I have found discovering what truly is healthy bread very challenging. Packaging and marketing can be extremely misleading.

Rye bread tops the charts, I love 100% rye with grains sourdough from Karaway Bakery.

What we eat can have a profound impact on our projected lifespan. This week researchers from the University of Bergen reporting in the medical journal PLOS One revealed that adding plenty of vegetables, lentils, chickpeas, nuts and porridge to your diet from the age of 20 could help you to live a decade or more longer.

I loved this article on how to keep ourselves feeling good. The opportunity we have to adopt healthy approaches in midlife— such as not smoking, developing good relationships and finding positive ways to cope with life’s inevitable distresses — we can make all the difference to our experience of of old age.

sugar is a simple carbohydrate, which means it doesn’t need much digestion and it’s very easily absorbed into the blood stream – causing your blood sugar levels to go up.

I could not live without my microwave. It is the single best piece of equipment in a kitchen. Microwaves are so often maligned among cooks and ignored in cookbooks and food magazines.

Rye consumption has been associated with a lower risk of breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer. It can also be a tastier and satiating option, full of favour and character.

Most people are shocked to see how many calories they consume through drinks. But beware of switching to diet drinks which have many negative health and weight implications.

You have more control over your chocolate cravings, moods and immunity than you think. Nurturing a healthy flora is essential.

Fermented foods such as kimchi and kefir are on the up – the worldwide market is expected to top £30 billion by 2022. An internet search gives the impression that they can cure almost everything, from improving your mental health and gut health to boosting your immune system and reducing your risk of heart disease.

Not only is plain yoghurt a probiotic food (one that is crammed with good bacteria known to aid digestion and prevent inflammation), it also has specific benefits for the waist.

I read the article below, brought to my attention by one of my gorgeous clients, with great interest. I would definitely agree with Dr Philippa Kaye – do not ignore pain and definitely numbness or discomfort in your pelvis region during or after cycling is not right.

The importance of the invisible exercise: Looking after your Pelvic Floor muscles. How do you train your pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and transversus abdominis (TA) effectively?

How healthy is your heart? After decades of declining rates of heart attacks, experts from the University of Oxford warned this week that they were on the rise again in England, fuelled partly by obesity and unhealthy lifestyle habits.

Stress can be debilitating and very harmful to our health and wellbeing. A fantastic in depth article follows with many expert top tips and explanations. In my opinion, sleep is at the top of the tree.

Living Through the Menopause: from HRT to poor memory, your questions answered. Specialist Dr Louise Newson gives her expert advice.