Healthy Eating Features

Detox: myth or miracle?

Detoxing is as much a part of January as over-indulgence is part of Christmas. To help speed up the process specialist 'detox kits' litter pharmacy shelves, but do they really cleanse your body or just empty your wallet?

Diabetes: the facts and figures

With 1.4 million sufferers in the UK, diabetes is on the increase, and many cases still remain undiagnosed. We take a closer look at the bare facts behind diabetes mellitus

Drop a dress size in 21 days

Ditching a whole dress size in three weeks sounds too good to be true, but not impossible if you're one for liquid-only fasts and carb-banishing regimes

Eating disorders: The physical effects

Overeating and excessive dieting both increase a woman's health risks, but the effects become more life-threatening when preoccupation turns to disorder. Dr Lesley Hickin explains

Establish a detox lifestyle

It's time to focus on creating a healthy framework in which your body can work at its best, so you feel and look fantastic.

Family health tips

Healthy tips for the whole family

Fat's the issue: eating in your 30s and 40s

It's easy to neglect vitamins when your life is busy but do it and you'll feel the health benefits,

Fighting fat

What to do if you are in a relationship if you or your partner is obese.

Fighting foods

Combat stress, enhance your sex drive and improve your sleep patterns by making small changes to your diet? Here's how to eat your way to better health

Fill up on fibre

Dr Wynnie Chan explains how fibre could help save your life and outlines a sample high fibre menu for you to follow