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Healthy Eating

Nourish your body and mind with wholesome and nutritious foods. Discover healthy eating tips, hydration advice and meal planning ideas for a balanced diet.

A cartoon of a big vitamin capsule walking with two small capsules
Healthy Eating

Vitamin power couples: The best combinations for your health

Ruth Tierney
A scientist inspects cultured meat
Healthy Eating

Can man-made meat save the planet? And how does it taste? 

Jonathan Margolis
A man drinking a shake from a bottle outdoors
Healthy Eating

Could the NHS-backed 800-calorie ‘soup and shake’ diet work for you?

Patsy Westcott
A bowl of cooked beans on a table laid out next to a spoon, pot of dip and tortilla chips.
Healthy Eating

Beanz meanz brainz: How they help prevent dementia and boost longevity

Gemma Harris
A selection of nuts in bowls on a table
Healthy Eating

Which nuts are healthiest? 6 of the best with benefits

Whether you adore almonds or are simply potty about pistachios, a 30g serving of nuts can do more good than you think.

Ruth Tierney
A couple sat at a kitchen table eating a meal
Healthy Eating

What is a balanced diet? How to follow one – and stick to it 

Gemma Harris
People eating a healthy meal together.
Healthy Eating

How to eat healthier: 9 easy ways to boost longevity

Gemma Harris
Image of a blue brain with one half revealing foods that are good for mental health such as green vegetables and fish
Mental Wellbeing

Nutrition and mental health – what to eat more of for mental wellbeing

Julie Penfold
Dr Michael Mosley standing in a kitchen holding a bottle of olive oil with Mediterranean-style foods in front of him.
Healthy Eating

Dr Michael Mosley’s top tips for living longer and better

Gemma Harris
Woman holding up orange halves in front of her eyes.
Healthy Eating

7 best foods for eye health: are you eating them?

Gemma Harris
A range of healthy foods laid out on a table
Healthy Eating

5 foods that help you live longer – and they’re already in your kitchen

Hannah Verdier
Older couple sat on a sofa holding a tissue to their noses.
Healthy Eating

What you should eat to fight a cold and feel better

Feeling bunged up? A dietitian reveals the foods that fight colds and boost your immunity to help you stay well and enjoy life.
Fresh sardines, lemon and salt on kitchen
Health

They’re great on toast, but can sardines really help with hearing loss?

There is good news for lovers of oily fish, as scientists find yet another health benefit of eating the food regularly.
Person checking their grocery bill, with a trolley full of food, to help them eat healthily on a budget.
Healthy Eating

How to eat healthily on a budget, according to a dietitian

Food prices are continuing to rise, but your health shouldn’t have to pay the price. Experts share practical money-saving food tips so you can still get the nutrients you need.

A cup of strong coffee and the beans scattered
Brain Health

Can your morning coffee really prevent dementia?

New research finds that espresso could stop rogue proteins that could cause dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
Raw salmon, raw steak, eggs, nuts, and beans, which are high-protein foods.
Food groups

Protein: are you getting enough? 

Everything you need to know about protein, from what it does for your body to the best high protein foods – and how much you really need.
A couple eating a healthy meal together.
Healthy Eating

7 benefits of healthy eating – and easy ways to reap them

From feeling well to living longer and more, the experts reveal the benefits of healthy eating and provide practical steps for gaining them.
Lots of strawberries, which benefit your health in many ways.
Healthy Eating

7 ways strawberries can benefit your health

From supporting your heart health and reducing your Alzheimer’s risk, here are evidence-backed reasons you’ll want to be eating strawberries (and not just during summer).
Yoga teacher Esther Nagle doing Warrior Two Pose at Westonbirt Arboretum.
Yoga

“I used yoga to get sober – here’s what it taught me about living happily”

Esther Nagle turned to fitness to beat her alcohol addiction and become healthier. She shares what her difficult journey has taught her.
A range of foods sat inside a drawing of an intestine.
Gut Health

15 best foods for a healthy gut: do they feature in your diet?

Look after yourself and your digestion with the best foods for gut health, according to dietitians.
Mixture of bread, oats, seeds, nuts and cereal, which all contain fibre.
Gut Health

13 expert gut health tips – including what to eat more of

Looking for trustworthy ways to improve your gut health? We’ve got you covered with practical steps you can take to achieve a healthier digestive system.