Nutrition

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.

Lentils are a healthy, low-calorie food that’s inexpensive and can be the basis for delicious dining.

Rates of autism are on the rise. Yet, where once the condition was seen as a psychiatric disorder, a biomedical approach is proving dietary intervention can be the basis of real change for this troubling condition.

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.

As a technology for food processing, food irradiation is the exposure of food to gamma rays from a radioactive source. What are the health benefits and risk factors associated with irradiated foods?

Weigh out the pros and cons of drinking alcohol and learn how it can really affect your health.

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

With a glass of wine in hand we often toast to our good health — so what benefits, exactly, are contained within the most popular of social drinks?

Advocates of the Slow Food movement say it’s time we got to know the faces behind our food

It’s important to have a balance between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in our diet. Excessive omega-6 has been shown to provoke inflammatory reactions. Keep reading for some great recipes to boost your omega-3 and lower your omega-6 intake!

Homoeopathy offers a remedy – Saccharum for people who consume excessive amounts of sugar to compensate for a lack of affection in childhood.

Counter the effects of ageing from the inside out by eating a rainbow of fruit and vegetables and balancing your mix of food groups.