Category archives: Health & Nutrition

5 Top Tips for Making Grill-iant Choices This BBQ Season

Barbecues are synonymous with summertime, offering the perfect opportunity to gather with friends and family, enjoy the outdoors, and have some delicious food! While BBQs present us with a variety of mouthwatering food options, they don’t have to derail our health goals.  With a few simple adjustments and mindful choices, you can savour the flavour […]

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When does Eating Behaviour and Dietary Preferences Become Restrictive?

In this two part blog series, we will be discussing different dietary preferences which can be considered restrictive, including the plant-based diet and the potential relationship between diet/nutrition preferences and eating disorders. Check out part 2 here. Why do people opt for certain dietary preferences and restrictive diets? By their nature, having a dietary or […]

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8 Tips for a Healthier You – Healthy Eating Week 2023

12-16th June 2023 marks ‘Healthy Eating Week’ in the UK, which aims to promote and support healthier lifestyles, this year, focussing on everyone. With the cost of living crisis continuing, the affordability of sustaining a healthy diet has been seriously impacted (check out our previous post on how the cost of food affects diet, here), […]

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Dairy or Non – What Milk Should I Choose?

1st June marks World Milk Day, a day established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, with the idea to recognise the importance of milk as a global food.  While dairy is the more traditionally thought of ‘milk’, in a constantly-evolving society, there’s a plethora of milk alternatives available now, and as […]

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Supporting Digestive Health on World Digestive Health Day

World Digestive Health Day is celebrated on 29th May every year and was launched 19 years ago in 2004 to mark the 45th anniversary of the creation of the World Gastroenterology Organisation. Each year, The World Gastroenterology Organisation selects a ‘theme’ for World Digestive Health Day, with the theme for 2023 being “Your Digestive Health: […]

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Protein Intake: Redefining the Focus from Quantity to Quality

In the realm of nutrition, protein has long been revered as a vital component for optimal health and well-being. Traditionally, the emphasis has been on meeting a certain quantity or daily requirement of protein intake, or consuming high amounts of protein for muscle building and athletic performance.  However, in recent years, there has been a […]

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Why Do We Get Hay Fever and Can We Prevent it?

Summer brings with it a myriad of ways we feel amazing; waking up early with the lighter mornings, the feeling of warm sunshine on our faces, and the vibrant colours of the bright blue sky teamed with rich green grass. However, with the season, comes seasonal allergies. Today we’re asking why do we get hay […]

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