Some of us may be more familiar with the symptoms that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) present than others. The common problems are bloating, abdominal pain and being gassy. Much research and many studies have been conducted with the aim of finding cures and methods of managing IBS. The majority are ...

Broccoli not only possesses beauty in its appearance, it has the advantage of being packed with minerals, vitamins, and nutrients. It is part of the edible plant family named Brassica oleracea and is very closely related to the cruciferous family of vegetables which include kale and cabbage. There ...

You will find them on your dinner table most nights, they accompany most meals, and they taste absolutely delicious. However, these days with a spike in the health and fitness industry, potatoes are becoming somewhat of a villain on our dinner plates. Over the years we have began to look at these ...

So, you’re a vegan looking to bulk up? Perhaps you’re looking at the omnivorous bodybuilders chomping down chicken, and guzzling milk and eggs, and thinking "I can’t keep up with them!", but you truly can! Not only do people tend to overestimate how much protein they actually need to build muscle, ...

Following a vegan diet boasts tremendous health benefits, but if done badly, it can also lead to deficiencies, low energy levels and an unbalanced macronutrient ratio. If you’re choosing not to cook your food from scratch, and not using whole foods, you might be putting your health at risk through ...

In the cold depths of winter, I enjoy nothing more than curling up on the sofa with a lovely cup of tea and watching Ant and Dec laugh and squirm at all the ‘I’m a celebrity, get me out of here’ contestants. The celebrities are put through their paces from bizarre mind-challenging tasks such as ...

There are many different vitamins and minerals that humans can become deficient in, and vegans and vegetarians are often thought to be at a higher risk of deficiencies. When I became vegan I expected that I would have to take B12 supplements but I was also told to take a zinc (Zn) supplement. I ...

Chloe Ting is a 34-year old Australian YouTuber who has been a part of the YouTube scene since August 2011, specialising in health and fitness content. When demand in home workout videos increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chloe’s videos became everybody’s go-to. Her promising video thumbnails ...

Around ten thousand years ago, Ayurveda was born in India. It is a metaphysical yet practical system of holistic healing and medicine. The classical Ayurvedic texts say that the medical knowledge was transferred from Dhanvantari, an incarnation of the Avatar Vishnu. Legend says that he incarnated ...

An incredibly common condition, one in every ten women of childbearing age is affected with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (aka PCOS). Shockingly, almost 7 out of 10 women affected go undiagnosed. PCOS is not a disease, it’s an endocrine and metabolic disorder that affects the body, but not everyone ...