Fragrances directly and/or indirectly affect the psychological conditions of humans.

Many of us are setting New Year goals to eat better, to lose weight, to stop drinking and to exercise regularly. It’s a perfect time to...

While food addiction is not currently recognised as a clinical diagnosis, it is a concept that is gaining more attention in the...

Diet has the potential to alter our brain health and mental function. There is growing evidence to suggest that certain dietary patterns...

Genetic testing is becoming more and more popular, so popular that you can test pretty much everything from lactose intolerance to the...

Many of us are interested to see the number of calories burnt during a physical activity or the amount of energy spent on a specific...

Probiotics are often presented in media headlines in two completely polarised ways. Either it’s a panacea for every existing disease or...

One of the most often asked questions - “Is soy good or bad for my health?” Whoever is claiming that soy products are absolutely bad or...

One of the most common questions i’m often asked is “How much water should I drink per day?” It might sound contre-intuitive, but in my...

I love using aromatic herbs in cooking. Traditional cooking recipes are a real treasure of cooking wisdom, but sometimes I can't stop...

Unlike most animals that are able to synthesise vitamin C from glucose in their kidney or liver, humans cannot produce vitamin C in their...

Sadly, the majority of us are chronically dehydrated, without even realising it. By the time you feel thirsty your body is already...

Unless you’re exercising several hours a day already, you probably have room to add half an hour in for additional health benefits. There...

We all have a tendency to lighten up at a dietary headline full of promise, especially if it doesn’t require any major alterations to our...

Plant-based meat is no longer a novelty, it’s available pretty much everywhere and the market is growing. Whether for health, ethical or...

Vitamin D is an extremely hot topic at present, it is everywhere: in newspapers, research articles, blogs and tweets from the medical...

Are you regularly consuming fermented foods such as kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut, sourdough bread, cheeses or even cured olives? If they are...

Do you know that our gut microbiome actually changes with each season? How can natural temporal variation in diet can affect the...

Scientists have long been debating the French Paradox – the biogeographic observation of lower than expected mortality from...

In ancient Greece, olive oil was not only used for consumption and cooking, but also in medicine and cosmetics. Homer referred to olive...