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Plant based diets on a budget
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Eating well on a tight budget can be tricky, but here’s our hints and tips for making your cash stretch a little further while still getting tasty, healthy food.
Includes information about blogs, budgeting, sprouting and bulk buying along with links to great recipes and special offers.
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Fermented Foods, Prebiotics and Probiotics
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You probably already eat fermented foods in your diet. Chocolate, coffee, vanilla, some teas, pickles, vinegar, cheese and yoghurt are all fermented foods. Then there’s alcohol, sauerkraut, kombucha, sourdough and kefir, again all fermented!
Here's our guide to buying them and making your own!
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How to get protein while on a plant based diet
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This article answers a few commonly asked questions such as - What is protein and why do we need it? How much do we need? and what are good sources of non-meat protein?
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Turmeric and Curcumin
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We've been asked quite frequently about turmeric. What's the curcumin content of the turmeric we sell, what is fresh turmeric used for and whether curcumin supplements have the same benefits as turmeric ones are just a few of the regularly asked questions. Here's all of our answers rounded up in a handy guide to the spice known in India as 'holy powder'. We've also a guide to making your own turmeric and castor oil pack to cleanse and rebalance the liver and gallbladder areas, popular with followers of Ayurvedic medicine.
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How to find natural sugar alternatives
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Most of the synthetic sugars are difficult for the body to process and eliminate, so they often get stored as fat. Sugar alternatives can be bought here and syrups are available also. Natural sugar alternatives in the article include: agave nectar, brown rice syrup, local honey, maple syrup, stevia and xylitol.
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How to make muesli
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This is a guide to the various ingredients in muesli and advice on how to create the perfect version of bircher muesli for yourself.
Real Foods' mueslis can be found here in our webshop and a huge variety of dairy free milks can be found here.
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Treating the Menopause Naturally
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There are certain milestones in a woman’s life. The menopause is a time when we reflect on our life to date. For some women, however, these hormonal changes can be a difficult time of mood swings, hot flushes and insomnia, and menopause signs can last several years. With a little attention, you can treat the symptoms of the menopause naturally, and the team at Real Foods are here to help out.
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A guide to sulphite allergy
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A guide to managing sulphite sensitivity including the foods to avoid and which to actively seek out. There can be a lot of confusion over the differences between sulphites, sulphates, sulfur and sulfa. Here's a quick and easy guide to understanding the different terms and what they actually do...
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The real food diet
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A recent study which looked at more than 65 000 randomly selected people for the Health Survey for England has shown that the protective effects on health of eating fruit and vegetables rise the more portions you eat. At 7 or more portions a day your risk factors for death from any cause drop by 33%.
This article looks at a range of diets and their impacts on your health.
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Raw Food explained
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A guide on what to eat, why to eat it and links to some of our brilliant new products...
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Good Gut Health
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An article on promoting and maintaining good gut health, including diet suggestions and a look at a low FODMAP diet. Includes advice on probiotics, both supplements and naturally probiotic and fermented foods. A quick look at prebiotics and ways of reducing inflammation and stressors.
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Raw Almond Milk
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Almond milk is one of the tastiest and nutritionally rich non-dairy milks. It is also very easy to make so why not try creating your own raw almond milk (you will need a muslin bag or a nut milk bag).
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Food Allergies
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A guide to the most common allergies and intolerances, a few alternate food ideas and some links to recipes that ANYONE can eat!
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Organic Beauty Products
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Read about why many people are turning to organic skin care products
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Are You Eating Healthily
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Take our Healthy Eating Quiz to find out how well you are doing - and get some tips too.
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Prostate Healthy Diet
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Each year around 41,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Research continues to make breakthroughs in treatment and diagnosis and the death rates are falling which is good news, the even better news is that you can make small dietary changes to improve your prostate health.
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Christmas Baking for Free From Diets
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Baking season is upon us, whether it's trying the Great British Bake Off creations, preparing for Christmas feasting and gifts or simply making some goodies to cheer you on as the nights draw in. Whatever you plan to do, there's no need to give up your favourite cakes or bakes just because you're on a free-from diet or baking for someone who is. Here are our best tips to show how working without gluten, dairy or refined sugars can be just as simple as working with them.
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How to manage your menstrual cycle
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For many women, the menstrual cycle is just part of the monthly routine, something that you have got used to and handle. Yet there is so much more to menstruation and ways that you can improve your experience. The team at Real Foods, Scotland’s largest independent retailer, shares some in-depth tips on how to manage your menstrual cycle.
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Make 2019 the year to go Plastic Free
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The time has come; there’s no point putting our heads in the sand any longer. The unnecessary consumption of single-use plastic has to stop and 2019 is the year to make the change. Here are our seven resolutions for a plastic-free revolution…
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How to prepare Spaghetti Squash
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Spaghetti or vegetable squash is an oblong winter squash with pulp and seeds in the middle, a little like a pumpkin, albeit a different shape. When raw, the flesh of is solid and similar to other raw squashes, when cooked, the flesh falls away from the fruit in ribbons or strands like spaghetti! It is often used as a spaghetti or noodle substitute for dishes or it can be served with butter as a simple tasty side dish.
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The future of Vitamin D Consumption
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Find Vitamin D supplements here in our webshop. Guidelines on how much Vitamin D we need have changed recently, one of our lovely staff members has recently completed her nutritionist BA and has the lowdown on all the changes...
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Juicing and Smoothies
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Tips on smoothies, juicing and our favourite recipes to revitalise your day, plus an infographic on how to add protein to your smoothies and invent new protein shakes...
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Boosting Your Immune System
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Your immune system is a fine tuned ensemble of vessels and nodes whose purpose is to defend your body from assaults from the world around you. There are some things you can do to help keep your immune system in tip top condition, find an easy way to keep colds and flu at bay....
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Fasting for better health
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People often fast for health or religious reasons, here are a few of our do's and don'ts...
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Activities for kids in the holidays
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A few cheap and cheerful ideas to entertain the kids in the holidays, including how to make a CD Hovercraft, papier-mache, ideas for picnics and painting and links to some interesting sites for kids.
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Food For Thought Infographic
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An infographic with some of the best foods to eat to protect your brain against degeneration and improve your focus and concentration.
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Buck up Your Brain
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Some simple dietary tips that may help improve your memory and concentration
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Why you should eat after exercise
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 Restoring your body's energy levels after exercising is vital, here's our top tips for recovery and a few links to our best products to make life easy for you
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Mood Boosting
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A guide to the foods that make you happy! Or at least give you the energy you need to fight off the blues...
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The natural way to beauty
Summary: Face masks you can make from the kitchen cupboard, the best pampering products and organic essentials, plus what to avoid...
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Natural Beauty
Summary: A quick guide to some homemade beauty products, the ingredients to avoid and our best suggestions for products...
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Back To School Healthy School Lunch
Summary: A look at how you might make positive healthy and interesting changes to your childs lunchbox, a healthy lunch helps children learn and needn't be tricky.
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Vitamin B could help protect the brain
Summary: Daily doses of Vitamin B appear to slow the speed at which the brain shrinks in people with early signs of memory loss.
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Natural Cleanliness
Summary: Organic Household Cleaners
Hurry, claim your FREE AlmaWin sample pack now, before stocks run out! The sample pack contains trial size Natural Laundry Scent, Washing Powder and Bathroom Cleaner Concentrate.
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Healthy Eating
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10 Easy Tips for Planning a Healthy Diet and Sticking to it
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Learn more about Soluble Fibre
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Confused about fibre? You’re not alone.
Many people know it is important, but not much more than that.
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Looking for the next big thing in skincare
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Used by the Berber women of Morocco for centuries, argan oil has been rediscovered in the Western world as the latest wonder product for natural beauty.
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Healthier Takeaways
Summary: Some ideas for healthier options when you just can't face the kitchen.
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Manage Your Menopause
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Dietary tips for easing your passage through the menopause
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Eat for your eyes
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A look at what to eat to keep your eyes looking good
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The 30 day Lemon Water challenge
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We challenge you to try lemon water each day for 30 days! Find out if it works for you…
There are a lot of people recommending drinking lemon water each day, usually in the morning. We’re here to help you separate the facts from the hopeful fictions and challenge you to try it and feel the benefits!
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Spring cleaning, naturally
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A brief introduction into how you can keep your house clean without making the environment dirty
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Cooking with kids
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Every parent wants a healthy child who eats well and learns to love good food; everyone else just likes free food and a willing worker! Turn your child into one of the most popular people this autumn and give some goodies to friends and family…
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