I love oatmeal, but sometimes I like to mix it up. This baked oatmeal recipe is a simple, wholesome dish, full of a great variety of vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, and fibre. You can make endless variations, and best of all it has a cake-like texture!
Are you getting your 5-a-day? Many of us are not eating enough fruit and vegetables per day to meet this recommendation. Plants contain a variety of vitamins, minerals, different fibers, carbohydrates, protein, and some fats, essential for good health. Five servings appears to be closer to the minimum requirement as five servings is actually closer […]
Muscle isn’t just about getting a pump to create content for social media. Muscle is actually really important for our health and longevity.
Any time spent in nature is good for you. However, walking in forests and woodlands is of particular benefit. Spending time in these environments has been shown to reduce cortisol levels (the stress hormone), and improve overall well-being. In addition to the benefits of being in nature itself, there are the potential benefits from the […]
Moving our body on a regular basis is very important for our health.
Dried fruit is a great way to add some extra sweetness to meals. Unlike refined sugar and syrups, which have had the fibre, vitamins and minerals stripped out, dried fruit is a whole food and still contains its fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
I’m guessing if you are reading this, you are like me – passionate about health and fitness. This time of year can be stressful at the best of times, but if you’re concerned about gaining weight or undoing your level of leanness, the thoughts of lots of tasty foods loaded with calories and sitting around […]
You may or may not be familiar with quinoa (pronounced keen-wah). It’s relatively new to most people but has been cultivated in South America for over 5,000 years. The ancient Incas considered it sacred, referring to it as the “mother grain”. Quinoa looks like a grain, tastes like a grain and you cook it like […]
Before I start I have to admit that I’m not a huge fan of dairy products. When I use milk my skin gets dry patches and when I eat butter it literally makes my skin crawl. I’m not lactose intolerant but the less I have it the better. Which is why I generally avoid dairy. […]
If you want to boost your health, have more energy and look good, then you want to eat as many antioxidants as you can each day. Most of us have heard of antioxidants but maybe don’t know why they are so important. So let’s have a quick look at what they are and how you […]
