Eating meat-free has massively grown in popularity over the last few years. Increasing environmental worries, documentaries such as Seaspiracy, and our ever-growing concern for our health have caused many of us to look inwards and consider our personal impact. Choosing to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle (or a variation thereof) is one way in which this […]Read More
Labelling unhealthy food as ‘cheating’ encourages an unhealthy mental relationship with food and helps develop binge eating disorder. It may well lead to other EDs such as orthorexia, where you only eat healthy food or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (AFRID), a restrictive food intake disorder. As well as other disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, the list […]Read More
Since I was a child, food waste prevention has been an important part of my life. I grew up listening to my grandparents telling me stories about World War II and how food was so rationed that people could not even think of wasting that little they had. My mum was (and still is) the […]Read More
I have been on a strict gluten-free diet since I was fifteen. No, it’s not for Instagram. No, it’s not to be a hipster. I do it to survive. The gluten-free diet has been labelled a fad by far too many people who don’t understand what it is. It’s not their fault though, given […]Read More
Last weekend, my mother produced a dinner including a side of boiled broccoli which was enveloped in a sickly yellow hue. Tinges of this shade on every floret, in an attempt to hide its age. This was not a rare event given that my mother is an avid kitchen gardener and advocate for seasonal eating. […]Read More
Champagne bottles pop and resistance bands snap as January draws to a close and, with it, countless detox trends meant to help you start the year right. Started in 2014 as a non-profit, Veganuary is one such trend and, with 500,000 participants this year, you might think it the only one on the market. You’d […]Read More
January, the month of resolutions; we ditch booze and grab our running shoes. January is also synonymous with ‘Veganuary’ – a non-profit started in 2014 – which encourages people to become vegan for a month. This January marks two years since I became vegan. Previously, I was someone who ate everything: moose, veal, snails, you […]Read More
In a bid to tackle the ever growing issue of obesity throughout Britain, we have seen a brand new strategy unleashed which aims to help begin the nation’s weight loss. The government have announced a new campaign titled ‘Better Health’. This has the goal of putting measures in place that will improve our health and […]Read More
With food wastage at unprecedented levels, we researched ways to make your budget go further by using parts of fruit and veg you might otherwise dispose of.Read More
If you’ve ever read a Bret Easton Ellis novel – and it doesn’t have to be any one in particular – you’ll be aware of the characters he presents. From Clay in Less than Zero to Sean Bateman in The Rules of Attraction, Ellis’ protagonists are that of the culturally coherent, the emotionally vapid and […]Read More
Do you know what’s getting old? The glamorisation and idolisation of female celebrities when they act like humans and um, do human things. Vanessa Hudgens leaves the house bare faced in a tracksuit and twitter crowns her an inspiration to us all. The bravery! Jennifer Lawrence completely decks it at the Oscars and she is […]Read More
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