Nutrition

nine foods that improve your brain health

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Sarah Carter

The old adage, you are what you eat, applies to both our body and mind. “There’s no doubt that food and mood ...

Anti-inflammatory diet recipes that will help you live longer

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Sarah Carter

Health and nutrition experts disagree about many things, but there’s one topic on which there’s general consensus: the benefits of eating a ...

What it is, benefits and risks

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Sarah Carter

Imagine a diet where no fruit and vegetables pass the lips but plenty of meat is encouraged.  Welcome to the carnivore diet, ...

Foods, benefits and meal plan

Health
Sarah Carter

Ignore chronic inflammation at your peril. Recognised as a contributor to many deaths globally, half of these are partly attributable to inflammation-related ...

Can’t resist white sliced bread? Here are the ‘healthiest’ loaves to buy

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Sarah Carter

The humble white sliced loaf has been an essential part of the fabric of British life for around 100 years, when it ...

Is papaya good for you? Nutrients and how often you can eat it

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Sarah Carter

These fruits and vegetables contain the fewest toxins According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), .a whopping 70 percent of non-organic fruits ...

The truth about women and emotional eating

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Sarah Carter

It’s the classic image of a lonely woman: Bridget Jones, wrapped in a duvet and clutching a half-eaten tub of Ben & ...

Benefits, heart health and weight loss

Health
Sarah Carter

“The Med diet can include white pasta and grains on occasion, but within the pyramid, the biggest layer is for whole fruits ...

What the colour and shape of your poo says about your health

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Sarah Carter

Yellow stools “People can get yellow stools for various reasons, you can sometimes get it in the context of viral infections, and ...

The healthiest ‘buttery’ spreads – and the ones to avoid

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Sarah Carter

Are you Team Butter or Team Spread? The relative merits of each have been the subject of slippery debate for decades. And ...