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Why Is It So Important For Us to Stay Hydrated?
Water is essential for our health and well-being. It fuels so many of our bodily functions, staying hydrated is absolutely vital. During the summer, it is easier to suffer from dehydration if we don’t consume enough water. However, doing so can...
How to Properly Store your Food in the Fridge This Summer
During the summer, people tend to favour lighter, fresher dishes. Meals like salads end up replacing the rich, hearty dishes that see us through the winter. But the problem with warmer weather is that fresh meat and produce doesn’t last as long...
Broccoli Coffee is Another Popular Health food Trend
People have found interesting ways to include vegetables and other healthy ingredients in their food. Cauliflower has been used as rice, courgettes can be turned into noodles and avocados can even be made into chocolate mousse. The latest health...
Is There a Scientific Explanation for Feeling Hangry?
The term “hangry” is often used to describe when someone becomes highly irritable due to hunger. Surprisingly, there has always been a scientific explanation for this emotional state but the playful term hangry originated from social media after...
New Vegan Range Launched by Sainsbury's
The demand for more vegan food products has risen substantially. According a recent survey conducted by Compare the Market, there has been a significant increase in the number of people becoming vegan. Currently, 3.5 million people in Britain now...
What does Crash Dieting do to Your Body?
The summer months are upon us and crash dieting is unfortunately common at this time of year. As the weather becomes warmer and holidays get closer, people can easily become self-conscious. Body confidence is certainly an issue that drives crash...
The New Government Crackdown on Childhood Obesity
The government has introduced new proposals to tackle the issue of childhood obesity in the UK. With these new measures, it seems the government is admitting that the previous policy was simply not effective enough. Mandatory calorie labelling on...
Are Cheat Days Actually Effective When Dieting?
There are various methods of losing weight, many of which include cheat days. The idea behind cheat days is simple: dieters spend a week or up to a month closely sticking to their eating regime then have one day where they can indulge. Although...
Are You Making These Common Healthy Eating Mistakes?
Many people want to make positive changes to their diet and eat healthier. However, it is easy to be misled by certain products that are marketed as healthy, when in reality they are doing more harm than good. These sort of mistakes are fairly...
Everything You Need to Know About the Nordic Diet
With the vast number of diet plans available, some diets have become more popular than others, these include the paleo and keto diets. A new eating trend, called the Nordic diet is gaining popularity. This diet is mostly comprised of natural foods...
What is a Crash Diet and is it Actually Healthy?
A crash diet is when someone attempts to lose weight quickly. Whilst a more conventional diet is undertaken with the aim of gradually losing weight over time, the goal of a crash diet is to achieve rapid results. A Crash Diet Can Achieve Weight...
6 Useful Tips That Can Help Your Digestion
Issues with digestion are fairly common, with approximately 40% of people having at least one digestive symptom at any given time. The problem with tackling these symptoms, is it is difficult to navigate through certain myths that surround...
5 Ways to Remove Factory Meat from Your Diet
There are new and valid concerns regarding the welfare of animals on UK farms. In a recent investigation, footage was obtained by the animal rights group Animal Equality. It depicted pigs being brutally mistreated over a period of 10 days. If you...
4 Helpful Food Storage Tips for Less Food Waste
The supermarket Goliath Tesco is set to remove “Best Before” dates from almost 70 fruit and vegetable products, in an effort to reduce food waste. Apples, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, citrus fruit and other fresh produce will have their “Best...
Why Dining in Groups Changes Our Eating Habits
Dining with friends or family is generally an enjoyable, social experience. Even if we do have positive group dining experiences, it’s undeniable that we change our eating behaviours during these times. Quite often, we can be motivated to...
Urge for Industrial Trans Fats to be Removed from Food Supply
The Word Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that trans fats need to be eliminated from the global food supply. This is because they are responsible for half a million deaths worldwide each year. Currently, the majority of western Europe has...
Do Meal Replacement Diets Really Work?
A meal replacement diet literally involves main meals being replaced with low-kilojoule powdered shakes and snack bars. The aim is to reduce the overall energy intake, thus aiding weight-loss. There is evidence to suggest that a meal replacements...
5 Indicators That You Aren’t Eating Enough Carbs
According to NHS guidelines, carbohydrates should make up a third of a balanced diet. Usually, carbs are often reduced or discarded in certain diets as an effective form of weight loss. Although this has proven effective, in some cases you may need...