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Life Just Got Better

09/11/2015  |   Health

A healthy vegan diet is based on fruit and vegetables, wholegrains, pulses (lentils, beans, soya, chickpeas), nuts and seeds (with the obligate addition of vitamin B12 supplement). There are endless…

Vegan Dietitian Goes Low FODMAP!

23/09/2015  |   Health

I am a Registered Dietitian who also happens to be a vegan.  As my professional interest is in the dietary treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) using the Low FODMAP…

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5 ways to get involved with World Vegan Day

Cancer – the truth at last

21/08/2015  |   Health

UK academics are publicly acknowledging that a vegan diet helps to protect us from cancer and that high levels of meat and dairy are linked to colorectal, oesophageal, bladder, breast, prostate, gastric, ovarian, kidney and pancreatic cancers – amongst others.

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Coconut oil…

04/08/2015  |   Health

Apparently it can help you lose weight, stave off all manner of illnesses and even prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Previously shunned for its high saturated fat content, coconut oil has experienced…

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Joint venture

08/07/2015  |   Health

Never mind the text books, what does rheumatoid arthritis really feel like? I found out through the Healing Well arthritis forum:  “I feel like I’ve been run over by a…

Mood Food

23/06/2015  |   Health

Information comes belting at us from across the world and it’s impossible to keep up, to know everything you feel you should. Our diet has changed, too – becoming more…

Nanny State

03/06/2015  |   Health

“It’s a goat’s life! Waited on hand and foot, with ‘room service’ delivering the perfect menu of food. In these pampered conditions… our goats enjoy all of life’s home comforts…”…

Turkey Twizzlers

03/06/2015  |   Health

The Royal College of Physicians’ report on diet and heart disease in 1976 encouraged us to eat white meat in place of red on the grounds that it contains less…

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Viva!'s 25th Anniversary!

Why fish oils are not the best choice

03/06/2015  |   Health

Like a record stuck in a groove – the advice just keeps on repeating itself. Eat more fish to be healthy, to make your brain grow, to turn you into…

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