Author Archives: Ben Marfleet

If the sun is out in September, I am also out, soaking up the last of the year’s source of vitamin D supply the way nature intended. In three to four weeks, the UK’s UVB radiation will not be strong enough to supply us with this all-important vitamin. I say vitamin but it is actuallyContinue reading “The Sunshine Vitamin”

Quinoa, pronounced KEEN-wah is my favourite go-to food right now. It certainly packs a nutritional punch with its excellent source of magnesium, phosphorus, manganese and folate. It is also a great source of fibre, iron, copper, thiamin and B6, and if that wasn’t enough it is also one of the few plant foods that isContinue reading “Quinoa”

If I had to choose one stretch we should all be doing every day, it would be the squat with feet placed flat on the floor. It is one of the most fundamental human movements. I call it a stretch because if most people in the western world attempted a squat, they would feel aContinue reading “The all important squat”

If like me, you prefer not to drink out of containers which use bisphenol A (BPA) in their making, then you might want to reduce your BPA intake in other ways too. One way to reduce the absorption of this endocrine-disrupting chemical is to not handle thermal paper like used in till receipts if youContinue reading “BPA”

This is a lifestyle blog. I look forward to sharing with you lots of good health hacks, including self massage, stretching, recipes, brands, nutrition, exercise and much more. If you would like to follow, please hit the subsrcibe button below.  You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you areContinue reading “Introduction”

Vitamin C, as we all know is an immune bootsing, virus fighting nutrient. Whilst Vit C will not stop you from getting a virus, loading up on it may help reduce the severity of its symptoms. If I were to ask most people to name a food high in Vit C, the popular answer wouldContinue reading “Vitamin C”