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Healthy Winter Comfort Foods

Health and Wellbeing

It’s no secret that winter’s cold and gloomy weather makes us crave indulgent dishes like fondue and baked goods like sticky toffee pudding and apple crumble. While Christmas is the...

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10 Easy Vegan Recipes

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There’s a general misconception that vegan food is bland and restrictive, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. As animal products are omitted, the spotlight is on fresh produce,...

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The Impact of Herbs & Spices on Your Microbiome

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Have you ever heard the saying 'You are what you eat'? The truth is that what we consume directly affects our health. Our diets perform a significant role in helping...

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Best Foods For Menopause

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Menopause is a natural phase in a woman’s life. It marks the end of menstrual cycles and is diagnosed 12 months after a woman’s last period. Menopause brings about many...

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10 Best Plant Based Milks

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The popularity of plant based milks have skyrocketed over the past decade. More and more people are choosing plant based milks over dairy for many different reasons. Whether it’s for...

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Best Foods for Gut Health

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What you eat directly impacts the bacteria in your gut, also known as the microbiome. Your gut plays a huge role in your health and wellbeing — not only does...

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A Guide To Chickpeas

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Here’s everything you need to know about this legume, from its health benefits to how to cook with it. What are chickpeas? Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are a...

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A Guide To Tofu

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Here’s everything you need to know about this plant-protein ingredient and how to cook with it. What is tofu? Tofu is a food made from soya milk which is curdled...

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7 Best eco-friendly kitchen products

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When it comes to making your home more environmentally friendly, the kitchen is a great place to start. Whether it’s food prep, cooking, cleaning up or enjoying a drink on...

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 (21): What’s on the menu?

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Finally, after a year delay (thanks, Covid), the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is about to get started, which begs the question why it hasn’t been renamed Tokyo 2021. Anyway… Over...

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Eighth Wedding Anniversary

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Celebrate with salt! From 'salt' to 'marriage' might seem a bit of a stretch but the many qualities of salt typify the positive values necessary in the making of a...

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10 Best foods for a good night’s sleep

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Getting a good night’s sleep is very important for your health. Sleep can affect everything from your mood to your immune system, and getting enough of it can keep your...

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On the run: the best foods to eat for runners

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If there was one thing that increased during lockdown, it was the number of runners out there. Over the course of a few weeks, suddenly everyone was out running around,...

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What is Healthy Eating?

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Eating healthily is one of the choices we can make to give ourselves the best possible chance of physical, mental and emotional well-being. "Food is better medicine than drugs."(Patrick Holford)....

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10 Best Spring Fruits Recipes

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As well as sunshine and warmer weather, spring brings an abundance of fresh fruit like strawberries, gooseberries and blackcurrants to the table. When you’ve had your fill of winter fruits...

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Blue zones: the secret to living longer

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Did you know that around the world, there are certain locations where people live longer? Much longer, infact. It sounds implausible at first - perhaps a small quirk in the...

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How to make a Foot Bath

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Treat your feet to a bespoke soak! Thousands of years ago the Greeks, Egyptians and Romans knew a thing or two about the hygienic, therapeutic and medicinal properties of hot...

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Eating Onion and Garlic Free

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Recently, here at Seasoned Pioneers, we’ve been receiving more and more enquiries regarding onion free and garlic free options. If this sounds like you, you’d be forgiven for tearing your...

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Top 6 Herbs and Spices for Diabetics

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The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has increased from 1.4 million to 3.5 million since 1996. This figure is estimated to rise to five million by...

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Spices and Slimming

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A New Year’s Resolution you can keep!! The Christmas binge is probably reaching its finale (ah…!).  What an opportunity to ‘kick into touch’ your eating habits and be transformed by...

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Dieting for summer?

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Did you know that herbs, spices and seasonings can be fully enjoyed when you’re trying to lose weight? There is no reason at all to restrict yourself to eating plain...

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