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There are a few simple things we can do to aid nutrient absorption, including the way we eat, what we eat, but also how we pair foods together to maximise nutrition. This is the key to being a healthy vegan, whether that’s a permanent choice or for January. It’s not just what you eat, it’s how you cook itBoiling vegetables can help break down fibres and proteins, and release enzymes. Fermenting food breaks down complex sugars and other complex molecules into simpler forms that boost absorption. Soaking foods such as lentils and beans helps break down antinutrients, which some plant foods contain, and which reduce the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream. Cooking tomatoes, for example in a pasta sauce, makes their nutrients more easily absorbed. Always eat spinach with a squeeze of ...

“To dry Jan, or not to dry Jan?” you ask yourself as you hold up one of the empty bottles still hanging around from party season, destined for the recycling bin. If you’re guilty of going bigger than ever on the booze at the tail end of 2024 — or frankly, the whole year — you're not alone. Alcohol Change found that just over a quarter of adults (26%, excluding non-drinkers) drank more in 2024 than 2023, with 15.5 million of them saying they plan to cut down in 2025. Perhaps you’ve tried Dry January before and made it to the end, perhaps you only managed to hack it a few days. Though, whether you're seasoned after several successful Dry Jans, or contemplating it for the very first time, we could all do with a little help to make it enjoyable.If you can hack it, the benefits are clear: resea...

Christmas has come and gone, and as we enter the New Year, it’s the perfect time to invest in your health and wellness. And whether you want to turbocharge flagging energy levels, or eat your way to enhanced weight loss, there’s a nutrition trend or a secret ingredient that promises to get you there faster. Here’s our pick of the 2025 wellness aids you need to know about.Polyphenols that mimic the Ozempic effectThe buzz around Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight loss drugs is going nowhere. With the NHS rumoured to start prescribing Mounjaro to patients who fit their criteria from as early as March, we’re likely to see an enormous surge of GLP-1 interest in 2025. But as popularity in weight loss jabs piques, research into natural alternatives that mimic the GLP-1 hormone is also catching on, so...