nutrition
‘Clean food’ is a dangerous fad
Isabel Hardman and Lara Prendergast explored the unhealthy advice peddled by 2015’s near-ubiquitous ‘wellness’ gurus in The Spectator‘s second most…
Most doctors seem to time-travel to the 1800s when it comes to nutrition
For over 30 years, dietary fat has been seen as a major cause of heart attacks, strokes and cancer. This…
Old, vulnerable and hungry – the shocking view from inside the NHS
I am leaving London soon, coming to the end of my time as a voluntary hospital visitor working from a…
Keep your hair on! Seven tips for doing so, past Movember
Some men are growing facial hair for Movember but lots of people are just trying not to go bald. Male…
The idiot diet – nonsense vs common sense in ‘Paleo’ nutrition
Looking for real power? Get a jump-start on the future of global fuel at The Spectator’s energy conference on 1 December. Tickets are still…
Calorie-counting six sweets at a time
Anyone who is trying vaguely to control their weight and still eats tasty, nasty processed foods — me, for instance…
How to cure bad breath (and continue eating smelly foods)
Have you ever tried that good old test for halitosis – licking your wrist, letting it dry, then having a…
Sod the diet and lose weight anyway – here’s how
Who enjoys all that calorie counting? If you hate diets but love the idea of losing a bit of weight,…
The limits of ‘superfood’ – debunking broccoli
Over in my day job, I recently wrote a piece about ‘superfoods’ and the myths that a particular kind of…
Five ways to fight the flu – or why you should curl up with hot fruit cordial
No one likes getting the flu and for some people, in particular the sick and elderly, the virus can prove…