Nutrition

Don’t ignore iodine

Iodine deficiency has long been overlooked as a public health problem, but people need to start taking this issue more…

Eating five portions of fruit and vegetables each day is known to reduce the chance of heart attack, stroke, cancer…

Nurse Helen Cowan talks about starvation, dehydration and death in hospitals. “Kill by mouth” read a recent headline in the Sun…

Fasting has become more mainstream in the last three years thanks to books like The Fast Diet. New research suggests…

When it comes to health-boosting properties, cocoa content is key. Therefore, the darker you eat your chocolate, the better. Bittersweet…

I lead the colourful life of a nutritionist. I am a living experiment and I definitely practice what I preach. I…

The evidence of diet playing an important factor in the control and relief of Crohn’s disease symptoms is much stronger…

Conference calling has been used by the business community for great effect for years, but it has also been helping…

Alcohol has no nutritional benefit. It is a toxin that contains excess calories and contributes to weight gain without any…

There are dozens of supplements available from health food stores, pharmacies, supermarkets, the Internet and via mail order. All can be…