Tag: nutrition
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Waterlooville Local Support Group
On September 18 2024, Eva Chong travelled down from London to talk to the Waterlooville group about nutrition for inflammation. Eva is a naturopathic nutrition advisor as well as a lawyer. She became interested in nutrition following her mother’s and her own lockdown cancer diagnoses. Eva was an incredibly knowledgeable and impassioned speaker! She is well-researched,…
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Snooze or Lose: Sleep-Inducing and Sleep-Disrupting Foods
While eating too soon before bed can damage your sleeping pattern, there are some foods and light snacks that can help you get a better night’s rest. Sleep experts at Bed Kingdom have revealed some foods with the perfect nutrients to help you enjoy a good night’s sleep.
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Vitamins to Tackle Winter Blues
Winter blues, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), is a type of depression that occurs at a specific time of year, usually during the fall and winter months when there is less sunlight. While vitamins alone may not be a cure for SAD, certain vitamins and minerals play a role in maintaining overall mental…
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Six of the best foods to eat before bed to keep you warm this winter
With the weather growing colder for the foreseeable, it can become a challenge to warm up at bedtime – but given the current rise of energy costs, many will be reluctant to turn on the heating. However, sleep experts Bed Kingdom have highlighted six of the best foods to have as a late-night snack that will…
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How can nutrition help S.A.D sufferers?
As the days get shorter and the temperature cools, it is normal to occasionally feel a bit down and lethargic. However, for some people, a feeling of dread can accompany the onset of the autumn and winter months. For S.A.D sufferers, the changing seasons can bring about a significant change in mood, involving feelings of…
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Food: The Future Medicine
Food is one of the most important means of preventing disease and can be an important adjunct to medicine, when we are ill. The College of Medicine is holding an informative conference entitled ‘Food: The Future Medicine’, which will build upon their previous year’s conference, ‘Food: The Forgotten Medicine’. The conference will look at hot…
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Fish is the dish for heart health
As an island nation the UK’s fishing stocks are one of nature’s privileges. Yet despite the numerous health benefits, fish seems to be falling out of favour, particularly with the UK’s younger consumers. While 97 per cent of households buy fish each year, evidence suggests that this is not enough with the majority of people…
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Regular spicy food could lower the risk of early death according to study
Researchers in China find health benefits in spicy food after extensive study shows that those who regularly consume spicy food may be less at risk from early death than those who do not eat spicy food. Read the full report Image
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What’s really in your healthy breakfast?
MyVoucherCodes has published a handy infographic that examines our breakfast choices, with one serving of orange juice reportedly containing approximately 54% of our recommended daily allowance of sugar. A healthy breakfast can super-charge your day, boost metabolism and brain function, and help to fight food cravings. However, not all breakfasts are created equal: many purportedly…
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School gardens limited in improving children’s fruit and veg intake Little evidence exists to suggest that school gardening initiatives alone improve children’s fruit and vegetable intake, research led by an academic at Leeds Metropolitan University has concluded. Dr Meaghan Christian, a researcher in the Institute for Health & Wellbeing at Leeds Met – which will…
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On Thursday, 21 August, at 7.30pm, ITV’s Tonight programme investigates whether the health claims made about superfoods are based on fact or fiction. Click here to watch Image: Dollar Photo Club
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Healthy salads stuffed with secret salt, revealed in new survey by CASH Huge amounts of salt continue to be added to many restaurant, café and supermarket salads, according to a new survey by Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH). This is despite calls in 2010 to lower salt in salads, as certain restaurateurs and…
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