You have probably noticed by now that there is one starchy root vegetable that seems to sneak its way into my recipes and recommendations often. The humble sweet potato. Do not overlook this gnarly orange object as it really does have quite an impressive array of health benefits and is worthy of inc...

This gorgeous side is as simple as it gets but is absolutely delicious and incredibly satisfying. Plus it is packed with B vitamins, Zinc, Magnesium and a truckload of fibre. Great served as a side for roasted chicken, white fish or as part of a vegetarian meze type spread. Give it a bash. 

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This beautiful Moroccan inspired dish hits all the right spots. Cheap. Filling. Delicious. Nutrient dense. What a winner. A fragrant and hearty stew packed with warming spices, protein-rich chickpeas, and roasted cauliflower, served with a dollop of cooling yogurt.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
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This gorgeous dish is a perfect mid week evening meal that will give you a huge hit of omega 3 fatty acids and enough starchiness to help support a better nights sleep. If you have never tried roasted broccoli.....it is a thing of beauty. TRUST ME!!

And all of this for under a fiver for 2 people. R...

Inflammation is a perfectly natural process of the body's immune system that helps to fight off infections, heal injuries, and defend against toxins. We would be pretty lost without it and in all honesty, we wouldn’t last 5 minutes.

However, when inflammation becomes chronic - ie long term without ...

Maintaining a healthy weight can sometimes seem more challenging at different stages of life. Being well and truly in the middle age club now, I realise that there are things that I had to change and that I cannot get away with that I did even in my 30’s. At this stage of life many people start to f...

There are very few things that have been hotly debated in the nutrition world as aggressively and for as long as dietary fat and the influence that this has on the cardiovascular system. The traditional view posited that all fats, particularly saturated fats, were detrimental to heart health. Howeve...

Weight gain is a complex issue influenced by numerous factors including diet, lifestyle, genetics, and underlying health conditions. Among these, metabolic problems play a significant role and can make weight management particularly challenging. Understanding the signs of metabolic-related weight ga...

Metabolic health is the absolute cornerstone of long term good health. If we look at the big issues that are plaguing our health services - cardiovascular disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and many preventable degenerative diseases. They all have metabolic dysfunction at their root.

We are in a ti...

Stress is unfortunately an inevitable part of life on this planet. Recent times even more so. Whilst occasional stress can actually keep us alert and sharp and is actually quite good for us (exercise for example - thats a stress), chronic ongoing and unmanaged stress can be absolutely detrimental to...

There has been for some time a lot of chatter about ’70% of the immune system being in the gut” or whatever the quoted number is this week. These blanket statements are seldom ever true or accurate, and…no….that one isn’t either!

However, the immune system and the gut ARE closely linked and of cour...

In recent years, the connection between diet and mental health has gained considerable attention from the scientific community. It is now considered a powerful effective tool in our daily self care that can impact our mental health in both the short and the long term. A growing body of research sugg...