We’ve all heard the suggestions about coloured food choices and how rainbow foods are vital to our health. But what role do these colours play in our diet? Best of all, rainbow foods have no artificial colours and the flavours are delicious.

Stress plays an important role in our quality-of-life. Even children talk of “being stressed”! Gentle stress reducers can help and some are so simple we dismiss their importance. Follow these suggestions and feel the difference!

We see the ads on television every day. A new, special water promising all sorts of health benefits and endorsed by the latest celebrity. Really? How different is this water with one we already enjoy, like tap water or fruit-infused water?

Daily exercise is important for overall health. We hear this message so often but sometimes it’s not that easy. Does walking give the same health benefits as jogging? Not many joggers seem to enjoy the process. Do they suffer more injuries?

Our liver is a remarkable organ. It’s able to regenerate itself after damage or injury and protects us from toxic substances we face each day in our food, environment and medicines. Our liver deserves some love. What’s the best way to do this?

What has gone wrong in our understanding of the role of fat in our food choices? The balance of fats is important and some are essential for our health. Fats are a major source of energy, along with carbohydrates and protein.

Why does high blood pressure develop? It can depend on genetics, ethnicity, socio-economic status, age, food choices, stress levels, nicotine or alcohol addiction and if you are male or female. Can natural therapies make a difference?

Prescribed medicines don’t always give the magical relief promised by advertising and marketing. Constant pain alters and often sabotages our perceptions on our ability to enjoy quality-of-life. Does chronic pain put us into a dark place where we see no relief?

There’s no doubt that we have been lulled into thinking that dementia is inevitable but that’s not exactly true. Retaining brain function is not really difficult if we know how. What nutriments should we focus on? What activities should we pursue?

We call the community of bugs that live in our intestines gut microbiota. It is sometimes called the body’s “forgotten organ” playing an important role beyond digestion and metabolism. Mostly, the bacteria and our gut live in harmony. How do we maintain this harmony?