Phytosterols For Heart Health
Ingestion of phytosterols are regularly associated with maintaining good heart health and in many ways they have earned the same reputation as statins. You might ask what […]
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
What Is In Those Kaffir Lime Leaves And Peel?
Kaffir Lime leaves are quite a speciality in Thai and Indonesian cuisine but they are now used in mainstream cooking. The Lime (Citrus hystrix DC.) […]
Are We Prone To Diabetes Because of A Lack Of Vitamin A ?
Vitamin A is an extremely important nutrient obtained from food and recent evidence suggests that its absence could lead to diabetes. Vitamin A is found […]
Expect Health Problems And Weight Gain If You Eat Late At Night
You come back from an evening’s socialising, from some event or you are just late back from work. If I’m famished I’ll have a meal […]
Wild Rice
Wild rice is a food which you would have thought that foodies would have embraced years ago. Yet, it isn’t even mainstream in the health […]
What Are Trans Fats?
The media often report how bad trans fats are for you. The culprit for weight gain or obesity has often been laid at the door […]
What are the Best Sports Drinks In The UK?
The Current State Of The Market For The Best Sports Drinks in the UK Well, to be honest the choice is overwhelming and perhaps a […]
The Health Benefits Of Galangal
Trawling the superfoods in the local retailer always throws up some intriguing surprises. Firstly, you find galangal and it looks to all intents and purposes […]
Maca –What Are Its Health Benefits ?
Maca – sounds like a shortened version of macadamia but it really is something quite different. Maca root has been in use for over 2,000 […]
The Health Benefits Of Yogurt
Yogurt is an ancient method of using milk to produce a delicious fermented foodstuff for both savoury use and desserts. How many of us have […]
Resveratrol In Red Wine Appears To Improve Blood Vessel Flexibility In Diabetics.
Resveratrol in red wine could reduce the impact of arteriosclerosis in those with type-2 diabetes by reducing the stiffness in arteries. Red wine is proving […]
Liver Cancer Could Be Reduced By Drinking Coffee
Coffee drinking could have real benefits in reducing, even preventing liver cancer according to a new study. Even drinking one cup of coffee could reduce […]
Does Half A Glass Of Wine Really Increase The Risk Of Breast Cancer ?
A number of headlines in the UK papers have been screaming almost literally that even half a glass of wine increases the risk of breast […]
Yogurt Builds Better Bones
Consuming yoghurt appears to reduce your risk of osteoporosis especially in older men and women. A study in Ireland has found that older men and […]
When Hay Fever Ruins Your Day !
If you have hay fever then Spring and early Summer (May-July) is often a miserable time with red, watering and itchy eyes, a runny nose and continuous […]
Nettle Leaf For Detoxification, Purges And Flushing Out – Well That’s One Way Of Putting It !
If one plant had a universally acknowledged sense of causing us to flinch it would be the Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) with its nasty rash-like sting. I’m sure […]
The Properties Of Elderflower
The Elderflower (species: Sambucus nigra Family: Caprifoliaceae), or Sambucus, is a shrub growing all over the world. It is mostly found throughout the Northern hemisphere and has been much revered […]
The Benefits Of Eyebright
The flower of Eyebright, also known as Euphrasia, looks a bit like a bloodshot eye, which may be why, since the 14th Century, the plant […]
Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa)
A native plant of North America, Black Cohosh was used by Native American Indians over two hundred years ago for a variety of gynecological ailments […]
The Benefits Of Aloe vera
Aloe vera has been used for millenia for healing – its certainly not just a an attractive potted plant! Before we recognised its healing properties, […]