Healthy heart recipes – great taste without the salt
To champion Stroke Awareness month here are four divine salt-free mealtime treats.
Blue cheese and grape salad – for better heart health
Food synergy is a theory that nutrients complement one another and can improve your health. Here, Rob Hobson creates a scrumptiously light blue cheese and grape salad with red onions.
Super meals to improve your health with food synergy
Rob Hobson shares his recipe for salmon, prawn and almond curry and demonstrates that adding food synergy to your meal-making can super-boost your health, as well as being mighty fine eats.
Stir fry beef and broccoli – quick, healthy meals
One-pot cooking at its best. Quick, simple and very, very tasty.
Eat right to sleep all night – expert tips
Rob Hobson highlights how poor diet choices and late night eating can prevent you from getting a healthy, restful sleep.
Vitamin E = effective anti oxidants and good fats
Dr Sarah Brewer and Rob Hobson talk vitamin E intake and its importance to your health.
Alflorex – Lets you take control of your gut health
Managing gut health is not always straightforward and advice can be confusing, Alflorex New Beginnings provides expert advice each week to support your journey
Top tips: cooking for a healthy gut
Dr Joan Ransley shares her top tips on cooking for a healthy gut and digestive system for Love Your Gut Week.
Vitamin supplements: essential guide for older people
Mays Al-Ali explains why vitamin supplements are a good thing but should not be seen as a magic bullet for a poor diet and lifestyle choices.
Why a high fibre diet is your secret weapon to healthy midlife
Understand why increasing your fibre intake can help lower cholesterol, reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes and even help with IBS. Rob Hobson explains.
Better health over 50: How the pandemic made us take action
Learning from lockdown: has the pandemic has helped us be healthier?
Eat to beat inflammation
Rob Hobson, Healthspan Head of Nutrition has created a series of recipes to help support bone and joint health in the months ahead.
Sugar dilemmas?
What effect does eating too much sugar have on our health (particularly for women over 50)?
Why are 50 plus women susceptible to anaemia
Dr Sarah Brewer explains why women are at greater risk of developing anaemia in later life and how you can bridge the nutritional gap.
Six essential food and nutrition time savers for busy carers
Rob Hobson looks at six ways to maintain a nutritious, healthy diet if you are a busy carer with limited time to cook and look after yourself.
Five golden rules of eating for a good night’s sleep
Rob Hobson is a registered nutritionist and Healthspan Head of Nutrition.. He is also author of Cheats & Eats and The Detox Kitchen Bible.
The key nutrients for a healthy immune system
As we succumb to another cold spell, it’s important to know which nutrients you need to support your immune system and fight against flu.
Nine ways to add chia seeds to your diet
When it comes to the nutritional benefits of eating chia seeds, the list is endless.
Why older women should take Omega-3
Nutritionist Tom Oliver examines why Omega 3 rich foods and supplements are important to women as we age.
Ginger the great
Ginger is wonderful for your digestion. Kim Lightbody explains why we should all be drinking ginger tea.
Benefits of Vitamin D supplements shown in new study
New research suggests Vitamin D has positive health benefits for people with chronic heart conditions.
Eat yourself well with the seasons
Rob Hobson puts together a list of detoxifying foods that fit into your diet and nutrition plan all year round.
The dangers lurking in our cupboards
Out-of-date foods and medicines lurking in our cupboards
Malnourished elderly going unnoticed says Task Force
10 tips to tackling malnutrition with food for older people
10 Easy ways to boost energy
Feeling tired and lethargic as we head into winter? Here’s how to revive your get up and go…
Healthy food tips for over 50s
Simple recipe for good health after your 50th birthday – good nutrition and regular exercise
Nutrition: Cancer fighting root vegetables
Cruciferous vegetables contain compounds that fight cancer and help strengthen resistance to other health issues
