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Featured: Eat food, not nutrients

Popular nutritional recommendations are outdated, misleading and missing the bigger picture suggest Dariush Mozaffarian and David Ludwig from Harvard University. The standard advice to avoid saturated fat, eat plenty of fibre, and avoid added salt and sugar are impractical, have been corrupted for commercial gain and may not be the best recommendations for your health.

Posted on Tue, 13 Jun 17

Phytonutrients and prebiotics improve gut health

A combination of phytonutrients and prebiotic fibre improved gut bacterial profiles and reduced bloating, gas, and abdominal pain.

Posted on Wed, 15 Feb 17

Higher dietary flavonoids prevent obesity

People who eat more dietary flavonoids are protected against weight gain, and these phytonutrients outdo genetic influences. Colour is the new calories.

Posted on Wed, 30 Mar 16

Cherry juice improves memory in dementia

While the multi-billion-dollar search for dementia drug-treatments continues, a solution might be quite literally growing on trees.

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 15

Health benefits of Hibiscus tea

A delicious crimson tea made from hibiscus flowers calyces has been shown to lower blood pressure as well as medication, and the only side effects seem to be good ones.

Posted on Tue, 5 May 15

Vibrant vegetables significantly prevent breast cancer

An important new 20-year study has found large reductions in breast cancer risk with higher intakes of carotenoids, the pigments that give dark green, red, yellow and orange vegetables their rich colors.