Fibre is found in plant foods including legumes – beans, lentils, peas; green vegetables and salads and fruits such as apples and berries; wholegrains including brown rice, pearl barley and buckwheat, jumbo oats and many seeds – flax (linseed), chia, hemp etc. Fibre is great for digestive wellness (helps to avoid constipation) and is filling [...]

Fermented foods have become very popular in recent years although they have been around for millenia! Fermented foods increase the amount of beneficial gut bacteria so can help with digestion, but are also considered to offer anti-inflammatory, antioxidants and immune system benefits. Fermentation is a method of preserving foods and involves the breakdown of carbohydrates [...]

Prof Tim Spector, author of The Diet Myth was a recent guest on Jim Al Khalili’s radio programme The Life Scientific. He argued the need to re-evaluate what we think we know about a good diet: the importance of diversity in the types of food we eat on a daily basis and the unique mix [...]

We are delighted to welcome Fiona Hayers our new Nutritional Therapist who has joined the team at Luck's Yard Clinic. Fiona delivers individually tailored help to support you and your needs and she truly lives by her beliefs as well. Fiona says: 'health really comes from within and since the pandemic I have seen so many [...]

Reseachers have reviewed over 1000 studies looking into the benefits of supplementing with anthocyanins  - a type of flavonoid found in almost all fruits and vegetables but are particularly high in berry fruits. Flavonoids are powerful antioxidants with anti-inflammatory and immune system benefits– which are considered to helpful in lowering the risk of cognitive decline. [...]

After many months of being cooped up indoors and a perhaps wobble in our eating habits, Pippa Mitchell has some timely and easy to adopt tips to keep our skin looking vibrant and healthy as we emerge out of lockdown ..... Keep your body clean from the inside out! What you need to do: Start the [...]

Ingredients 1kg butternut squash (unpeeled), halved and deseeded olive oil 2 teaspoons chilli flakes 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 fat garlic clove, crushed 200g feta cheese, crumbled 1 small packet (about 30g) of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped 1 x 320g ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry sheet 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon nigella seeds Maldon sea [...]