Snacking was traditionally something people did to fill the gap between meals or take the edge off their hunger after work if they couldn’t last until dinnertime. Not anymore!

A recent study by the centre for culinary development (CCD) confirmed that in today’s fast paced world, snacks have become time savvy stand alone ‘meals’ in themselves, often replacing real foods.

“Snacks are less and less the hunger soothing bridge between formal meals. They have become valuable gastronomic events in their own right.” says CCD CEO Kimberley Egan.

This means we need to pay even more attention to our food choices, whether we formally sit down to eat them or not, and be informed to sort the good and bad snacks from the downright ugly!

And just because it’s on the supermarket shelf or in the health food shop, don’t assume it’s good for you either. The ugly truth is, many of our popular snack choices might actually be doing us more harm than good…

Read the full story to find out the real nutritional value of commercial snack bars and we reveal your best choice!

Drinking green tea is one of the biggest health trends from the hottest spas, fitness centres and cafes around the country and there is a good reason for it. The funny thing about tea is that it is nothing new.

The Chinese have been drinking it for thousands of years. Only now, western science is rediscovering what we already knew - that drinking tea is extremely good for us!

Green tea is a type of tea made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures in Asia from Japan to the Middle East.

Recently, it has become more widespread in the West, where black tea is traditionally consumed. Many varieties of green tea have been created in countries where it is grown. These varieties can differ substantially due to variable growing conditions, processing and harvesting time. Over the last few decades green tea has been subjected to many scientific and medical studies to determine the extent of its long-purported health benefits, with some evidence suggesting regular green tea drinkers may have lower chances of heart disease and developing certain types of cancer. Green tea has also been claimed as useful for "weight loss management".

Read more to learn about the amazing health benefits of drinking green tea that the Chinese have known about for centuries, including weight loss, balancing blood sugar, anti-cancer properties and longevity to name a few- and which green tea brand we highly recommend....

Sharon Stone's Beauty Secrets.

How does Hollywood's hottest 49-year-old maintain that youthful glow, shiny hair, and perfectly toned body? She trusts her basic (beauty) instincts.


As we all know, natural beauty starts from within.....and so does anti-aging! Learn in this live interview her health and beauty secrets...... including which natural wellness product from our range this hollywood star loves!!