How Healthful is Christmas Dinner? (Plus a recipe!)
This Friday Five discusses the healthfulness of some traditional Christmas Dinner ingredients, and includes a nut roast recipe.
Reindeer Food: Cautions and Benefits
Glitter looks very pretty, but it is bad for the environment, reindeer and wildlife (so is edible glitter). This article discusses the problems and benefits of some reindeer [...]
Five Tips for Eating Out More Healthfully
This time of year you may be eating out more often than you would normally do. Unfortunately eating out isn’t always the best thing for our health. Here [...]
The Advent of the Advent Calendar
I’m kicking off the official festive period with a non-health related post. Whether you have an advent wreath, a reusable calendar, novelty calendar, picture calendar or a chocolate [...]
Five Ways Nutritional Therapy Can Help You
What are your thoughts about nutritional therapy? Do you think it is all about cutting out foods and adding in supplements? This is a common perception of nutritionists, [...]
What is the Difference Between Lactose Intolerance and Milk Allergy?
Two very different conditions, frequently confused. As an “allergy mum” myself I frequently see and hear these terms being mixed up, but getting it wrong may have serious [...]
5 Ways to Add Colour to a Monochrome Party Buffet
Pastries, sandwiches, cake.... If your buffets tend to be a beige monochrome, here are 5 ways to help you add some extra colour and nutrients to your table [...]
Collagen: It’s everywhere but what is it and how do we get it?
Collagen gets mentioned in relation to anti-aging products, but do you know what it is? Read on to find out about collagen.
Five Tips to Reduce Sugar in Your Family’s Diet
UK children eat too much sugar: not just a little bit, but MORE THAN DOUBLE the amount recommended for children (PHE, 2019). This is bad for their health [...]
Gut Health for Body Health
You will have seen several of my blog posts referring to gut health. But why? Find out more about the importance of your gut and how to look [...]