Nutrition

A runner’s diet needs the best nutrition for endurance and recovery. Top sport nutritionist Renee McGregor explains how to work the food groups to improve your running performance

Are you a regular attendee at Saturday morning park runs? Do you enjoy a social run with your friends after the school drop off? Do you run a few miles a week to see what all the health-fuss is about? Are you trying to beat your friends at a best 5k time?

Whatever your running motivation is, training and consistency is going to be the key to your success.

However, although training

Bloated stomach? Gassy? Tummy cramps? These common symptoms can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. Nutritionist Rick Hay reveals 5 causes of bloating and what you should do to help beat the bloat

Gut symptoms such as a bloated stomach, flatulence, constipation and tummy cramps can make your life an uncomfortable living hell.

Bloated, gassy, stomach cramps – are some of the most Googled online health searches. Why? Because 70 per cent of people regularly experience bloated belly troubles.

Those who do suffer, will know that a bloated stomach can prompt a whole host of issues that go far beyond physical discomfort

Wondering why you’re always hungry? Nutritionist and Healthista Collective Expert Rick Hay explains 7 reasons why this may be the case and how to curb those hunger pangs

Ever asked yourself ‘why am I always so hungry?’ as you make your third trip to the fridge in the space of one hour…

Our bodies rely on food for energy, so it’s normal to feel hungry after a few hours without food.

In a bid to curb our hunger we often reach for the easiest snack we can get our hands on rather than eating a fulfilling meal.

The resulting ‘grab

Garlic – a foodie favourite and aromatic vegetable that can also improve immunity. We officially have an excuse to eat nothing but garlic bread as a way to protect ourselves from that virus

Garlic flavoured anything is an all time foodie favourite. Type garlic bread into Instagram and you’ll be inundated with pictures of golden, crispy, cheesy garlic bread – #foodporn alert.

But garlic isn’t just a delicious flavouring, it’s also pretty good at improving our immunity – which at the moment is pretty important, wouldn’t you agree?

We are all aware that social distance, frequent hand washing and wearing

The health benefits of green tea are limitless, but the taste can be a little – hmmm, understatement alert – bitter? That’s why we’ve searched high and low for some that actually taste good

Here at Healthista HQ we realise that not everyone is as green tea crazed as we are (our go-to is Pukka’s Mint Green Tea).

So we set ourselves a challenge to find the best tasting green teas for those who don’t normally like green tea, so that you can start loving it the way we do and soaking up all the rewards.

First let’s look

Wish you could have longer hair? Healthista Collective expert and nutritionist Rick Hay reveals the 5 foods to eat for healthy hair growth

Healthy-looking, shiny hair is often seen as a sign of health and beauty.

Long, thick, glossy – whatever your preference, people are always striving for beautiful flowing locks.

Advertisements convince us invest in serums, shampoos, conditioners and hair masks which we end up spending a fortune on, but the truth is healthy hair actually starts on the inside.

healthy hair actually starts on the inside

That’s why a healthy diet is key to help every part of