A wonderful winter season little Christmas beauty the tart, tangy cranberry is high in antioxidant vitamin C making them great immunity boosters. Native North Americans first introduced cranberries to Europeans to help them combat scurvy and it became recognised that the acidity of cranberries increases the natural acidity of urine thus preventing bacteria from thriving. [...]
Following on from the blog last week containing 4 top tips for keeping the flu and cold symptoms at bay, there is so much more the humble lemon can do for you that I felt it merited another mention. This time more details about the amazing and comprehensive list of vitamins and minerals they contain [...]
Parsnips are our vegetable of the week and one of the many vitamins they contain is Vitamin K so here’s a bit more information about Vitamin K and what it does for the body. What is Vitamin K? Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin and it comes in 3 different forms: K1 – Phylloquinone [...]
As carrots are the vegetable of the week we’re going to have a closer look at the incredible health benefits of just one of the many vitamins and minerals they contain: Beta Carotene What is Beta Carotene? Beta-carotene is a vitamin found in a wide range of fruit and vegetables and it is a powerhouse [...]
As oranges are the fruit of the week we’re going to have a closer look at the incredible health benefits of just one of the many vitamins and minerals they contain and the one they are perhaps best known for: Vitamin C What is Vitamin C? Vitamin C, also known as Ascorbic Acid, is a [...]
