How much plastic are we eating and is it affecting our health? Despite growing unease about plastics, their omnipresence in our environment and the problem of plastic pollution, since 2004 (to 2018*1), the world has created as much plastic as it did in the previous fifty years, and it is estimated that the total mass of virgin plastics ever made amounts to 8.3 billion tonnes, mainly derived from natural gas and crude oil, used as chemical feedstocks and fuel sources. Between 1950 and 2015, a...

Muscle mass matters. Developing strong muscles is a good way to increase your chances of living a long and healthy life. But why? Muscles burn energy. With more muscle (as opposed to fat) your metabolism works more effectively. This makes weight maintenance easier to achieve and also reduces the risk of developing type II diabetes. They do this by absorbing glucose and increasing insulin sensitivity so that sugars continue to cleared out of the bloodstream efficiently. Mobility, balance and...

Yes it can! Both partners' diet, weight, stress levels, sleep and exercise habits all play into your chances of conceiving and then having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy child. The concept of the First One Thousand Days which are considered by experts to be critical to a child's likelihood of having a healthy life starts before conception. This is what those 1000 days are made up of: 30 days of fertility 270 days of pregnancy 700 days- the first two years of life. Diet can play a role :...