Superfood guide
Get to know ginger
From kitchen staple to everyday ingredient.
Topic
Superfoods & Herbs
Honest guides to everyday superfoods, herbs and spices. What they are good for, what the research really says, and easy ways to use them.
Our biggest guide is all about turmeric: calories, nutrition facts, benefits and side effects. You will also find ginger, green tea and berries, plus recipes to put them to use.
Superfood guide
Cocoa bean extract benefits: blood flow, heart and brain
What cocoa flavanols really do for blood flow, blood pressure and the heart, cocoa extract vs cocoa powder, how much to take and how to choose a supplement.
Superfood guide
Turmeric benefits, nutrition facts and side effects
The honest guide: calories per teaspoon, what the research says about curcumin, 10 side effects worth knowing, and easy ways to use it.
Superfood guide
Green tea: how to brew it so it is not bitter
Green tea is gentle on caffeine and rich in antioxidants. The secret to a smooth cup is cooler water.
Superfood guide
Why berries deserve a spot in your fridge
Strawberries, blueberries and raspberries are high in fibre and vitamin C. Frozen berries count too.
Cook with turmeric
Recipe · Drink
Turmeric tea (fresh or ground)
A simple, caffeine-free mug with ginger, lemon and black pepper. Ten minutes, and how to stop it tasting bitter.
Recipe · Drink
Golden milk (turmeric latte)
Haldi doodh, the warm turmeric milk Indian families swear by. Smooth, not gritty, in five minutes.
Recipe · Side dish
Golden turmeric rice
Bright, fluffy yellow rice in 25 minutes, and how much turmeric to use so it isn't bitter.