by Emily Fawell and Lisa Patient | Sep 16, 2021 | Corporate Wellness, Health Issues, Healthy Foods, Nutrition tips
Coffee is said to increase blood pressure and deprive some people of sleep. On the other hand, it is supposed to reduce the risk of diabetes and increase the elasticity of our blood vessels. So, what is true? Is coffee good or bad for us? Here’s our lowdown. In the...
by Emily Fawell and Lisa Patient | Mar 18, 2021 | Corporate Wellness, Health Issues, Healthy Foods, Nutrition tips
We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the great questions our audiences asked at the end of our webinars during 2020, and noticed a few common themes. From these we’ve selected five nutrition “myths” to create a new stand-alone webinar. The session can be...
by Emily Fawell and Lisa Patient | Mar 11, 2021 | Corporate Wellness, Health Issues, Healthy Foods, Nutrition tips
It’s World Kidney Day this month (11 March), so we thought we would use the opportunity to write about the kidneys and what you can do to keep yours strong and healthy. Situated at the lower back, the two “kidney-shaped” organs work tirelessly, filtering...
by Emily Fawell and Lisa Patient | Jan 4, 2021 | Health Issues, Healthy Foods
For a long time, fibre from fruit and vegetables was thought to be a useless component of food. We cannot digest it because we lack the enzymes to break it down and it was thought to just pass through our bodies without doing anything – good or bad. At the time, it...
by Emily Fawell and Lisa Patient | Nov 24, 2020 | Health Issues, Healthy Foods, Nutrition tips
The liver is a unique and often underrated organ. It works tirelessly for us, performing a multitude of tasks, 24/7. And yet, we treat it rather badly, not least because it never complains. The liver suffers in silence, and by the time we experience symptoms, the...
by Lisa Patient | Sep 25, 2020 | Health Issues, Healthy Foods, Uncategorized
As I have a close friend who lost their sight from glaucoma, and am the proud owner of a retired guide dog, I’m acutely aware of the importance of caring for our eyes. The older we get, the poorer our vision. But age is only part of the story – a healthy diet and...
