Are you a fun-loving family looking to get healthier but struggling to find ways that work for you? A brand new BBC1 show is on a mission to help us all live better with quick & easy fixes. KEO Films is widely regarded as the UK’s top independent production company with a long history of making award-winning documentaries. Notable awards to date include BAFTAs for Hugh’s Fish Fight (about trying to protect our oceans) and Welcome to Lagos, as well as an Oscar nomination for Exit Through…

WHAT: Viva! Vegan Festival  www.viva.org.uk/cardiff WHERE: Cardiff City Hall, Gorsedd Gardens Road, Cardiff CF10 3ND WHEN: Saturday, 4 February 2017 – 10.30am to 5pm HOW MUCH?: Only £2 – kids go free! CONTACT: 0117 944 1000  Everything you ever wanted to know about going, being or staying vegan (or moving in that direction) will be on tap at the Cardiff Viva! Vegan Festival. Organised by charity Viva!, entry is just £2 (under 16s free); a whole range of delicious food…

If you’re avoiding wheat, gluten, dairy or even soya but are struggling to find healthy alternatives to your favourite foods, you’re not alone. Many free-from products on our supermarket shelves – especially in the ‘baked goods’ and gluten-free category – are made with refined ingredients, and often contain more sugar than their conventional equivalents! This makes these products no better than those made with standard white flour: high in refined carbohydrates, low in vitamins, minerals and fibre, and an excellent…

Look at your diet: By cutting down on sugar and alcohol we can help to balance out yo-yoing moods. Both these substances increase a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Dopamine makes us feel rewarded and pleasurable but this doesn’t last forever and – once levels fall – we can feel lower than we did before. So as tempting as chocolate bars look, especially when we feel low, try to stay away from sugar. Eat oily fish twice a week, snack on chia…

    Health dilemmas in your shopping basket answered  Coconut water or green tea? Skinny popcorn or frozen yogurt? We are facing health dilemmas every day, and with the constant stream of new research and new supposedly ‘healthier’ options bombarding us continuously, our choices are getting more and more complex. When it comes to your food, health and lifestyle, you want to make sure you’re making the right decisions. We have spoken to leading experts to answer the most common mind-boggling…