Food health scares come and go. After being demonised for decades, butter is gaining a reprieve but palm […]
Red raspberry leaf is a traditional herbal medicine used towards the end of pregnancy to help soften the […]
Raspberry Leaf Tea In Pregnancy
Nootropics is one of the fastest growing, and most exciting areas in nutritional medicine. Essentially, nootropics is the […]
What Is A Nootropic?
Rhodiola rosea is an alpine plant that’s also known as mountain ginseng. The fleshy root (a rhizome) has […]
Rhodiola Rosea Root Improves Low Libido
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that is accompanied by muscle tenderness, disrupted sleep and fatigue. A number […]
Best Supplements For Fibromyalgia
Do you feel apprehensive, panicky or experience feelings of dread and impending doom? If so, you could have […]
Best Herbs For Anxiety
My new book, Eat Well Look Great, shows the amazing link between good nutrition and good looks, and […]
Eat Well Look Great
Detox is something everyone feels they need from time to time, especially after a period of excess or […]
My 5-Step Detox Diet Plan
Hemp extracts containing cannabidiol (CBD) are increasingly used to reduce anxiety and stress and to promote general well-being. […]
Cannabidiol CBD Oil Benefits
The best natural supplements for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are calcium, magnesium, vitamin B6, evening primrose oil, isoflavones, Agnus […]
Natural Supplements For PMS
The best supplements for high blood pressure are reishi, magnesium, hibiscus tea, co-enzyme Q10, vitamin C, lycopene, aged […]
Supplements For High Blood Pressure
Several supplements help to boost working memory and recall, including omega-3 fish oil, vitamin B complex, vitamin D, […]
Supplements To Improve Your Memory
Eating locally produced honey is a popular treatment for hay fever. Local honey contains pollen, pollen causes hay […]
Does Local Honey Reduce Hay Fever?
Several natural supplements can lower cholesterol levels and improve the balance between ‘bad’ LDL-cholesterol and ‘good’ HDL-cholesterol. The […]
Best Cholesterol Lowering Supplements
There are many effective herbs and supplements for diabetes type 2, including cinnamon, Gymnema sylvestre, turmeric, bitter melon, […]
Herbal Medicines For Type 2 Diabetes
Does chocolate cause acne? If so, is dark chocolate less likely to cause acne than milk chocolate? Sadly […]
Does Eating Chocolate Cause Acne?
Raspberry ketone has gained an enviable reputation for boosting weight loss. Raspberries are among the tastiest of fruits […]
Raspberry Ketone for Weight Loss
Most of us would benefit from eating more omega-3, as few people eat enough oily fish to get […]
Omega-3 Benefits
More supplements can improve knee pain than just about any other condition. Here, I’ve focused on the best […]
Best Supplements For Knee Pain
Artichoke extracts are among the best natural remedies for fatty liver disease. Fatty liver disease is an increasingly […]
Artichoke For Fatty Liver Disease
Hydrolysed collagen drinks are increasingly popular to combat the effects of ageing on skin, hair, nails and joints. […]
Hydrolysed Collagen Drinks Can Reduce Skin Wrinkles
Coconut water is one of the most refreshing drinks and, in its pure state, provides many unusual health […]
The Health Benefits of Coconut Water
Did you know that drinking cherry juice can improve exercise performance, help you sleep more deeply and wake […]
Cherry Juice For Beauty Sleep & Exercise Performance
Red reishi is also known as the Mushroom of Immortality and is a traditional adaptogenic herb whose medicinal […]
Reishi Mushroom Benefits
Horny Goat Weed is one of those herbs whose name evokes lingering curiosity – does it deserve its […]
Does Horny Goat Weed Really Work?
New research shows that tomato extracts can reduce the risk of unwanted blood clots, known as thrombosis. Scientists […]
Tomato Extracts Protect Against Unwanted Blood Clots
Lavender oil capsules are a traditional herbal medicine for the relief of symptoms of anxiety such as stress […]
Lavender Oil Capsules For Anxiety
Flaxseed is emerging as one of the most effective nutritional medicines for lowering a high blood pressure. Also […]
Flaxseed Lowers A High Blood Pressure
Green coffee bean extract for weight loss is gaining in popularity as research evidence continues to support its […]
Green Coffee Bean Extract For Weight Loss
Recent headlines suggested that calcium supplements might increase the risk of dementia. This link between calcium and dementia […]
Calcium Supplements And The Risk Of Dementia
A stong link has been identified between vitamin D and asthma. If you have asthma, adding an oral […]
Vitamin D May Protect Against Asthma
Brazil nuts are one of my favourite snacks, and I’ve just discovered a reason to eat more of […]
Brazil Nuts Have Miraculous Effects On Cholesterol Balance
Trail mix was originally developed as a healthy, energy-boosting snack for hikers, but some versions pack more nutritional […]
Top Up Your Polyphenols With My Pecan Punch Trail Mix
Turmeric is a traditional Ayurvedic medicine used to treat inflammation and reduce pain. Several studies suggest that its […]
Turmeric As Effective As Ibuprofen for Knee Pain
The first cacao powder with an approved EU health claim that it ‘helps maintain the elasticity of blood […]
Cacao Is The Best Medicine For Your Heart
Magnesium is one of the best supplements for lowering a high blood pressure. I’ve taken magnesium supplements for […]
Magnesium Supplements Lower A High Blood Pressure
Have you ever wondered why the Mediterranean diet is so beneficial for health despite featuring ladles of pasta? […]
Is Pasta Fattening Or Not?
If you have restless legs syndrome, commonly known as the heebie-jeebies, you could have low iron reserves. It’s […]
Restless Legs Linked With Low Iron Levels
Ginger is helpful for treating morning sickness in early pregnancy, according to new guidelines from the Royal College […]
Ginger Is Good For Nausea in Pregnancy
Nuts appear to improve survival in men with prostate cancer. That’s the conclusion from a study involving almost […]
Eating Nuts Improves Prostate Cancer Survival
You may have heard some recent sweeping claims that everyone can get all the vitamins and minerals they […]
Some People DO Need Vitamin Supplements
If you love butter, you’ll be glad to know that the latest review of some old data now […]
Butter, Margarine or Oil?
If you read the recent headlines such as ‘Being a vegetarian could kill you’ or ‘Vegetarian diet raises […]
Vegetarian Diets And Cancer
Seaweed is a sustainable and nutritious food that is increasingly finding its way into recipes and health products. […]
Do You Eat Seaweed?
If you miss the old days, when dipping toasted soldiers and asparagus fingers into a soft-boiled egg made […]
Eggy Soldiers Are Back!
If you are on a statin drug, it’s important to know that these can lower your blood levels […]
Statins Lower Your Vitamin D
Lack of iron is one of the most common mineral deficiencies in the world, with most cases going […]
Don’t Stop Your Iron Tablets!
Aged garlic is one of my favourite supplements. Several studies show that taking aged garlic extracts can protect […]
More Good News For Garlic
A new study has caused some consternation as its findings go against current accepted wisdom that vitamin D […]
Vitamin D & The Risk Of Falls
Which fats and oils do you use in the kitchen? You may decide to switch to olive oil, […]
Which Oils Are Best For Cooking?
New research confirms that dietary changes can significantly improve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, which is the most […]
Diet Can Improve Multiple Sclerosis
If you love garlic but haven’t yet tried the aged, black garlic version, you’re in for a treat. […]
Black Garlic Benefits
If you have a raised cholesterol and a high blood pressure, you may have spotted recent headlines suggesting […]
Don’t Ditch The DASH Diet For Hypertension
New research confirms that eating soy beans, or taking soybean protein supplements, can help to prevent osteoporosis, or […]
Soy Beans Protect Against Osteoporosis
Whether to follow a low fat or a low carb diet is a polarising issue, but views are […]
Low Fat Versus Low Carb Diets
A good intake of vitamin B3, which is found in fish, meats, seeds and nuts – especially peanuts […]