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Vitamins that our body collects from daily food intake are essential to keep all aspects of our existence ticking over. But what happens when we’re lacking in one vitamin? And can we rectify this purely through diet?

Vitamin B-12 - contributing towards the production of red blood cells and keeping the nervous system healthy - is a vital part of your diet and daily health regime. Being water-soluble, the body doesn’t store this vitamin, so indulging in a varied diet should be sufficient...

Holidays offer us time to switch off from the everyday, explore different cultures and delve into a more relaxed routine. We’re all for indulging and enjoying everything holidays have to offer, but you don’t have to do this at the expense of your health and well-being.

As with all things, balance and listening to your body is key. If going crazy at the buffet doesn’t make you feel good - don’t do it. Instead, take this as a chance to reconnect with yourself and do whatever you need to do...

Numerous studies have shown the many benefits that high-fibre foods can have on our health. Not only do they keep our digestive system in working order and help us to maintain a healthy weight, but they’re also thought to reduce the risk of cancer, heart attack and high blood pressure - as well as helping us to stay feeling full.

This is all wonderful, however, it’s thought that in the UK the average adult only reaches around 18g of fibre per day. When, in fact, Government guidelines...

We are so lucky that we live in a digital age, where many aspects of our lives are made easier with technology. Health and fitness is one such area that has seen incredible technical advances. We can monitor our activity level, reflect on and analyse our diets and, crucially, support each other through buddy systems.

These are all wonderful things and there are many people who truly benefit from using apps and trackers. Our question is, when does this self-awareness turn into something...

Friday will see the Soft Drinks Industry Levy introduced, commonly known as the sugar tax. The government aims to use all proceeds from the tax towards PE in schools across the country.

Announced in 2016, manufacturers will have to pay an extra 18p per litre for fizzy drinks with total sugar content above 5g per 100 millilitres and 24p per litre drinks with more than 8g per 100 millilitres.

However campaigners believe the measures fail to educate youngsters on the impact of sugar on...

The humble egg has had good press and bad press over the years, but it has emerged as a modern-day superhero, because of its nutritional makeup. If we take into consideration that the egg is going to become a chick, it brings into perspective how amazing they really are. As a result of this, in recent years limits on the number of eggs we eat in a week have been lifted, unless there are health conditions which prevent this.  Egg protein (the white) is of a better quality with a better...

Not only are diets today quite processed, but also whole foods contain a lot fewer nutrients compared to the previous decades, making our diets altogether deficient in certain essential nutrients.  However, before going on explaining the reasons and conditions supplementation may be of benefit, it is necessary to understand the importance of a whole, fresh, organic and unprocessed diet. You can not out-supplement, or even out-exercise, a healthy diet.  Why can't we cover...

There has been more chatter than normal of late about whether diets are actually good for your soul, thanks to a recent book by Great British Bake Off finalist Ruby Tandoh 'Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want.' The marketing promises a ‘radical manifesto that takes the guilt out of eating and puts the pleasure back in’, while one celebrity reviewer claims it will ‘give you more nourishment and wellness - not to mention waffles - than any number of clean eating...

Good news for those who are interested in protecting their heart, as the right diet and lifestyle can substantially reduce your risk of developing the disease. Listed below are probably the five main things that you can do to protect your heart.  1.      Eat the right diet This means eating lots of vegetables each day to obtain your plant sterols (which may help lower cholesterol) and fibre, which can also lower cholesterol, as well as folic acid and magnesium....