News
-
Solo Nutrition and Horans Healthstore explore the role of health and wellbeing shops in the community Health shops on the high street have evolved substantially…
-
Probiotics are live microorganisms that are found in certain food products and may also be taken as supplements. They are thought to promote a healthy…
-
These long winter months can leave us feeling run down – fighting winter bugs, dealing with a lack of sunlight (and therefore vitamin D) and…
-
Gut instinct – A feeling described as an unexplained knowing that seems to come from within. Note, that this saying does not refer to the…
-
Veganuary is a movement where participants adopt a plant-based diet—or sometimes just a more plant-based-leaning diet—during the month of January. In 2024, 1.8 million people…
-
As we travel into these darker months, with shorter days, often less sunlight, and a piercing coldness, those winter blues can creep in. Perhaps this…
-
Native to the forests of East Asia, the shiitake mushroom grows naturally on decaying hardwood trees, mainly shii trees, inspiring the fungi’s name. Widely used…
-
There is a lot of debate about which source of a vitamin or mineral is best—food-based vitamins or traditional vitamins and minerals. One important point…
-
The germ season has begun, and we unwittingly exchange bugs. We could put on a full-body suit to protect ourselves, but how do we guard…
-
Dr Robert Martindale, gastro-intestinal surgeon at the Medical College of Georgia, is organising a study to look at the role of probiotics against infection in…
-
A report published by the Consumer’s Association in Which? magazine (June 2004) found that pre-packed fruit and vegetables in UK supermarkets had significantly reduced vitamin…
-
As the old adage goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what about a vitamin a day? Well, according to US researchers,…