It’s small, white, potent and the Mediterraneans can’t get enough of it. Garlic, it seems, is the world’s unsung hero. Made famous as an anti-vampire aide by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, garlic is now being hailed as one of the most effective natural health remedies. According to the World Health Organisation, we should all be eating at read more »

Infections can sometimes be very difficult to treat in a hospital setting due to super bacteria rejecting the antibiotics patients are given for treatment. However, a substance found within Chilean avocados has been found to prevent this from happening. According to scientific research, a natural substance that is found in the Chilean rainforest could block read more »

When it comes to sitting down and tucking into a big chocolate egg, most of us are more concerned about our waist-lines than anything else. This Easter, it’s time to start thinking beyond our own bodies, and to take a good look at the broader picture. According to a 2011 investigation funded by the U.S. read more »

It may be the last place you expect to be served a gastronomical extravaganza, but food buffs in Cardiff could soon be able visit their local prison for a slap up meal cooked by prisoners (but not before they have gone through a security clearance). If the eaterie is given the green light from planners, read more »

Researchers in the US have identified a link between calorie intake and memory loss in older people. The team of American researchers studied the effects of diet on 1,233 people between the ages of 70 and 89 The participants were split into three groups: one on a high calorie diet (1,142 to 6,000 calories a read more »

According to a recent study, pensioners could drink their way to healthy old age if they trade in their traditional cuppa for a mug of the green stuff instead.  The group of researchers tracked the health of around 14,000 male and females over the age of 65 for a period of three years. During this read more »

According to the Department of Health, up to 12 children under the age of 10 have been hospitalised for eating disorders over the past three years. Ann McCann from the Eating Disorders Association has blamed the rise in eating disorders on the unattainable body-image ideals promoted by the media. Children exposed to images of skinny read more »

A number of health experts in the US have said that the addictive properties of sugar are just as strong as those in alcohol and tobacco and have therefor called for its regulation. Researchers from the University of California believe that sugar could be just as damaging to health as alcohol and tobacco, and have read more »