A balanced diet is key for our health and well-being. I’ve put together a little guide to help you, step by step, towards building a balanced meal that works for you.

Nutrition is essential to keep our body functioning and healthy, including keeping our skin healthy. We tend to treat our skin from the outside but to look after our skin's health we must also support it from the inside.

So for glowing skin, let’s look at some nutrients involved in skin health, and some food and lifestyle tips to dote on our skin from the inside out.

With International Women’s day is in March, in celebration of women I wanted to take some time to take a closer look at nutrition for women. Of course, all nutrients are important, but here is a list of some nutrients women should pay attention to.

We’ve all heard we should eat 5-a-day, meaning we should get at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day. But have you heard of 30 plants a week? Keep reading to find out more!

We’ve all heard about vitamin C, particularly in the winter. It’s often associated with cold prevention and natural remedies. But what is the link between vitamin C and our immune system? And can it really prevent a cold? Keep reading to find out more!

Knowing how to interpret nutrition information labels empowers us to make informed decisions about the foods and drinks we buy. It’s not about checking every single product, and to be fair, most of us don’t have the time when we shop. Yet, it’s helpful to know the important parts and what they mean. So keep reading to understand more about food labelling, how to read them, and a few tips to make shopping easier!

Stress has practically become an inevitable part of our daily lives. Everyone experiences stress to some extent. It’s the way we react to stress that makes a significant difference to our well-being. So let’s dive deeper into what stress is, what are some ways to manage stress and whether nutrition can play a role.

Hydration is an exceptionally important part of nutrition, and it is vital we drink enough fluids to stay healthy. I’m sure we’ve all heard the advice to drink 8 glasses of water per day. But how much do we really need and what counts towards our fluid intake? So let’s talk about water and hydration.

Fats play an important part in a healthy and varied diet. A balanced intake of fats is important as both too little, too much or the wrong type of fats may negatively impact our health. So with the many confusing messages around fats, let’s go back to basics.

Proteins are an essential component for every single cell, tissue, and process in our bodies. So let’s take a step back and return to basics to look at what proteins are and what are their functions.

Carbohydrates - carbs - are an important source of energy for our bodies and form part of a healthy and balanced diet. With the many confusing messages about carbohydrates, let’s simply go back to basics.

Dietary fibre is recognised as a valuable part of our diet with benefits to our health, however, most people worldwide are consuming less fibre than recommended. So what exactly is fibre? Where can we find it? And how can we ensure we are getting enough in our diet?

Vitamin D (a.k.a the ‘sunshine vitamin’) plays an important role in supporting our health, including our bones and immune system. Unfortunately, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent worldwide. So let’s go back to basics to understand what vitamin D is, what it does and how we can get it.