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Reimagining Nutrition: Exploring Alternatives to Intermittent Fasting

In the realm of health and fitness, intermittent fasting has garnered widespread attention for its purported benefits ranging from weight loss to improved metabolic health. However, in recent days intermittent fasting has gained some negative attention with news outlets reporting on new research that suggests intermittent fasting could increase your risk of heart disease. Read More

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Top 5 Cancer-Fighting Foods

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If you were concerned by the list of cancer-causing foods analysed in our last blog post, thankfully there are also many foods that have excellent protective properties. We have collected a list of the most powerful cancer-fighting foods with which to stock your fridge and cupboards.

You can fight the damage done by the carcinogenic foods we all consume from time to time by eating some of these health-giving options, all thoroughly recommended by the World Health Organisation. Read on to explore some of the best cancer-fighting foods. Read More

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Top 5 Cancer-Causing Foods

The World Health Organisation has declared bacon, ham and sausages as carcinogenic. Processed meats are now on the no-go list, which means that innocuous ham sandwich or sausage roll has been placed into the same deadly category as cigarettes, alcohol, asbestos and arsenic.

There are a number of foods that have been linked with cancer over the years. Read on to explore some of the most carcinogenic foods we should all be trying to avoid. Read More

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Top 10 Herbs and Spices for Amazing Health Benefits

The health benefits of herbs and spices are many – and they are as easy to find as opening the kitchen cupboard.

Most people think of herbs and spices as an extra topping to food, or even an unnecessary garnish. However, many experts think we should treat herbs and spices as foods in their own right due to their amazing health benefits – and even that we should be sprinkling them into every meal with abandon!

So, which herbs and spices are most beneficial to your health and what amazing improvements can we expect?
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Why You Should Eat Fruit On An Empty Stomach

Fruit is one of the healthiest foods on the planet. It is packed full of vitamins and minerals, while it also contains good sugars for energy, fibre to keep you feeling full and water for hydration.

Although fruit is great for your body whatever time of the day you consume it, research suggests that fruit will give you the most benefits when eaten on an empty stomach first thing in the morning.

Read on to explore why you should eat fruit on an empty stomach, why it should always be served warm and how it can boost your wellbeing. Read More

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5 Healthy Pancake Recipes for Shrove Tuesday

Everyone loves a pancake. But for anyone watching their waistline, all that inevitable sugar and syrup in traditional pancake toppings can be a touch problematic!

Since New Year, many of us have been trying to stick to a healthier diet so the inevitable question now arises – is there a way to enjoy Shrove Tuesday without spoiling your health kick?

The happy answer is yes, there is a way you can indulge in pancake heaven without the bad bits – it’s called healthy pancakes! Check out our healthy pancake recipes to satisfy your taste buds when Pancake Day strikes on February 28th. Read More

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New Year’s Resolutions for Healthy Living

We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the festive season and now it’s time for our New Year’s health and fitness resolutions!

If like us you have overdone it a tad over the holiday season, you might be thinking about how to reverse some of that damage.

We’re determined to have a healthy start to the New Year and have prepared some health and fitness resolutions to reverse the blow-out of Christmas excess.

So here are our New Year’s resolutions for healthy living for 2018: Read More

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How to Embrace the Hygge Lifestyle

The winter weather with rain and lack of sunlight can leave many people feeling cold and depressed.

Exercise, nutritious food and plenty of sleep are all good ways of boosting your mood. But adding an atmosphere of peaceful, contented cosiness is also a great method of boost the festive spirit.

The Danes have turned this creation of cosiness into an art form and the word that describes this atmosphere of contentment is ‘hygge’.
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Surprising Foods That Help You Lose Weight

As spring approaches, many people will be trying to lose weight by the tried-and-tested route of eating less and exercising more. But research has shown there are a number of food types that can help or hinder weight loss – with a few surprising discoveries.

Of course there are the usual suspects in the ‘avoid’ camp, which always strikes us as a shame (chocolate for one and takeaways for another) but there are also a few odd entries, such as bananas and avocados. It seems not all fruits are good when it comes to weight loss.

After much extensive research and quite a few eyebrow raises, here is our list of surprising foods that help you lose weight.

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How to Get Up Early – and Feel Great

Snooze buttons tend to get a lot of use. Each morning when the alarm goes off, millions of people all over the world reach over and press it once to get 10 more minutes. Then again, and sometimes again.

If you regularly hit the snooze, by the time you get out of bed, the chances are you could feel groggy and annoyed.

This is no problem if it’s Sunday. But if you actually want to get a workout in and do some work or other activities, it’s not a good start to the day. Read our tips on how to get up early – and feel good all day. Read More

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