There has been a lot of press recently about fad diets and the increasing trend for health and wellness bloggers purporting to be experts, advocating a 'clean eating' diet. It is an age old issue, just in a new area. Beautiful people advocate a certain product or way of life and you feel like you must follow in their footsteps. Surely then, you will be as beautiful and your life will look like one big Instagram feed? This can lead to problems such as Orthorexia, obsessive beh

Most of us think of Christmas as an unhealthy time of year, full of alcohol, sugar and over indulgence. It is true that this can certainly be the case, but I think we can easily forget about the healthy aspects of Christmas. A traditional Christmas dinner is packed full of healthy foods, so read on for a reminder of why you might not need to feel so guilty this Christmas. Turkey Turkey is one of the leanest meats around and a great source of protein. Turkey meat is also a g

This is IBS Awareness month. IBS is a condition that affects an estimated 10-5 of people in Europe and North America alone. IBS is classified as digestive discomfort with bloating, irregular bowel movements and one or a combination of constipation and diarrhoea. It is generally caused by an infection or as a result of a reaction to certain foods. In recent years, it seems that IBS has become an umbrella term for a variety of digestive symptoms, a label that does not always ha

Easter, like any other big celebration has a big focus on food and most particularly, chocolate. It is a time for celebration, families coming together and eating big meals. Supermarket shelves are filled with Easter eggs months in advance and there seems to be no escaping the inevitable barrage of chocolate and sweets. In this blog I'm aiming to show you that it does not have to be this way and you can still do Easter treats without the sugar handover. It doesn't have to be

This is British Pie Week. I know, you have known for ages and have been planning for it for a long time, haven't you? Well, I actually have as I wanted to create a recipe for a pie that was both healthy and nutritious. As a matter of fact, I have created two, and this is down to the fact that I have two very special friends whose birthdays fall at this time, one this week and one last week. They have always had a tradition of doubling up on their birthdays and making the bigg

Today marks the start of Endometriosis Awareness Week and what will be a really important time for many as awareness is raised about this debilitating and little talked about condition. Endometriosis affects 1.5 million women in the UK, almost as many as are affected by diabetes[1]. Many wait a long time to have their heavy, painful periods and excessive bleeding diagnosed and it can be an embarassing condition to discuss and explain. What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis is a

Tonight, I am going to the cinema. Normally I wouldn't include my social plans in a blog about healthy eating but, I am going to the cinema with my husband and for him, the cinema equals snacks. In the past he has tended towards mainstream sweets, often of the fizzy and sour variety or sticky milk chocolate. I cannot in all consciousness condone this, as a professional or as a caring wife. Luckily, he is open to any snack for such outings provided they fall into the 'treat' v

Today is World Cancer Day, a day about what is a very personal subject for so many people, myself included and at what, for me, is a very personal time of year. Cancer is personal, sadly because it affects pretty much all of us in one way or another throughout our lives. Cancer is also public, big, booming, depressing, shouting headlines and adverts and campaigns and news and scare stories and sad stories. The campaign behind cancer spreads as quickly as the horrible disease

Following on from my appearance on The Mustard Show last night I have put together my top five tips for staying healthy in 2016. These are some good basics that are hopefully easy to achieve and a good base from which to build a healthy lifestyle. Eat a blood sugar balancing diet This means making sure that you eat enough food and regularly. Three good meals a day with a snack in the morning and the afternoon is a perfectly healthy way to eat, provided you are including the r

This is vitamin D awareness week. Vitamin D is always in the news at the moment as more and more research is emerging about this important nutrient and how vital it is for our health. Although it is named as a vitamin our body actually converts it to a hormone. Here are a few of the most important functions of vitamin D. Bone health Vitamin D is essential for bone health as your body needs it in order to regulate the absorption of calcium and phosphorus as well as stimulatin