Health Blog

Lemons have so many uses from cooking and baking to cleaning and natural remedies and I have a slice of lemon every day in my mug of black tea...

Every summer, we grow fresh peas on our allotment but the sad thing is that they never get as far as our kitchen! They are so delicious that we always pick and eat them straight away - fresh from their pods. But of course there is nothing wrong with that as there are so many health benefits from eating them fresh and raw...

Apples are not just for just, they are for eating fresh too!  Find out about all the benefits when you eat an apple a day...

Experts (including from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health in the USA) have created a special diet known as the Mind Diet which could help to prevent or delay thinking and memory problems. 

Electrolytes are salts and minerals found in our blood, helping to conduct electrical impulses in the body. We share the signs and symptoms of when your electrolyte levels are low and how to add them back in a more natural way. 

Yes - dogs, cats, horses and other pet animals can all suffer from hemorrhoids, caused by too much pressure in the rectum brought on by sitting for too long, by constipation or by straining to make a bowel movement.

Learn how hydration, plant-based foods, balanced blood sugar, healthy carbohydrates, and flaxseed can help ease menopause symptoms and support overall health. 

We share some of the many health benefits if you include fresh pineapple in your diet.

Sleep inertia is the name given to that discomfort you can feel when you wake up feeling even more tired than when you went to bed or even when you have a good night's sleep, you still wake up feeling sluggish, disoriented and grumpy. 

Fiber is found in those hard to digest parts of plants - namely fruits and vegetables, legumes and pulses, nuts and seeds and legumes.

The daily recommended intake of fiber is one and a half ounces a day - but are you managing to meet this amount?

It can go a long way to improving your blood pressure as well as helping to ensure your have regular bowel movements and preventing the appearance of hemorrhoids.

But there are many more benefits...