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Not only is your liver is one of the largest organs in your body, but it’s also one of the busiest. With 30% of the blood in your body passing through your liver every minute, this vital organ is constantly converting nutrients from your diet into substances that your body can use, storing them, and then supplying your cells with them when they’re needed. Importantly, the liver is responsible for taking care of all the toxic substances that find their way into your system, converting them into harmless ones or making sure they’re released from your body. In other words,...

So you think you know beetroot - the humble root vegetable, so often found in pantries in its pickled form since World War II. But truly, it is so much more, a nutritional powerhouse now widely regarded as a superfood! Humble beginnings The beetroot is no stranger to the average household. Also known as "table beet", it is one of the many cultivated varieties of Beta vulgaris and the most common variety found in Britain, North America and Central America today. In the earliest days of its consumption, the leaves were most commonly eaten by people living in the eastern...

Everyone knows that oxygen is essential for all life - the body uses it as it breaks down food and creates energy for cells. But did you know that, as well as being an absolute necessity for good health, its use in the body can also result in the production of certain unwanted by-products, called oxidants. These particles are free radicals - unstable molecules that can damage DNA and cell structure. They cause harm because they are constantly trying to stabilise by attempting to 'steal' electrons from nearby molecules. This, in turn, damages those molecules and makes them unstable too,...