Charlotte Willis discusses the pros and cons of taking on a detox… Digestion. The long-winded, complex, chemistry-based biochemical 24-hour process that we all inherently undergo day after day, year after year without conscious effort. The absorption of our food and drink (which ultimately provides us with energy and nourishment) is a progressive multi-stage process not […]
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Managing your food allergy: Our recipe to success
Managing a food allergy can present lots of challenges and obstacles, but it doesn’t have to mean you miss out on delicious meals, social occasions and dining out. Allergy UK is the leading national charity for people affected by allergy in the UK and here, the charity provides advice on cooking and eating out with […]
Gluten-free and wheat-free: Do you know the difference?
The terms gluten-free and wheat-free are often used interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing. Registered dietitian Ali Hutton explains the difference… Many people follow a gluten-free or wheat-free diet, either to manage a medical condition or as a lifestyle choice, but with so much conflicting information and advice on health and well-being […]
How to optimise the nutrition in allergy-free food
Are you, or your child, one of the estimated 2 million people living with a food allergy in the UK? If so, it’s possible that you may be deficient in one or more nutrients…. Recent studies have found that children with food allergies have deficiencies in several vitamins and minerals. It has also been shown […]
Accidentally vegan Christmas goodies
From festive-themed sandwiches to churros, mince pies and hot chocolate there are plenty of tasty vegan treats to indulge in this Christmas. However, please be aware that some of these treats do contain palm oil. Why not get delicious vegan recipes like these delivered direct to your door every month? Subscribe to Vegan Food & Living […]
8 ways pineapple will improve your health & well-being today
Found in a wide variety of cuisines and in a selection of sweet and savoury dishes, the pineapple could well be one of the most under-rated fruits, until now… Unappealing to the eye and more difficult than peeling a banana or orange, the pineapple is considered by some to be the black sheep of the […]
7 benefits of daily workouts
Exercise plays a great role in making you stay healthy. There are several health problems you can easily avoid if you develop a habit of carrying out exercise on a daily routine. People who work out on a regular basis are known to stay fit. Your physical appearance and self-esteem will rise if you start […]
Cambodia: Where wheat doesn’t grow and cows don’t make milk
Ambra Torelli travels the globe and discovers that, in some cuisines, being intolerant is just not an issue… As we stop on the side of the road to buy a fresh young coconut from a colourful fruit stand, a darling little girl (she must be five or six) comes up to me. She hands me […]
Chill out: Dairy-free ice-cream taste test
See what we at Free-From Heaven HQ thought of a selection of the latest dairy-free ice creams to hit the freezers… Nothing quite says summer like an ice cream – that is a fact and is undisputed. The dairy-free varieties have come on leaps and bounds over the past couple of years and they are […]
Tales of a gluten-free blogger
Christiana Botziou turns the tables on her diagnosis and starts up a popular and resource-led blog for everyone… Hello, my name is Christiana, a 28-year-old UK blogger living in Leigh-on-Sea born to a Greek father and a mother with roots as mixed as a tequila sunrise! I jumped on the blogging bandwagon in 2015 with my […]