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We’ve all seen the word ‘organic’ on numerous food and drink labels, not to mention beauty products and even textiles – it seems almost impossible not to see an organic version of almost every product you see in a supermarket, especially when it comes to vegetables and meat. The first thing most of us notice is the price difference, varying from a little bit more to an awful lot more depending on the product or brand – with many of us on a tight budget, cost is a major issue and rightly so. Is it mainly marketing hype? A reason to extract even more money from our hard-earned...

Eating healthy food is expensive, right?   It really doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, many ready meals and processed foods cost more than a home prepared meal or snack.  In no particular order, here's my tips for eating healthily without breaking the bank: GENERAL Cut down on meat and fish or even go veggie a few times a week. Vegetables are generally much cheaper than meat. In the UK we tend to focus a meal around meat, often at the expense of eating enough veg. For optimum nutrition, aim for 50% of your plate being vegetables. Batch cook. Making enough to put in...

We've all heard of the phrase 'New Year, New You.' The idea seems great - promising ourselves to get fitter and healthier in the new year, especially after a binge over the Christmas and New Year period. I wonder if too many of us are trying to make too many changes too fast.  Are we setting unrealistic targets or timescales? A good proportion of resolutions seem to falter even before January has finished.  Changing to a healthier lifestyle can take time, and it's very easy to be too hard on ourselves at first.  Some of us may want to lose weight. Are our...

Brussels sprouts and Christmas – you know you can’t escape those little leafy green things all the way through to New Year don’t you? Fear not – you’ll be doing yourself a real favour by eating as many brussels as possible. They are now in season so should be fresh and packed full of nutritional goodness ready for your plate. Here’s a quick run down of some of their main benefits:- Can help to lower cholesterol providing they are steamed (or even eat raw) due to more fibre being retained when cooked in this way As a member of the cruciferous vegetables family (that...

Our own selection of 10 foods that have all been shown to provide heart health properties.