For some, the holiday season may seem like the opportune time to swap the green juices with cocktails, sweet potato salads for sweet potato fries, and surfing the waves for surfing the internet while watching TV on the couch… for ten hours straight. While I’m a firm believer in moderation,...

Seaweed: Your Summer Nutrition Cocktail! It’s well known that seaweed is a premium source of iodine, a vital mineral for healthy thyroid function. However, one of the best-kept secrets is that seaweed is packed with a huge range of other vitamins and minerals too. Because of this, seaweed is undoubtedly...

It’s December, and you know what that means; it’s time to get those sleigh bells jingling and for Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey’s albums to be dusted off and played across every supermarket, radio station and shopping centre all over the world. It’s crazy how quickly Christmas rolls around every...

As the temperature rises and we start to spend more time outdoors (at the beach if we’re lucky!), it’s time to remember the classic sun safety message of slip, slop, slap and wrap. With ‘slop’, a good sunscreen is one of the best ways to protect your skin against harmful...

The average non-smoker requires around 1000 mg of vitamin C each day, while the average smoker may require as much as 3000 mg. Smoking depletes up to 40 percent of the body's supply of vitamin C, creating a deficiency that can cause major health problems over time. Taking extra vitamin...