If you’ve gone slightly overboard, the hangover the next day can make you question whether it was worth it at all! But rest assured, the headaches and nausea can be alleviated simply by the food choices you make during the day. These 5 foods can help you ease a hangover, or avoid one altogether, 5 ...

There is a lot of buzz these days with regards to immunity and ways to strengthen it. Aside from our skin and the mucosal surfaces, the immune system is our second line of defence against pathogens and dangerous altered ‘self’ cells mutated by viral infection or cancer. Nutrition can directly ...

After having no issues, allergies or intolerances with food growing up, my body decided it didn’t like dairy back in the early summer of 2020. This was a considerable shock as I was asking myself “why now?” and, “why dairy?”, but I also faced a huge life change. It felt like dairy was in ...

Serotonin is a naturally secreted substance that operates as a neurotransmitter to transport signals between nerve cells everywhere within your body. Often, people only associate its levels with positive changes in mood, however neurotransmitters play a vital role in the health of various other ...

When you’re trying to boost your fitness, whether it be in terms of strength, endurance or sporting performance, it’s easy to solely focus on the intake of macronutrients. Protein, carbs and fibre, for example, tend to get the limelight. Micronutrients however, which are mostly vitamins and ...

Spinach is a delicious delicate leafy green which originates from central and western Asia. It is an extremely nutrient-rich food which also has many associated health benefits and it also has a great reputation for giving us strength (we all remember Popeye!). There are also different ways we ...

Takeaway pizzas, with their high saturated fat, salt and calorie content, have scared fitness enthusiasts away from the lightly-floured, decadent and doughy plains of the pizza. But, there’s no reason why people pursuing a nutritious diet should shy away from the ultimate comfort food. Want to have ...

There is so much information out there telling us what we need to put into our bodies. One of them on that long list is vitamin K. Vitamin K is pretty important for certain functions in our bodies such as blood clotting and also bone and heart health. Aye!...another thing we have to worry about ...

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 ...

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 ...