Diets and Nutrition
Start your January detox at Eight Moorgate
Rooftop private members club, Eight Moorgate in London, is introducing a Detox Menu to its restaurant’s lunch time offering during January 2010, to help members stick firmly to their New Year’s resolutions.
Dieting déjà vu?
This coming year more and more of us are likely to make dieting our New Year’s resolution. However for many of us, this will be a ritual we are all too familiar with.
Countdown to New Year – the party girl’s survival guide
The key to enjoying yourself and looking fabulous this New Year is all in the planning - it's most definitely the solution to surviving the non-stop celebrations too.
No nonsense weight-loss advice for men
With the Christmas party season in full flow, it’s hard to think ahead to those New Year’s resolutions, but why not vow to make 2010 the year that they actually happen?
Seaweed cooking to take culinary world by storm
A new and very different cookery book written by a relatively unknown Irish writer is hitting the shelves. ‘Prannie Rhatigan’s Irish Seaweed Kitchen’ is a comprehensive guide to healthy everyday cooking with seaweeds.
Loch Ness to host New Year boot camp
Counteracting the abundance of short-term diets and fitness plans that appear in the media at this time of year, the New Year sees the launch of the inaugural Loch Ness Boot Camp which has been developed to deliver considerable long-term results.
NHS Hull launches ‘Fit Fans For Her’
Following the success of NHS Hull’s Fit Fans weight management programme aimed at men, the free service is being expanded to meet the needs of the city’s health conscious ladies.
Nutritional experts say hospital food ticks all the right boxes
Food is an essential part of patient care – and dieticians in Cambridge are working hard to ensure a ‘robust and exciting’ menu is offered to all hospital patients, whatever their needs.
New diet could provide treatment breakthrough for IBS patients
A new diet recently introduced to the UK from Australia looks set to finally offer long-term treatment for the one in five Brits who suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Your New Year detox is just a click away
When the Christmas indulgences have been and gone it’s time to go cold turkey and indulge your body for the better. Online health and beauty portal, Wahanda.com, has all you need to plan your detox so that you can flush away toxins and feel fresher than ever with just a click of your mouse.
Weight loss expert tackles fat families for new TV show
Fat Families is the compelling new six-part features series that sees straight-talking fat-loss expert Steve Miller move into the homes of some of Britain’s fattest families and use a range of shock tactics in a bid to help them lose weight before it’s too late.
Obesity patients make every pound count for new charity initiative
The National Obesity Surgery Centre, the UK’s leading specialist in weight-loss surgery, has announced a joint initiative with Habitat for Humanity, a charity which provides housing for vulnerable people living in poverty across the world.
Benefits of omega-3 fatty acids better than previously thought
The major benefits of fish oils in helping to prevent cardiovascular disease and heart attacks are now widely accepted. But a new scientific review of omega-3 fatty acids and health commissioned by the Health Supplements Information Service (HSIS) shows the advantages are even more far reaching.
Stroke risk as millions of Brits ignore salt warning
Millions of Brits are risking their health by ignoring official advice warning about the dangers of salt intake according to research released this week.
Healthy, hearty, winter warmer recipes
Try some new recipe ideas that will warm you up and keep you going in these colder months. These recipes are healthy and inspiring and full of the natural goodness of oats that will sustain you through chilly weather without piling on the pounds. They are also ideal if you want hot food with some fibre and wholegrain carbohydrate content to share with family and friends.