Eating food you have cooked or prepared at home is healthier for you. It is also considerably cheaper. The key to this (and the hardest part for many) is planning. You’ve probably heard the saying ‘failing…
This week, the UK government announced a long-awaited overhaul of school food standards in England, which is the first major update in over a decade. The new standards are a real shift in how school meals…
Longevity feels like a bit of a buzz word at the moment, with most people immediately thinking about diet, supplements and genetics. It’s a topic I often get asked about when giving talks. But one of…
I recently came across an article arguing that food has become joyless, instead it’s just another area of life we’re trying to optimise. And I have to admit, it struck a chord. For many people, eating…
Weight-loss medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide (marketed under names including Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro) have become some of the most talked-about treatments in recent years. Some are hailing them the biggest breakthrough in medicine for…
This winter the UK is experiencing a surge in flu cases that is both earlier and more intense than we would normally expect. Unlike the usual pattern where flu peaks in January, hospitals are reporting levels…
There’s so much to love about the journey into winter. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, cold lashing rain might be the reality, but there are so many ways you can spin the next few months…
This is a question I get asked a lot, most recently at the talk I gave this week. I felt it would be helpful to spend some time putting together a blog which outlines which fats,…
With the summer holiday starting to feel more like a distant memory, we are truly back into the swing of September and the new term. For many this can be the start of cough and cold…
It’s hard to miss the growing noise around ultra-processed foods (UPFs), a topic I am deeply passionate about. I regularly speak to corporates and schools on this subject, so I was really interested in a recent…
