Are you overdoing the caffeine? Do you live from coffee to coffee? Do you find it difficult to get going in the morning without your java fix? Sipping a cappuccino or a short black is a common way for busy people to recharge their batteries or even wake up in the morn. But what do you do when it gets too much? And what is too much? Read on for my answers.

Love coffee? Can't get going in the morning without your java fix? Sipping a short black or espresso is a common way for busy people to recharge their batteries or get through their workload but how much is too much? What are the tell-tale symptoms that you're overdoing caffeine?

We all know that fresh fruit is the healthiest way to end a meal but sometimes it just doesn’t cut it. Your body sends out signals for something small, decadent and sweet to finish off your dinner. Just enough to satisfy without blowing the whole day’s intake. Just enough to rein in a craving. When a sweet craving strikes, try ONE of these 20 treats that range from healthy to semi-healthy and then indulgent – depending on your mood and what’s on offer.

Despite the fact that it is predominantly worse in the morning, morning sickness can strike at any time of the day and last all day long. While not exactly a "sickness" in the usual sense of the word - as it usually happens to healthy women who bear healthy babies – morning sickness is a difficult queasy and nauseous time that affects up to 90 percent of pregnant women.

Craving some chocolate? It's sweet, smooth and divinely decadent. We know there are emotional triggers to cravings such as boredom, anger and depression as well as environmental cues such as walking past a chocolate display counter. But what can you do to prevent devouring a whole block that would destroy your day's diet?

Chocolate, with its comforting velvety smoothness, is everyone's favourite indulgence. We love each new study on its alleged health benefits which give us the green light to indulge. But what's the truth: can we now say that it's a guiltless super food packed with antioxidants or just an indulgence with great marketing?

Find it hard to concentrate around 4 pm? Feel sluggish with no energy and have trouble thinking clearly? Reach for a chocolate bar to get you through that sleepy period mid-afternoon?

With so much choice these days and 24-hour food availability, it's worth asking why chocolate is the food craved most often. There are plenty of theories to explain those chocolate cravings but not a lot of solid proof. Here's my shot at an explanation where I aim to show that chocolate is in a "class of its own". Hear me out - I firmly believe no other food comes close to chocolate in terms of its superb flavour, rich concentrated composition, easy overconsumption and sensory chemical make-up.