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National Fitness Day is an opportunity to highlight the role exercise and physical activity has on each of us. Raising awareness of the positive impact leading a more active lifestyle can make. We encourage you to partake in some form of physical activity regularly going forward, that…
The global pandemic circulating throughout society has led us all to be much more diligent with our hygiene to ensure we all stand the best chance of contracting Covid-19. However, the immune system can also be strengthened from the inside out. Certain foods and drinks…
You’ve had lunch and you’re settling down for an afternoon of work. But your concentration withers, your eyes begin to feel heavy and your energy takes a sharp downward turn. There are several causes for the afternoon slump; the surge of morning hormones have disappeared,…
Nobody tries to become ill, on the contrary, most of us do our best to avoid any form of illness. But no matter how hard we try, sometimes that gurgling stomach or blocked nose rears its ugly head once more. Sometimes these things are unavoidable,…
This festive fact file will arm you with tips and tricks for you to be able to enjoy the Christmas period in a healthy and balanced way. Christmas can be a time where people often indulge in food and alcohol, piling on the calories and…
The World Health Organisation has advised halving the amount of sugar we have on a daily basis in an attempt to crack down on climbing health problems within the population. The current daily allowance of sugar per person is 12 teaspoons. It has been advised…
Do you suffer from back pain, knee pain, sore joints or perhaps you have arthritis? When anything goes wrong with the workings of our muscles, bones, joints and the connecting tissue, pain is the first indication. It can be excruciating and debilitating and the first…
What are the Reference Intakes (RIs) based on? There are no RI’s for children or separate RI’s for gender. There is only one set of RI’s based on the requirements for an average female with no special dietary requirements and an assumed energy intake of…
Do you find yourself wondering, should you be taking supplements? There are different, often personal reasons why we may choose to take supplements, but usually to achieve good health. According to research by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in 2008, approximately a third of people…
The importance of sleep should never be underestimated. Without sleep, we are useless, it doesn’t matter what food or drink we put into our body, without adequate rest, we will never be feeling or performing our best. But do you often find yourself tossing and…
Snacking can be something we do without even realising it, and can often be on foods high in salt, sugar and fat. Many of these choices will hinder our overall health and wellbeing, as well as provide little in the way of energy and nutrition….
There are a number of popular diets based on the glycaemic index (GI), as well as using the GI of foods as a means to identify carbohydrate containing foods which may influence blood sugar levels. This fact file explores both the GI and glycaemic load…