With the long, dark winter nights slowly starting to leave us, and with spring on the way, many of us will start to feel a little more energetic.  You will find it easier to get up in the morning, and the additional sunlight will start to give your body increased levels of vitamin D, bringing many great benefits to your body.  We shouldn't have to wait for the sun to come out to start feeling full of life and full of energy, we should want to feel like this all the time.  The main way to start feeling energetic is by eating the right foods that will provide your body with energy.  We all need energy to help our bodies function from day to day, and one of the best ways to provide your body with a great source of energy is by adding some hemp to your diet – and here's why.

We previously looked at 5 ways to improve your digestive system.  This focused both on what you eat and how you are eating it.  One of the ways in which we discussed helping your digestive system was to add some flaxseed to your diet, so in our latest Linwoods blog, we are going to take a look at just why flaxseed can be of such benefit when it comes to digesting food and helping your digestive system.

For those of you following the Winter Olympics in Sochi, it is certainly turning into one of the best Winter Olympics ever and has kicked off the 2014 year of sport in spectacular fashion.  The Winter Olympics has thrown up many magical moments down the years, from Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards and the Jamaican bobsleigh team to the 'Miracle on Ice' from the USA and off course the wonderful Bolero from Torvil and Dean in Sarajevo in 1988.With the winter Olympics ending this Sunday, we decided to take a look at what some of these superstar athletes eat to fuel their bodies in the freezing temperatures.  

The popularity of the humble flaxseed continues to rise with parents, nutritionists and health experts all recognising the great power of this little seed.  Indeed, popular male health and fitness magazine Men’s Health, recently named flaxseed as a food with superpowers that we should all try to eat.

Vitamin D is an important nutrient for your body and provides many benefits to helping you maintain a healthy lifestyle.  The main source of vitamin D to the human body is natural sunlight and in the UK, this is something we see less and less off over the Winter months.  One way of ensuring your body gets the right levels of vitamin D not only during the Winter months but also throughout the year is by eating food that provides it.

When it comes to eating breakfast, most experts agree: You should do it.