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Love British food
This year has seen more of a return to buying and supporting local producers, and a new competition is here to celebrate that. To mark this year’s British Food Fortnight, taking place from September 19, top chef, Raymond Blanc, is leading a competition asking communities, businesses, schools, retailers, pubs, restaurants caterers, hospitals, care homes and universities to join him in showing their love for British food. This competition is open to everyone who has been involved in an uplifting...
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Good gut health in the young
New research has revealed that a third of young Brits are suffering with constipation, yet one in five don’t actually know the cause. The results of the poll, from kefir brand, The Collective, reveals that more work needs to be done on educating British youngsters on how to maintain good gut health, which was found to be a priority for 86 per cent of them. It was also revealed that the 18-34 age group are visiting their GP for stomach problems more than any other age group in the UK. In the...
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Manilife is a mind-blowingly delicious, multi award-winning peanut butter with a deep dark flavour, an irresistibly creamy texture, and big crunchy pieces. Made from the finest high-grade peanuts sourced from a single, family run farm, in Córdoba, Argentina, these beauties are roasted by experts to absolute perfection and blended in small batches to create that extra creaminess that you don't get anywhere else. There’s no palm oil, no added sugar and it’s suitable for vegans. This is the only...
Rebalance your lifestyle, post-lockdown
Lockdown placed many of our regular good habits under pressure, for a host of reasons, but now that restrictions are lifting, it is time to reset your nutrition and lifestyle goals. And Donia Hilal, from personalised.co, has suggested that reintroducing positive changes around our diet, exercise, mental health and sleep will bring your body back to life or even create a brand-new version – and planning how to transition the changes will help you rebalance your body at your own pace. Doinia...
Green gardening
Your garden can be a haven for wildlife, so why not take tips from the experts to turn your green space into an eco-friendly place? As well as your garden being the ideal place to relax and top up your vitamin D, it can also be a fantastic area to allow wildlife to thrive. And so, Serenata Flowers is here to show you how your green space can be made even greener with these top tips. Plant pretty flowers – an easy tip for anyone to follow, plant some attractive flowers to encourage bees,...
Get outside for a good cause
Why not get the kids into the outdoors, have some fun, while also giving back to charity with the Youth Adventure Trust’s Summer of Adventure? Designed to help families get outside and have some fun together over the summer holidays, the charity, which has helped thousands of young vulnerable people through its outdoor adventure programme which builds resilience, confidence, self-belief and essential life skills, has put together a package of free ideas, activities and resources to support you...
Track your challenges
A new free app has launched to help you discover, track and complete personal challenges all in one place. Challenge Accepted helps you to find new challenges, track current ones and help you complete them and is available to download on the Android and Apple App store. The app includes challenges on a range of subjects including fitness, travel, food, films and TV, books and more, with more than 140 pre-built challenges on the app, and more added every day. Challenge Accepted gives users the...
A fitness plan with muscle
If you want to get stronger but can’t get to the gym, you can try these tips from the experts in building muscle at home. After months of no access to gyms and leisure centres, many fitness enthusiasts are starting to tire of home workouts and jogs in the summer heat. For those who are used to lifting heavy weights with a constantly varied workout routine thanks to the broad range of kit available in gyms, the impact of this may be particularly detrimental. And so, Steven Virtue, Fitness...
Finding your fitness
Lockdown has undoubtedly changed many things for the nation and none more so it seems than our fitness routines. Having been forced out of the gym and to think of other ways to stay fit, new research has revealed that just one in 10 of us want to return to the gym now they have reopened. And it seems we are also fed up with seeing people document their activities on social media; research by home exercise app, Eastnine.fit, has discovered two-thirds (63 per cent) 18-24 year-olds admitted to...
A virtual vegan celebration
Just because we can’t physically attend events at the moment, it doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a summer festival with a difference. VegfestUK Summerfest Online is a full weekend programme of live streams and presentations from some of the UK’s leading vegan experts and a growing contribution from speakers based overseas – and takes place this weekend (August 15-16). Cookery demos and plant-based nutrition take centre stage at this online vegan extravaganza, with an array of tantalising recipes...
Tap into a natural approach
An exciting new website has launched to help the nation to be healthier, naturally. The new website, www.healthydoesit.org, is an extensive resource full of information where you can learn more about natural health management, including access to experts to help you tap into a more natural approach to wellbeing. Furthermore, you can also locate your nearest health shop by using the website’s local search tool so you can easily and quickly locate the advice you need at your local store....
Beating the bedtime battles
If you struggle to get your young ones into a sleep routine, especially during lockdown, then these tips from expert, Suzy Reading, could be just the thing to help. Suzy is TEMPUR’s sleep expert and chartered psychologist and has offered important tips on how to ensure a good sleep schedule for kids during this continued period of disturbed routines. Kids across the country, much like us adults, are inevitably suffering various adverse effects of this ‘new normal’, including irregular sleep...
Healthy habits are here to stay
Some four in five adults say healthy lifestyle habits they adopted during lockdown are here to stay. That is according to a new survey from food manufacturer, Bakkavor, which also found that one in seven people prioritise eating foods that boost our immune systems Chief among the list of positive changes, a third of people (34 per cent) said they would continue to take a walk each day. This was followed by drinking more water (28 per cent), eating more fresh and healthy food (26 per cent), and...
Tuning into nature
Celebrate nature with the whole family thanks to an initiative from Pukka Herbs. The organic tea company has teamed up with the Natural History Museum to deliver a digital biodiversity themed family festival, called Tune in to Nature, to inspire and educate all ages on plants and pollinators. The virtual festival started on Monday and continues to Sunday, August 9, and aims to connect people with nature. Across the two-week period, Pukka Herbs and the Natural History Museum hope to inspire...
Environmentally conscious in the kitchen
Many of us are placing the focus on being more eco-friendly these days and this should extend to the kitchen. And now, MOB Kitchen is on a mission to help us make more environmentally conscious decisions when cooking with the launch of their new manifesto for change. Introducing Earth MOB, the new go-to guide on how to be more sustainable in the kitchen, providing a straight-talking breakdown for any environmentally minded cook, from shopping and storage to seasonality, plastic free to...
Steps to sleeping soundly
If you are dreaming of a good night’s sleep then a top psychotherapist’s words of advice may be just the thing you need. According to the latest research, more than half the UK population has struggled with sleep during lockdown, and so Mark Newey explains why and also offers his top tips to a better night’s sleep. Start by getting into a good routine: Get up and go to bed at the same time of day, and that includes the weekend; routine is vital for good sleeping patterns. Don’t snooze the...
Tips on avoiding injury
With many people discovering new lockdown exercise regimes, and with gyms set to reopen, taking steps to prevent injury is more important than ever. And so Owen Hutchins, founder and fitness expert from MyVitalMetrics, and Gary Swift, from GolfSupport, has offered his advice for adapting exercise regimes so you reduce your risk of injury and ease yourself back into working out in the gym. Transfer your workouts back to the gym gradually: The potential for higher resistances and weights at the...
Your fibre friends
With the recent World Microbiome Day, the focus has been turned on dietary fibre and why it’s beneficial to us and our health. According to the European Food Information Council, dietary fibre is not one specific compound, but a complex group of many compounds found in plant-based foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and pulses. Put simply, fibre can be defined as carbohydrates that cannot be fully digested in our gut. There are generally four different groups of dietary...
Life after lockdown – a Nutritionist’s guide
Life has changed so much for so many of us, and although we are taking steps out of lockdown, returning to the lives we once knew will take time. In light of this, Suzie Sawyer, Clinical Nutritionist and expert advisor to the Health Food Manufacturers' Association (HFMA) has shared her top tips for staying healthy and managing stress after lockdown: Get back to the gym: “For a lot of people, going back to the gym to work out will be welcomed, but it should be done with caution, and when it’s...
The reasons to persist with Dry January
As we get to this stage of January, some new year health goals can fall by the wayside, with Dry January being one of them – but one doctor has explained the impact heavy drinking has on the body and the health benefits of persisting with cutting it out. Dr Niall...
Is your home a plant-based haven?
While many people are switching to eating more plant-based foods, have you thought about the everyday items in your house that contain animal derivatives? As more people shift to modify their intake and lifestyles for the sake of animals and the environment, ethical...
Best foot forward
An endurance runner who ran 31 marathons in 31 days to raise funds for a good cause has completed his incredible feat. Ben Blowes set himself the challenge in aid of Tom’s Trust 31 Stars campaign, which raises funds for the vital provision of psychological and mental...
Lessons in vegan cuisine
If Veganuary has motivated you to try out some plant-based cooking, then why not take inspiration from chef, Day Radley? If you want to create tasty vegan food at home, Day, founder of The Vegan Chef School, is here to help with her new Home Cook Vegan Cooking Course....
Veganuary 2021 sees half a million sign-ups – have you joined?
We’re now in January and that means the annual Veganuary campaign, when thousands of people try a plant-based lifestyle. And now is the time for you to sign up and enjoy all the benefits to be gained – joining the 500,000 sign-ups that have taken place already, with...
Creating a healthy home working routine
With the nation set to be working from home for the foreseeable, it’s important to make sure your ‘office’ environment is working for you and your health. Simon Owen-Johnstone, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at OneWelbeck has highlighted the strain put on our bodies...
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As demand for plant-based meals continues to rise, Suma has launched the Cheesy Pasta Pot, an indulgent twist on macaroni cheese that’s ready in moments. This indulgent and totally vegan pasta dish is made with coconut for a creamy cheesy flavour, and packed with...
Finding your fitness
After one dad transformed his health and fitness from an overweight and stressed city worker to a health coach, he is working to help others do the same. Darren Kirby is a wellbeing coach and founder of Fitter Healthier Dad and says that losing weight, getting fitter...
Running rules in winter
With restrictions still changing and some choosing not to return to the gym just yet, we are seeing more people try out running, with the number of people using the Couch to 5k app increasing 92 per cent since 2019. In fact, according to NHS England, March to June...
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