01/05/2008
Attack asthma with fruit and veg
6 May is World Asthma Day – a time to bear in mind that four people in the UK die every day from the condition. Asthma affects 5.2 million people UK-wide, but a growing body of evidence is offering new hope: relief can be helped along by munching on fruit and vegetables.
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01/04/2008
Super smoothies with acai berries
It’s official. Briton’s love smoothies! Sales of the blended fruit drinks have surged by a third over the last year, with shoppers spending £214 million on the healthy drinks.
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01/04/2008
Is organic the healthy choice?
Health is now the single biggest concern for us in the UK, topping job security, terrorism and crime - according to recent data. So is organic the healthy choice? The Soil Association says yes it is. “Yes because it’s not just what it does contain, it’s also what it doesn’t contain,” says their online newsletter Why Organic?
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01/03/2008
MOOD FOOD – healthy food for a good mood
How would you like to feel? Energised, happy, relaxed, healthy, focused or passionate? By eating the right kinds of foods and snacks you can induce these moods, and there’s a new website to help you do just that, without making it a big performance.
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01/03/2008
Beetroot juice for health
We all know that getting our five a day is a prerequisite for good health and that some fruit and vegetables are more ‘super’ than others. You can read on this page of its health benefits but when it comes to lowering blood pressure, the juice is the way to go with recent studies suggesting that drinking 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure.
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01/03/2008
Beetroot is good for you!
Beetroot is another one of those ‘superfoods’, Recent studies show it can lower blood pressure, but it’s health giving properties are almost endless. It has a higher natural sugar content than most vegetables and is rich in potassium, fibre and folate.
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01/02/2008
5 a day for tots
Less than half of British children meet the ‘five a day’ target and projections for childhood obesity suggest a rise of around six per cent to a staggering 1.7 million by 2010 (Department of Health 2006).
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01/02/2008
Go probiotic this year
Organic fruit topped with thick and creamy probiotic organic yogurt are the ingredients in a new Probiotic Yogurt from Yeo Valley Organic.
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01/02/2008
Eat out healthily
Eating healthily is not always easy – especially when you are eating out, so it refreshing to find a city restaurant where you can get a healthy meal that is also tasty.
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01/02/2008
Bounce back – tips on how to boost your energy
Months of bleak winter weather can leave you feeling utterly drained, so why not get those energy levels back on track and bounce into the New Year the natural way with Holland & Barrett’s top tips for bags more energy!
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01/01/2008
We need to eat more fish
Fish is off the menu for 70 per cent of Brits, according to a new survey by Efalex, the Omega 3 and 6 fish oil supplement.
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01/01/2008
Top tips to healthy eating
It seems to be a general problem that many of us tend to overeat at Christmas, despite good intentions not to.
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