MAINTAINING A healthy weight is essential for everyone’s fitness and vitality. Keeping the numbers on your bathroom scales within the healthy range for your height protects against heart disease, osteoarthritis and cancer. Being overweight can also t

These are easy to make and great for breakfast or lunch. You can even prep these the night before, ready to pop into the oven in the morning. Add any veg that needs using up, but for the purpose of the nutritional analysis, I used 60g of spinach and

THERE MUST BE A ZILLION and one different face creams on the market, designed to do a variety of things, from hydrating to supposedly turning back time on wrinkles. However, no skin cream is ever going to be able to make up for, or undo, a lifetime o

Summers brings plentiful plants with beautiful leaves, blooms and berries. As well as being pretty, many can heal – either eaten, brewed or mixed with oil for skin. ‘Of the 1,600 or so UK-native plants native to the UK, up to 450 have potential healt

In this guide we’ll look at various natural solutions to balance blood sugar, but an Ayurvedic approach to health could make a whole new title! So sticking to insulin control, CuraLin (£59, curalife.com) has 10 Ayurvedic herbs, proven to balance bloo

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is an extremely effective way to build lean muscle mass, lose weight and improve insulin sensitivity. HIIT can be performed in various ways, for example jogging on the spot for 30 seconds fl at out followed by

YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM works hard to process all all that passes through it, converting food to energy and sending nutrients to the right places without you even thinking about it. While your intestines get a lot of press, a diligent glandular organ t

YOU MAY THINK low carb is just a fad when it comes to diets, but you may be surprised to know that it has been recommended by doctors for the treatment of diabetes and obesity- related illnesses for more than 100 years, even before our diets changed

THERE’S NOTHING quite like sinking your teeth into a crisp, juicy apple, or treating yourself to a comforting bowl of oaty plum crumble when you’ve snuggled up for the evening. But when it comes to downing a glass of fruit juice, you may want to thin

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IF YOU’VE EVER ENJOYED A relaxing aromatherapy massage, sniffed lavender oil to help you sleep, or used tea tree oil for problem skin, you’ll already have some idea of the benefits of essential oils. Today, science confirms what the ancients knew all

THIS IS THE IDEAL time to take a look at your health and give it a reboot so you can head into a era feeling stronger, fitter and so much healthier. With a bit of thought and a few simple at-home tests you can get a better understanding of the curren

The way that diabetes is talked about makes it sound like an inevitable condition. Perhaps one that’s been around for a significant period of time and, owing to out increasing ages – the telltale signs such as blood sugar wobbles, a thicker waste, a

IF YOU AUTOMATICALLY AVOID weights at the gym, or a set of dumbbells is gathering dust at home we’ve got some very compelling reasons to alter your attitude to strength training. A study at Iowa State University surveyed around 5,000 adults classed a

A LOW-CARB approach to food is a powerful tool in achieving a healthy weight and improving your blood sugar regulation – the key goal of diabetes management. Your blood sugar is managed by the hormone insulin, which pushes the glucose into cells eith

HANGING MY head with shame, I awaited the inevitable telling-off. Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1) when I was 18, the clinic doctor always reprimanded me. I was overweight and had high blood pressure and high cholesterol, putting me at risk

Your skin is the largest organ in your body, and so inevitably high blood sugar has a huge impact on it. ‘Eating too much food with a high glycaemic index (GI) can lead to inflammation, which affects skin,’ says cosmetic doctor, Dr Rekha Tailor (heal

WHEN TRYING to support and control blood sugar it could be said that any exercise is better than none, and to a certain extent this is true. However, not all exercise is created equal. Different types can elicit greater changes both on the surface an

NO ONE CAN BE judged for eating a little too much food recently, but if you’re reading this it shows you’re intending to get back on track. This is great news – not just because you’ll get back in your fave jeans – but you’ll avoid lifestyle- linked

WE EXPLORED fructose and plant based sweeters in the previous pages – weighing up the pros and cons and what effects a diet loaded with refined has on your health. This is why the market for sugar-free foods has exploded in recent years, to cater for

Warm up the oven, raid the fridge and get supper on the table within 30 minutes with this colourful and delicious traybake. Any veg will work including broccoli, aubergine, green beans or cauliflower. Go for a variety of brightly coloured ones, add t

INTERMITTENT FASTING (IF) was the most Googled diet in 2019. It’s basically an eating pattern that involves a regular cycle of fasting and eating, with varying lengths of time for the fasting section. But fasting in itself is not new; it’s been aroun