...

It’s important to have a varied, balanced diet in order to live a healthy life. Being informed on our nutrition needs, allows us to fulfil this, no matter the diet. This is especially important when transitioning into a vegan diet, as it can be hard to know exactly where to find that nutrition. So ...

Pushing yourself can feel like a mental game, it is like announcing “checkmate” to a lack of motivation. Everyone struggles with motivation in their own way because we are all simply different. It is human to feel like you have hit a wall or fallen on the ground; you linger around that wall or on ...

A kettlebell is a cast iron or steel ball with a handle attached that’s used for many different types of exercises. It has been around for a very long time, it's said that the Ancient Greeks used to use something very similar to a kettlebell during the Olympic Games. The first evidence of a ...

Bread is one of the oldest man-made foods, and to this day remains an absolute staple found in 99% of UK households. 12 million loaves are sold every day, the majority of which are made from refined wheat-flour. Wheat is considered problematic due to the protein called gluten that it contains, ...

Iron is an essential mineral for our health. Its main role is to transport oxygen around the body in the red blood cells. When we eat it, it combines with a protein in the red blood cells called haemoglobin. As we breathe oxygen it is attracted to the iron and combines to the protein to create ...

According to the US National Library of Medicine, around 65% of the global population has a reduced ability to digest lactose after infancy. But how many are aware of it? For those with a severe allergy, symptoms of nausea, diarrhoea and stomach pains, will make the condition glaringly obvious with ...

The first steps into veganism can be the most daunting and challenging! A vegan diet can have many different advantages and has been said to help many conditions and illnesses. This is why more and more people today are making the transition. So have you had thoughts about changing to a vegan ...

It’s known knowledge that during our ‘lady days’ our bodies go through a lot of hormonal shifts. These periodical PMS changes are accompanied by some mood swings, aches and cramps as well. Unfortunately, we have no control over these changes, what we can do is prepare ourselves (mind and body) for ...

When will gyms reopen? UK gyms are scheduled to reopen on 25th July. But should I or should I not go back to the gym? Like me, many gym-goers have been asking this question for the past three months. Gyms were closed overnight, and everyone was pretty much caught off guard, dangerous times ...