I think we can reluctantly agree that we have left behind summer and any chance of sunshine for the next few months. It's during this seasonal change that I like to remind people of the importance of maintaining your Vitamin D levels throughout the winter months. Back in May, geneticist Steve Jones spoke about the [...]

With the start of the new school term looming one of the things that can really help your child to learn and focus is getting them to eat something for breakfast and I’m not talking about a packet of crisps and fizzy drink bought on the way to school! Why is breakfast important? Children’s brains [...]

We are inundated with so much information from various media sources about diet, healthy eating, the latest food fads and trends that all this advice can have the opposite effect and make us ‘stuck’ in our food habits and choices.  Being overwhelmed is not the way to make positive changes! Having had many years of [...]

So many tips that we think of for good diet and general health are also perfect for ensuring your skins always looks vibrant and healthy too. Here are Nutritional Therapist, Pippa Mitchell's top tips for healthy looking skin this summer... Keep your body clean from the inside out! What you need to do: Start the day [...]

This week we have heard a lot of news about the devastating impact that intensive farming has on our population of pollinating insets - not just bees but all kinds of flying insects that we rely on for our food. One of the many benefits of organic farming is the sustainable practice of minimising intervention [...]

Looking out at my garden on yet another lovely Autumn day, I was reminded of a blog I wrote on my website a little while ago about the health benefits of cooking apples.  So I thought I would share it on the Luck's Yard website too ..... "An interesting webinar recently about autoimmune disease  gave [...]