Processed foods although  tasty and appetizing are generally stripped of much of their nutritional value.  Some foods even have nutrients added back and are advertised as enhanced with vitamins or minerals etc. etc.  Of course with busy lifestyles we all use convenience foods now and again and there is nothing wrong with that.  But there [...]

We have all been educated to believe that breast feeding is the best way to feed a new born baby.  It has all the essential nutrients  and it confers protection against infection and primes the immune system against disease.
Recently Professor Sven Carlsen from the University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway boldly challenged this [...]

Now that the season of feasting and festivity is over, some of us will be looking to repair the damage caused by too much celebration.  So it’s back to the gym and plain eating!!
One piece of good news in this situation is that not everything we enjoy is bad for us.  In particular dark chocolate, [...]