Nutty Benefits
Don’t put anything on your skin that you can’t eat’ is my mantra and you can and should eat the world’s best kept beauty secret…
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“You are what you eat” “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”
Think of your body as a well tuned car. What you put into your body determines the distance you can go and the quality of your journey. Optimum nutrition is about providing your body with a balance of great food to support good health.
How to get enough vitamin D
Everything on this wonderful planet of ours needs sunlight, we need it for growth and for happiness. The challenge most of us have in our…
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The link between gut health and brain health
There’s been a lot of discussion recently about the gut brain and how it influences mood and appetite The little brain in our stomach consists…
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Vitamin D and healthy bones
Vitamin D and healthy bones The body creates the majority of vitamin D via sunlight exposure, but with more and more of us working a…
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Christmas came and went in the blink of an eye. New Year was a bit of a blur and what are you left with? A…
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Bee-ing better – healthy bees
Thrive visited local bee keeper Geraint Mason from Cefn Cribwr, to find out what the buzz is about when it comes to beekeeping. So, what…
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An apple a day…
Apples are loaded with pectin, which may help keep blood cholesterol levels in check. When it dissolves in water, pectin creates a gel-like substance that…
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What’s it called – physalis
Also known as a Cape gooseberry, Inca berry, Aztec berry, golden berry or giant ground cherry – physalis is closely related to the tomatillo and…
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Juicing and protein
When most people think about protein their minds instantly go to meat, eggs, fish and dairy, but many plant-based foods can be equally protein-packed. Where…
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The Dairy Debate – is it healthy?
Do we need to consume dairy or is it a food group that carries much more health dangers than health benefits. Milk, a symbol of…
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Healthy Superfoods
kelp Kelp is considered a super-food because of all the nutrients it contains, although eating large amounts of it can have side affects….
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Superfoods – what are they?
spirulina Spirulina is a true super green, a member of the ‘blue-green’ algae family, it is rich in B complex vitamins, vitamin E and also…
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