Great British Chef – Bryn Williams Ingredients: 100g walnuts 1 lemon, juiced 100ml walnut oil 1 red onion 2 courgettes 2 yellow courgettes 4 baby gem lettuces 100g Parmesan Salt Pepper Method: Preheat the oven to 160°C/gas mark 3. To begin, place the walnuts on a baking tray and bake for 6 minutes, until…
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Great British Chef – Bryn Williams Ingredients: Polenta Rapeseed oil 4 onions, sliced 2 garlic cloves, chopped 50ml balsamic vinegar 3 courgettes 3 yellow courgettes 8 plum tomatoes 1/2 bunch fresh thyme leaves Salt Pepper Method: To begin, add a dash of rapeseed oil to a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the…
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Does slogging it out in a spin class fill you with fear? Or maybe you just don’t feel like getting sweaty today? Personal trainer Sarah O’Neill shares the best workouts for the cardio-averse. For everyone aged from 19 to 64, the NHS recommends 150 minutes of moderate aerobic (think cycling or brisk walking) or 75…
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We ask GP and personal trainer Dr Hazel Wallace for the science behind exercise and find out if it really is the key to living longer. The New Scientist calls exercise ‘the best medicine’, while the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges hails it as a ‘miracle cure’. But why is exercise so effective at helping…
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Being conscious of your sexual health isn’t just something for teenagers, as health journalist Ceri Moorhouse explains… Your sexual health probably isn’t something you think about very often as you grow older, but it shouldn’t just be a conversation for teenagers or university students. With over 29,500 new sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnoses in 45-64-year-olds…
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Bestselling author, neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker reveals five revelatory ways to think about sleep and why you need to start prioritising your shut-eye today. Professor Matthew Walker has spent the past 20 years researching sleep and in his latest book, the bestselling Why We Sleep, he investigates the new science of why we…
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The incessant noise of modern life may not be doing your health any favours; so here are 5 ways you can harness the power of silence. With noise pollution being increasingly linked to poor mental and physical health, it’s no wonder that silent retreats are a top wellness trend of 2018 or social movements such…
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Curious about meditation but never found the time to do it? Wellbeing writer Rae Ritchie offers four simple ways to start – whether you have 2 or 20 minutes. Most of us know that meditation lowers stress and improves our health, but trying to fit it into our busy schedules can sometimes have the opposite…
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Lifestyle writer Rae Ritchie asks six parents for the healthy money lessons they’re teaching their children. Did you know that we form money habits by the age of 5? Which means it’s as important to teach your kids about the fundamentals of finance as it is to teach them how to tie their shoe laces,…
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HAS YOUR LIFE INSURER CHANGED YOUR LIFE? From an early age I had symptoms such as blurred vision, pins and needles and tremors in my hands. And when I visited the doctor and consultants, they put it down to being from not drinking enough water, the tremors just being benign, and they weren’t able to…
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Avid parkrunner Scott Reynolds shares his incredible story of how running and setting himself goals has transformed his life My transformation story In 2013 I needed to make a change. I was 107 kilograms and couldn’t run to the end of my street without being out of breath. I needed a healthy hobby and decided to…
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