Keeping Healthy

Start running: five tips for beginners

Five top tips for beginner runners.

Top foods for brain power

The top three brain boosting foods.

Black rice: the new brown

Black rice is the new brown.

Are you getting enough healthy fats in your diet?

Are you getting enough healthy fats?

Some like it hot: your guide to chillies

Choosing the right chilli, and knowing what to do with it, will definitely help turn up the heat in the kitchen – in a good way.

Drink water to lose weight – it works

The new weight loss elixir: water

How to curb sugar cravings

Photo: meg oxford / Flickr If you start your day with a sugary breakfast cereal, head for the vending machine at work for a chocolatey mid-morning snack, then grab a cola at lunch to keep you going, you may need to consider whether you have an addiction to sugar. Many people find that the more [...]

How to make pears poached in wine

Poached pears make a deliciously decadent but fat-free dessert, and they’re versatile, too.

Microwave popcorn could pose health risks

Microwave popcorn poses serious health risks.

Join in: being part of a group could lengthen your life

Joining a social group is good for your physical and emotional health.