healthy diet

In learning to live with Meniere’s disease, Michael Grosvenor found that a low-salt diet can be enjoyable as well as healthy.

Lunch is something of a balancing act: you need nutrition for the rest of the day but don’t want to weigh yourself down. Here are some tips and delicious recipes to get the balance right.

Coffee is the world’s second most traded commodity, only deferring to oil, and is the most traded food. It is a social lubricant but has real impacts on your body. So how should you drink it and how much should you have?

The first meal of the day is often grabbed on the run or skipped altogether, but eating the right foods at breakfast can keep off the kilos, improve your mood and make your day.

The lemon is undoubtedly the most widely grown fruit and has the greatest number of uses, including therapeutic, medicinal and cosmetic. Find out how this wonder fruit can enhance your wellbeing.

Apart from teaching us the profound effect food has on our wellbeing and longevity, macrobiotics emphasises that the way we eat and affects us physically, emotionally, mentally, sexually and spiritually.

Besides being delicious, potatoes are packed with essential nutrients. Learn more about the history and benefits of this nourishing vegetable and discover some delicious ways to incorporate it into your diet.

The health benefits of omega-3 oils from fish are well documented but there are also concerns about mercury levels in fish. Are the benefits worth the risks?

When the temperature outside soars, keep your body temperature down and your nutrient levels high by making your approach to meal preparation in tune with the season.

Restrictive diets and extreme excercise regimes are popular weight-loss choices. The truth about these weight-loss methods however, is that they are more often than not ineffective – they tend to only produce short-term results, if any. Discover how to fight fat in the long run and stay healthy for a happier life!

We know wholefoods are good for us, but how do we choose the right combination for ideal acid/alkali balance in the body?

Protein is essential to your body tissue, bones, skin and muscle. But where do you get it and how much do you need?