Food for a beautiful you

Discover the beauty benefits of green tea

Long the preferred drink of supermodels, green tea's antioxidant properties are well-known, helping rid the body of free-radicals. But you don't just have to drink it! Make green tea into a refreshing spritzer, totally natural mouthwash or use as a refreshing face mask.

Or try a delicious and light tea cream as a tasty change from creme brulee or creme caramel.

Some people believe green tea will aid their weight loss - so why not give it a go? Check out our guide to slimming teas.

And just for fun, check out what your preferred cuppa says about you, or learn the mystical art of tassology - that's reading tea leaves to you and me!

Cleansing foods

We all know that some foods are better than others at eliminating toxins from the body and aiding cleansing so here are some tasty ways to include them in your diet.

Nuts and seeds are rich in folate, B vitamins and Vitamin E as well as being packed with minerals and fatty acids. Try a pumpkin and walnut loaf or up your almond intake with this sticky chicken with sherry, almonds and dates.

If you're feeling lethargic, bloated and generally not as fabulous as you'd like, try a 24-hour mini detox with lemon juice. Your digestive system will thank you for it.

Gorgeous garlic

Garlic is one of the oldest known medicial plants, and it's credited with fighting heart disease, lowering blood pressure and helping to fight off colds. Discover more about its health benefits.

When cooking with garlic, finely chop or crush the bulbs, then leave for about 10 minutes to allow the allicin - the magic ingredient that is beneficial to health - to develop fully. Add the garlic to your food about 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time to get the maximum health benefits.

It can be fiddly to prepare but follow these tips and you'll look just like a chef, peeling a clove in one second with the slap of your hand!

Add more garlic to your food with these yummy garlic and mushroom burgers, great on a barbecue, or Nigel Slater's simple supper of chicken, garlic and herbs.

For a quick and easy meal with very few ingredients try pasta with garlic and chilli or dress salads with a garlic and chive vinaigrette.

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