Lack of sleep massively affects our hormones and daily lives. We are less able to deal with mental or physical stress, our blood sugar can go on a ro…

We all know how important it is to have a good night’s sleep, to ensure we feel well and have a productive day. Evidence shows that a lack of sleep h…

Do you often feel tired, fatigued or lacking in energy around 11am? Does this affect your work? This is not usual. The main reason for this happening…

In an ideal world we would get all the nutrition we need from a healthy diet; after all, our grandparents did. Fresh, unprocessed foods offer an arra…

Vitamin D has such an influence on a wide range of biological activities that it has been renamed by many the 'miracle vitamin'. What are good sourc…

There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about the amount of sugar in our diets and the consequences to our health. In this article I hope…

Dietary fibre provides a whole host of benefits to our health and studies have shown it can prevent several diseases. In 2015, the government set new…

This is a summary of what carbohydrates and sugars do to our bodies and how to navigate your way around nutrition labelling.  Firstly carbohydrates…

Winter Blues (including lethargy) are typical signs of low exposure to daylight, the consequent lower levels of vitamin D, and the lowering of the me…

Stress and anxiety are normal feelings and, in many cases, are appropriate responses to everyday life. However, longer-term stress and anxiety can le…

From high protein yogurts to protein in Mars bars (yes really!) it seems that we're all being encouraged to eat more of this muscle building nutrient…

Final year school students are now reaching the end of their school journey and will be moving on to pastures new. Some will be starting University,…