Kitchen Wellness

The difference between ‘use-by’, ‘best-before’, ‘sell-by’ and ‘display until’ instructions on labels isn’t always clear. Here’s a useful guide to what these confusing terms mean. Use-by Use-by is a common label on fresh products such as…

Home cooks generally fall into one of two camps – those who tidy as they go along and those who create havoc and then tidy later. While everyone has their own style of cooking, there are lots of benefits from tidying as you go. A tidy…

Whether your kitchen is a warm, welcoming communal space in which food is lovingly prepared from choice, fresh ingredients, or simply a functional room in which chores are performed, how your kitchen is run will have a big impact on the…

If you think kitchen food scraps are good only for the bin or your garden compost heap, you could be in for a surprise. A number of seemingly useless kitchen leftovers can offer a variety of bizarre-sounding but effective beauty treatments.…

Single people often get a hard deal - so many thrifty tips focus on buying ingredients in bulk or cooking large dishes for big families. That’s great if you’re feeding a small army but if you’re cooking for one, it’s difficult to make the…

The last thing you want over the holiday season is a kitchen fire. Kitchen is the most likely place in the home for a fire to start, but during Christmas or a festival season this trend increases significantly. To avoid fire problems in the…

Unsightly and often smelly, mould in the home is something we all want to avoid. But the problems associated with mould go much further than sight and smell - it can also cause serious health problems.  Mould is a type of fungus, which…

There are some wellness concerns that aren’t worth the bother of getting treatment for, but can still be a real pain in the backside. However, whether it’s smelly feet, sunburn or constipation, there are complementary remedies you can use…

When it comes to healthy eating, the way you cook your food is just as important as the types of food you choose. Methods such as roasting and frying can be high in fat, which is why grilling or boiling are healthier options. One of the…

How many calories does an egg have? It will depend on how it is cooked; if it is poached, scrambled, boiled or fried. However, this superfood needs to be a part of our daily diet. One of the most pervasive health myths of our time is that…

Smaller and cheaper than ever before, microwaves have come a long way in the past few decades and are now a staple item in most family kitchens. With the ability to cook meals in minutes, microwaves fit perfectly with today’s busy…

There’s something so soothing about a nice bar of chocolate after a stressful day, but could chocolate serve as a complementary wellness therapy? According to David and Pamela Griffin, it can, as the Massachusetts husband and wife team are…

Of the various pots, pans and dishes used in the kitchen, the wok is the most versatile of all. Easy to use for a number of cooking methods, it is a useful tool to prepare quick, fresh, healthy food all through the year. Metal woks were…

If you keep baking soda in the kitchen, chances are you only use it for one thing: Baking. But baking soda has many other uses, so here are a few things you may not know about this versatile powder. Also known as sodium bicarbonate (or…

When choosing and using cookware and utensils, you may take quality, durability and design into account. You may even consider their eco-friendliness but do you give much thought to how they might affect your well-being? Lead glazing on…

Better wellness is an admirable goal, but why does it have to be so complicated? With superfoods, supplements and strict diet and exercise fads, you can be put off the whole thing before you even get started. However, if you make just a few…

Walnuts are an oft-cited complementary remedy for reducing cholesterol, but that’s not the reason why they improve your heart wellness. This is according to a new study, set to be published in the Journal of Nutrition, which claims that…

Amazon has reported a notable increase in its sales of slow cookers the worldover. Slow cooking is not only a great way to cook delicious, nutritious meals, but also tremendously efficient. Although you need to undertake some preparation –…

Losing weight is a slog; keeping it off is even harder – more than 95% of dieters regain their lost weight within five years. But you can do it, once you realise that only all-round effort leads to long-term results. There is no silver…

Whatever the season, your body may benefit from a rejuvenating overhaul. Here are some top tips on how to improve your health: Green Goodness Load up on fresh, seasonal green vegetables for their natural detoxing properties. Watercress,…

When your energy dips during the day, do you reach for popular pick-me-up snacks and wonder why they have a short lasting effect? Those sugary snacks, along with tea and coffee, are in fact stressing your adrenals. This makes them release…

Whether it’s that morning mug of coffee that helps you to kick-start your morning, or that pot of tea that calls out to you at the end of a long, hard day, sometimes, you just need a bit of caffeine. With that wellbeing-boosting feeling,…

A new study from the University of Newcastle, Australia, suggests that if you want to keep your teeth until the day you die, you should follow the new draft guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to cut the amount of free…

There something about oats that makes you think they’re inherently full of goodness, but what is it? Is it just a way to get your daily dose of fibre, or is there more to oats in the wellness stakes? As it happens, oats not only keep your…

Not so long ago, the spring clean was considered essential, but today probably only one in two households undertakes this annual ritual. Our lives are too busy, we couldn’t be bothered or just don’t think it is necessary. Perhaps it’s not…

Everyone wants their kitchen to smell fresh with no nasty whiffs, but one of the biggest causes of unpleasant aromas is your kitchen bin. Used several times a day, bins quickly become a breeding ground for germs and bad smells. Empty…

In 2003 the World Health Organization stated that ‘added sugars’ should contribute no more than 10% of total energy intake. Today heart specialists argue that it is in desperate need of ‘emergency surgery’. In 2009 the American Heart…

The choices you make about the food you eat has a huge, direct effect on global warming. This may seem surprising, but the foods we choose to eat are one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions which are released into the…

Since the first microwave oven was invented in the 1940s, there have been few real advancements in the technologies used to prepare food. One of the most exciting developments in recent years is the halogen oven as a fast, healthy and…

Many herbs and spices have anti-diabetes properties and can easily be added at every mealtime to enhance the taste of your food, naturally making your meals even more enjoyable. Turmeric – is recommended in Ayurvedic medicine for people…