Nutrition Blog

Cholesterol plays a variety of essential roles in the body, yet receives a very bad press for contributing to heart disease, while...

What should I eat? Nutrigenomics is an emerging science which investigates how the foods we eat interact with our genes, to affect our...

Glutathione is considered by scientists to be one of the most powerful antioxidants, yet remains relatively unknown, compared to other...

What is Candida albicans and what causes an overgrowth? Candida albicans is one of a variety of Candida species of yeasts which are found...

Hypothyroidism, otherwise known as ‘underactive thyroid’ is one of the most common endocrine diseases, second only to diabetes.  Symptoms...

Gut bacteria are currently the subject of a huge amount of exciting and ground breaking research.  Scientists are now able to analyse...

Almost half of all women will experience a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime.  The most common UTI is cystitis, an...

In terms of packing a nutritional punch, there are few foods which score as highly as sprouted seeds and pulses, like sprouted broccoli,...

Acne vulgaris is an inflammatory skin disease which is most often associated with the onset of puberty, affecting around 85% of...

Defined as ‘the inability to obtain an adequate amount or quality of sleep’, insomnia can have debilitating effects on daily life. ...

Barbecue season is upon us and when entertaining at home, or if asked to bring a salad, my regular offering is this delicious quinoa...

Christmas parties have already started, with over-consumption of rich food and alcohol proving problematic for many.  However, even a...

Various theories exist as to the processes or mechanisms that may drive migraines: involving brain chemicals, blood vessels and the...

I challenged some friends to join me in undertaking ‘Clean Eating July:’ a month of eating solely wholesome foods, focusing on...