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The Key to Good Health

The Key to Good Health

When it comes to your health goals, do you often find yourself "starting again"?  Does one bad choice lead you give up or go into "sod it" mode where you find it difficult to implement your healthy behaviours?  Do you then feel like you've in some way failed because...

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Food & Mood

Food & Mood

   As we draw to the end of Mental Health week 2020, it's worth reflecting on the fact that taking care of our mental health is more important than ever.  The current Covid-19 pandemic has had swift and far reaching impact on our lives, adding unprecedented...

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How to reduce food waste

How to reduce food waste

Did you know that in the UK we throw away 25 million slices of bread every single day?  1.4 million edible bananas?  13 million grapes?  Overall 6.7 million tonnes of food a year goes in the bin.   Although it feels like the supply chains are catching up and there is...

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Heath Tips for Lockdown

Heath Tips for Lockdown

 We've just come to the end of our first week in national lockdown. Things seem to have escalated quickly, it feels surreal how rapidly life has changed, just a couple of weeks ago we were going about things more or less as normal. But we're now all grappling with a...

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Introduction to Gut Health

Introduction to Gut Health

 Gut health is big news right now, with lots of terms being bandied around: microbiome, prebiotics, probiotics… It can all sound a bit confusing, so here's a quick guide to gut health.Why does it matter?It's still an emerging field of research, but we're gradually...

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Debunking the January Myths

Debunking the January Myths

We’re on day 87 of January now - will this month ever end? The new year celebrations feel like a lifetime ago, but it felt like a really long time until pay day! January certainly isn't the cheeriest month of the year, so why we feel that it's a good time to make huge...

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All about sugar

All about sugar

 It's that weird period between Christmas and New Year when we're not quite sure what day of the week it is and all you know about the past 7 days is that it was a bit of a blur but involved cheese. A lot of cheese.  Hopefully you're having a relaxing time and...

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Have yourself a healthy Christmas

Have yourself a healthy Christmas

 December is just around the corner and it's the most wonderful time of the year according to Andy Williams, but for many people, the Christmas period doesn't always feel like that! The stress of gift shopping, feeling frazzled after one too many social events, eating...

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Dhal Recipe

Dhal Recipe

Autumn is definitely here now. The clocks have changed, meaning dark evenings and there's a chill in the air! This time of year often heralds the arrival of comfort food dishes.Everyone has a favourite comfort food dish, but it's usually characterised by something...

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How to winter proof your body

How to winter proof your body

 Autumn officially arrived this week (bringing the unsettled weather with it!). Whilst it's still mild out, the cooler days are on their way. Many of us worry about the impact of winter on our health, so here are some simple things you can do to make sure you stay...

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