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Here we share the latest news about what’s going on at Elevated, our newly released recipes for the month, cooking hints and tips, and health information about the foods we include in our dishes.

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Foods For Vitamin B and Folate: Benefits, Recipes and more!

3 days ago7 min read

Nutrition

Foods For Vitamin B and Folate: Benefits, Recipes and more!

Some of our healthy recipes focus on folate, the natural form of what most people will know as folic acid, but that is also vitamin B9....

Is Lamb Healthy? We Explore The Health Benefits

Jul 3, 20245 min read

Nutrition

Is Lamb Healthy? We Explore The Health Benefits

Is lamb healthy for you? Find out with this tell-all guide from our Nutritionist, James!

The Best Foods for IBS - The Foods You Can Eat

Jun 28, 20245 min read

Health

The Best Foods for IBS - The Foods You Can Eat

Discover the best foods for IBS, including ones that help the condition and create delicious meals.

Jun 10, 20245 min read

Health

Can Pizza Be Healthy?

Is pizza healthy? Find out what you can do to make a family favourite, whilst reducing concerns about sat fats, calories and sugars.

May 21, 20246 min read

Nutrition

Is Eating Pasta Healthy?

Is eating pasta healthy? We’ve explored this staple of so many family dishes to find out whether it’s really good for you.

Feb 24, 20245 min read

Science

9 Foods For Heart Health

Our Nutritionist, James, has rounded up all the best foods for heart health, so you can keep your heart healthy.

Eating With Diabetes: Balancing Blood Sugars and Low GI Foods

May 31, 20236 min read

Nutrition

Eating With Diabetes: Balancing Blood Sugars and Low GI Foods

Many of us could do with better blood sugar management. In this article, James explains what it is, delves into the concept of the low GI diets and offers some tips for lowering blood sugar.

Apr 30, 20234 min read

Nutrition

Can a Low FODMAP Diet Help with IBS?

With up to 15% of the world suffering from IBS and many more people potentially undiagnosed, low FODMAPs diet might help.

Best Foods For Perimenopause: Recipes & Ideas

Mar 31, 20239 min read

Health

Best Foods For Perimenopause: Recipes & Ideas

Discover the best foods for perimenopause, featured in delicious recipes from our Nutritionist, James and Professional Chef, Jason.

Feb 28, 20235 min read

Health

How to Improve Your Sleep Environment

Improving your sleep environment is essential for a good night's sleep. Here James gives his top tips on turning your bedroom into a relaxing nighttime sanctuary to help improve your sleep.

Feb 28, 20235 min read

Health

Food to Help You Sleep

A good night's rest is essential for proper immune, nervous, skeletal, hormonal, and muscular systems. Here James takes a look at some foods that help you sleep better.

Jan 31, 202311 min read

Health

Meal Prep Tips From Our Nutritionist

Want to become a meal prepping Ninja? James offers his best tips here to make batch cooking a breeze and take the stress out of a kitchen session.

Should I go Vegan? - The Benefits of Vegan Diet

Jan 1, 20239 min read

Science

Should I go Vegan? - The Benefits of Vegan Diet

Our nutritionist James talks all the pros and cons of adopting a vegan diet, so you can decide whether you should go vegan.

Jun 29, 20225 min read

Nutrition

The Health Benefits of Cajun Seasoning

James takes us through some of the main spices used in Caribbean (and other) cuisines and picks out their key medicinal qualities.

May 1, 20226 min read

Nutrition

All about not-so-humble broad beans

Full of protein and a great source of fibre, find out why the broad bean is our veg of the month for May '22 and a great choice for kids.

Dec 30, 20216 min read

Health

The Best Foods For Depression

It's January so many of us are in poor mood, which is why in this article we look at the 12 foods that are best for depression.

Aug 31, 20218 min read

Health

Health Benefits of Spices - 25 Herbs and Spices

If you think spices just add flavour to food, it's time to think again. Here James goes through the health benefits of spices from aniseed to turmeric.

The Paleo Diet - What is it and Should You Try it?

May 31, 20218 min read

Nutrition

The Paleo Diet - What is it and Should You Try it?

The paleo diet advocates we should eat like cavemen. But is it for you? James reviews some of the evidence for belief in this 10,000-year-old eating plan.

What are Macros? Protein, Carbs and Fats 101

Dec 2, 20206 min read

Nutrition

What are Macros? Protein, Carbs and Fats 101

Protein, fats and carbohydrates... what are they and where should you be getting them from? Here, James explains everything in our Nutrients 101 guide.