Health Tips

Get more pulses into your diet

Pulses are good choices for those who want to cut back on meat for health or environmental reasons. Here’s how to get more into your diet.

Hiccups – what are they telling you?

We don’t really know what causes hiccups, and we don’t really know what cures them, but here’s the low-down on what we do know.

If you’re going to drink, make it part of your Mediterranean diet

New UK government guidelines advise much lower levels of alcohol than were previously acceptable. But the science shows that it may not just be how much you drink, but how you drink it with that counts.

How to brew the healthiest cup of tea

Tea experts have been studying how to get the most antioxidants from your cup of tea. Here’s what they have found.

Simple suggestions for healthy digestion

If you are prone to indigestion there are lots of simple tips and natural remedies that you can try to help soothe your stomach

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Top 5 tips for nutritional health

Eating well isn’t all that hard if you follow a few simple, sensible guidelines. Here are a handful that will immeasurably improve your diet and your health

Try cinnamon for painful periods

If you are suffering from painful periods consider reaching for the spice cupboard instead of the medicine cupboard.

Want an immune system boost? Spend time in nature!

Exposure to nature switches the body into “rest and digest” mode where it can nourish, repair and promote well-being

Age defying superfoods

Whatever your age you want to look your best. Here’s our quick pick of the most popular superfoods to help keep you looking good naturally

Want to quite smoking? Meditation may help

Mindfulness meditation addresses the unconscious parts of the mind and can be a useful way of strengthening your will to stop smoking