A. Often it’s just as hard to put on weight as it is to lose weight, particularly if you come from a family with a tall slender build which you’ve no doubt inherited. On the plus side, as you get older, your skinny build will become an advantage as you’re less likely to succumb to heart troubles or diabetes, conditions which are aggravated by being overweight.

Our bodies need iron. Not the sort used in barbells, weights and stream trains but the essential mineral we get from our food. And especially so if you're a teen, an athlete or a woman — even more so if you are pregnant. Read on for my outline of what iron does in the body, how much you need and where can you get it.

Always tired? Dragging yourself around? Always got a sniffle or a cold? Poor concentration? The reason could be that you’re low on iron. Iron-deficiency anaemia is the most common nutrition deficiency problem in the world and is a significant health issue for many women today, especially busy women on the go.

There's been a lot of publicity about fish oil in recent times but how much is fact and how much is hype? How useful are they and do you really need to take them? I've prepared a handy eGuide to Fish Oil and Health to help you decide whether or not you need to take them. Here in one handy document are the answers to the most frequently asked questions on fish oil.

When I first read about Chia, I thought "Yeh, sure, sounds way too good to be true." And the claims do sound amazing. Can tiny seeds, smaller even than sesame or flax seeds, really be loaded with so much omega-3, fibre, protein and calcium that they get labelled a super food? In all honesty, I'd never heard of them before and with so many "new" discoveries, the hype around Chia seemed to a bit over the top.

Many people complain they can’t lose weight simply because they have a “slow metabolism”. And they think this is just them, something they have to live with.  Is this fact or fallacy? And can you do anything to speed it up? Here’s the real story.