In a world of easy access to highly refined snacks that are formulated to tingle all our taste buds, it can be hard to convince ourselves sometimes, let alone our children, to eat more fruit. Today’s top tips includes six tips for increasing your child’s fruit (and veggie) intake.

White rice vs brown rice. Growing up my grandfather used to always joke that you should only serve brown rice to people you like and that white rice was for people you don’t. While it is generally accepted that brown rice is better for your health than white rice, does it make much of a difference?

We all need a little motivation (myself included) to get out and exercise; and today’s post aims at providing just that.
In many cases people exercise to lose weight and think that’s all it is good for. But in reality there are so many other benefits to exercising we are really holding ourselves back if we don’t get out there – fat or thin, tall or short – and get involved!

Overeating is a major problem for many many people. You only need look around on the street of any city in a ‘developed’ country, or the hospitals beds that line them. The aftermath is huge with the current generation being the first in history to be predicted to have a shorter life-span than their parents. Today’s post describes a few tips for how to stop overeating.

Ready to start a heart-healthy lifestyle?

Rather than focus on what you shouldn’t eat and do, we’ve devised some tips to keep you in the positive!