When we talk about eating more fruit and vegetables, it's easy to focus on how many but there's another question worth asking. How many different colours are on your plate? The colours in fruits and vegetables come from natural plant compounds called phytonutrients. These compounds don't just make food look appealing they each bring different benefits to our health. 🍎🍓 Red foods like tomatoes, strawberries and red peppers contain compounds such as lycopene and anthocyanins,

Blueberries might be small, but they punch massively above their weight with the impact they 🫐 They’re rich in anthocyanins, which is the deep blue-purple pigments linked with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, and brain-health benefits. Blueberries are good for you in ways people can almost feel. Research suggests they may help keep your blood vessels healthy, support better circulation, protect your cells from everyday damage, and help calm inflammation in the

I recently visited Neko Health in Manchester for one of their proactive health assessments. It was a really interesting experience with a lot more time with the clinical team than I was anticipating. The whole process was centred around creating a detailed picture of my health status, enabling me to act before there’s a more complex problem to solve. In the NHS we’re used to seeing healthcare from the point at which symptoms appear, or disease is already established. I've

In medicine, we sometimes let perfect be the enemy of the good. But the benefits of lifestyle changes are incremental and seemingly small additions have noticeable benefits. We aim for: 5-a-day. 10,000 steps. 150 minutes of exercise. 7-9 hours sleep. Reduce stress… It’s a long list and can often feel impossible especially when you add in the realities of life. When ‘perfect’ isn’t possible and good enough is good enough, here’s what the evidence seems to shows: 🚶 Goin