Blend all vinaigrette ingredients in a high-speed blender or food processor until smooth. Adjust seasoning as needed and set aside. Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add chopped almonds and toast for 1–2 minutes, tossing occasionally to prevent burning.

In traditional medicine, ginger is highly praised for its healing properties. Today, modern medicine and research states that ginger possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity. Therefore, it can assist with liver and respiratory health, reducing joint pain due to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, and can even positively impact metabolic health that might have been compromised due to obesity or diabetes.

A simple recipe for rocket pesto, with pine nuts, garlic and olive oil. Enjoy!

As we age the risk of falling increases. Therefore balance and mobility become crucial. It is important to exercise areas of the body which control strength and mobility, namely the core, hips, legs and spine.

A fascinating golden-coloured dessert bread, that can be served at any meal and time of the day, or can be used as a cold “sneaky” snack, when no one is looking.

Sciatica is a painful condition that is associated with nerve pain that can be felt in the lower back, buttocks area and can extend down the entire leg. While sciatica can be extremely unpleasant and painful, it also causes weakness in the legs and can severely restrict movement.

If you are after a quick and simple side dish, roasted cauliflower with Turkish apricots, hazel nuts and red chilies is visually stunning and delicious.

When we are planning to exclude certain food groups for a long period of time, especially if these foods are nutrient dense, it is important to know if our body is thriving on the new diet or if certain nutrients are missing. In the case of vegan, and to some extent vegetarian diets, there are certain health checks and blood tests that we should do more frequently, just in case.

If you enjoy banana bread from time to time, and ask yourself how hard it is to actually make something so delicious and full of taste, we’re here to tell you that it’s not difficult. With only 15 minutes of preparation, and 45 minute bake time, you can now make your own banana bread at home.

While weight gain during menopause is considered normal, what many women don’t know is that we begin to lose muscle in our 30s. While our weight might still be the same, we are replacing muscle with additional fat. This process accelerates as we reach our 50s.

This is a really simple summer salad celebrating beautiful fresh peaches. It is great for the BBQ season. Pesto is also really easy to make, alternately you can easily pick up a pre-made version along with all the other ingredients on your way to the BBQ.

Today, garlic is a familiar household herb, and we often forget its true properties and health benefits. Before the advent of anti-biotics, garlic was one of the herbs often used to assist with many health conditions and diseases. Studies now show that garlic, apart from having potent anti-microbial, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties, can also lower high blood pressure and assist with hyperlipidemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.