Food For Thought

The latest research is saying that if we want the maximum protection against heart disease, cancer and early death then we need to double the amount of fruit and vegetables we eat.

I was reading an article by Kate Humble this week. She was talking about foraging for food on her farm. Apparently ground elder is good in stews, brought here by the Romans as a he

For many years fat has been blamed for our health problems and the rise in obesity. Now we are being told to eat fat again and cut out sugar. It’s good news as far as I am concer

I recently read an article saying that new evidence supported the fact that eating an apple a day really does help you live longer. The researchers from the University of Western A

There are so many diets and books out at the moment, suggesting we eat more vegetables and I’m all for that as I’m a vegetable fiend and couldn’t live without them. Some of t

I’m feeling quite sorry for the poor potato at the moment as it seems to be being hounded out of healthy eating.  First it was eat Paleo, so avoid the carbs – now it’s cut o

I’m lucky in that I do enjoy exercising and would probably attend more classes if time wasn’t a constraint. At the moment though my life is busy with books and websites and gra

At this time of year I like to make my New Year food resolutions. These are things I want to change about my diet to improve it for the better. Like all New Year resolutions some g