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A2 milk sounds like it should come from magic cows. It’s a different type of milk that it’s claimed can help reduce bloating and other digestive symptoms. But do you know what it actually is? We explain…. What is A2 Milk? Disappointingly, A2 milk is not from magic cows, it’s milk from normal cows – …
It took me over 12 years from the day I decided to try and make sushi to the day I actually did it. I’d been scared of it, it looks complicated and as most things I create in the kitchen taste better than they look, I was nervous. However, once I tried it, I realised …
Hara Hachi Bu. Three short words that can have a big impact on your health. In rough translation, they mean ‘eat until you are eight parts full’. In other words, do not leave the table groaning with pain because you’ve crammed in everything on your plate, get up when you’ve got room for more (top …
It’s not often I compare myself to a Toyota truck, today is an exception. You see there’s a Japanese business theory that, while commonly used to speed up production in places like the Toyota factory, works just as well applied to our minds and bodies. It’s called Kaizen and the theory behind it is that …
It’s frustrating to find come home from your workout and look in the mirror to see a stomach puffed up like a balloon. What possible reason could there be for you to enter a gym with a (relatively) flat stomach, yet emerge 60 minutes later looking six-months pregnant? This happens to us all the time …
I was happily munching through today’s lunch of crabsticks, tomato, beetroot and M&S Wheatberries and Giant Couscous salad – when I suddenly realised that I don’t actually know what wheatberries are. I can tell you that they look kind of like pinenuts and have a similar texture to pearl barley – but other than that …