Nutrition and Health

Love Real Food Cookbook. Learn to eat well with more than 100 approachable and delicious meatless recipes designed for everyone—vegetarians, vegans, and meat-eaters alike—with substitutions to make meals special diet-friendly (gluten-free,…

Recommendations Keeping active is an essential part of living well. This includes limiting time spent sitting down. How does your level of activity compare to the government recommendations below? Infants under five…

Dr. Joel Fuhrman calls this a "Nutritarian" diet. On this plan, you cut down on some carbs (bread, pasta), sugar, and oil. You also quit meat and dairy for at least 6 weeks, and eat more whole fruits, vegetables, beans and other legumes,…

The relationship between nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Living a healthy life isn’t easy. It requires willpower, commitment and continuous effort. The rewards, however, will pay off in the long run. Living an active and healthy…

Fuelling growth and development During this stage of your life, your body is growing and developing fast. It gets the fuel and building blocks it needs from your diet, which means that eating well is really important.…

How to thrive on a vegan diet Well-planned vegan diets contain all the nutrients we need to remain strong and healthy. When people go vegan, they often eat more fruit and vegetables, and enjoy meals higher in fibre and lower in saturated…

How to keep your bones healthy It’s not all about calcium! This mineral has an important role in keeping your bones strong, but many factors are involved. Eating a varied and balanced vegan diet will help you to meet your…

Getting the balance right By the time your child is five years old, they should be eating a varied and balanced diet that is similar to yours. Be careful to limit the amount of salt and sugar they are eating. This table gives you…

Diabetes can be managed effectively with a healthy diet. It is extremely important to control blood sugars to fight the complications linked with it. Adding certain foods to your diet can result in controlled blood sugar levels.   Dried…

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)? Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic auto-immune condition that can affect organs such as the eyes, lungs, heart as well as synovial joints. Most commonly the small joints in the hands and feet but…