Discount supermarket Lidl has replaced sweets and chocolate at the checkout with dried fruit and oatcakes.

You couldn’t have failed to notice in the media all the publicity surrounding sugar.  It has been labelled the new tobacco, which I think gives the w…

Just as we get over our winter colds, sniffles and sneezes, another reason to sneeze arrives. Hayfever season! Be it tree pollens or grass pollens, f…

Olive oil has long been championed as one of the healthiest oils around. And rightly so. It contains high levels of the monounsaturated fat oleic aci…

Have you tried to lose weight but struggled with feeling hungry? Does dieting leave you feeling exhausted and hunting out quick energy fixes like sug…

Poo! Yes, it’s a normal bodily function and most of us do one most days of the year. But it’s not something we often discuss, and not something most…

To a hungry dieter, the promise of a low fat or fat free snack can be very tempting if it’s low in fat and low in calories, how bad can it be? Low f…

Drink green tea Drinking green tea can help you to lose weight. The combination of caffeine and specific phytochemicals called EGCGs in green tea st…

Research shows these powerful compounds found in dark chocolate and red wine can ward off type 2 diabetes.

There are so many different diets available that it can be hard to decide which ones actually work. Most diets however, only offer a quick fix and ar…

I’ve met a number of people who believe that by exercising they need not worry about what they eat. Nothing could be further from the truth. There a…

Recent animal trials have suggested that a high-fibre diet could reduce inflammation in the lungs.