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Perfect for cutting through some of the super-rich foods you'll be eating during the festive season.
Pomegranates – an ancient superfood
Pomegranates start to appear in late October. But peak season is perfectly in sync with the festive season and now’s the time that market stalls and supermarket shelves are brimming over with the ruby red fruit in all shades and sizes.
Written by Susan Tomassini
Dates are delicious – and there are plenty around right now.
Dates – why you should eat them
Dates are delicious – and there are plenty around right now. Whether you’re eating them straight out of the box or using them as a healthy natural sweetener in your festive desserts, here are a couple of tips. Moderation!
Written by Susan Tomassini
Maca is a Peruvian root vegetable that looks a bit like a turnip and has been used as a food staple for thousands years by men, women, children and infants.
SUPERFOOD FEATURE MACA POWDER
Maca is a Peruvian root vegetable that looks a bit like a turnip and has been used as a food staple for thousands years by men, women, children and infants. It is known as a potent superfood as it can improve mood and energy, boosts the immune system and has many disease fighting properties.
Written by Susan Tomassini
We know that great skin leaves a lasting first impression. And as one of the most obvious parts of us that signals ageing, we all want to protect its health. But beyond the cosmetic, our skin’s health is deeply rooted in many aspects of our general well-being.
Skin Deep – Why Great Skin Mirrors Inner Health
We know that great skin leaves a lasting first impression. And as one of the most obvious parts of us that signals ageing, we all want to protect its health. But beyond the cosmetic, our skin’s health is deeply rooted in many aspects of our general well-being. A Refection of Inner Health
Written by Susan Tomassini
Buckwheat is the seed of a leafy plant like rhubarb, first cultivated in China and the Himalayas over 1,000 years ago. Local populations depended on it for the essential nutrients, protein and fats needed to survive their difficult living conditions.
Buckwheat Baby!
It’s not a grain and it’s got nothing to do with wheat. Buckwheat is the seed of a leafy plant like rhubarb, first cultivated in China and the Himalayas over 1,000 years ago. Local populations depended on it for the essential nutrients, protein and fats needed to survive their difficult living conditions.
Written by Susan Tomassini
By stimulating liver enzymes and thinning the bile, allowing it to move freely through the liver and the small intestine, beetroot improves the rate at which toxins are eliminated from the body.
Beetroot Power!
Beetroot is one of the best foods for maintaining optimum liver function. By stimulating liver enzymes and thinning the bile, allowing it to move freely through the liver and the small intestine, beetroot improves the rate at which toxins are eliminated from the body.
Written by Susan Tomassini
The label on the package tells you the amount of calories, carbs, protein and fat of what’s inside.
The 10 Worst Hidden Food Ingredients
The label on the package tells you the amount of calories, carbs, protein and fat of what’s inside. But it’s not that plain and simple. What else is hiding in the package? That’s listed on the mile-long ingredients label and chances are you don’t know what even half of them are, if you can even read the small writing.
Written by Susan Tomassini
Spirulina grows naturally in highly alkaline subtropical and tropical lakes. It was a staple of the Aztec diet, but its popularity as a health food began after it was discovered growing in Lake Texaco in the 70s.
Written by Susan Tomassini
Pear season officially starts with the arrival of sweet Bartletts in the late summer, but autumn and winter is when there is an abundance of other varieties.
Pears - many varieties, many health benefits!
Pear season officially starts with the arrival of sweet Bartletts in the late summer, but autumn and winter is when there is an abundance of other varieties. The crisp, crunchy Bosc, the succulent, creamy Comice, the soft juicy Anjou, or the bite sized Seckel - all pears are rich in antioxidants and phytonutrients such as betacarotene, lutein and zeaxanthins.
Written by Susan Tomassini
Antidepressant drugs are as controversial as they are popular. And, boy, are they popular.
5 HTP versus antidepressants
Antidepressant drugs are as controversial as they are popular. And, boy, are they popular. The first ones were discovered purely by chance in the 1950s, amid suggestions that these drugs could make anyone - not just depressed people - feel better.
Written by Susan Tomassini