Hello. How was your Halloween? Whether you've been carving pumpkins or are just sick of seeing them everywhere, chances are you're wondering what on earth to do with them.
Behind those flickering faces lies a nutritional powerhouse – one of the world's most nutrient-dense vegetables, rich in fibre, potassium and beta carotene. Or, as nutritional therapist at Prep Kitchen, Kerry Beeson, puts it: "a spooky superfood". She tells Hannah Twiggs why pumpkins are brilliant for gut health, containing nutrients with wound-healing, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties. And from soups to ravioli, here are some brilliant pumpkin recipes too.
Another welcome bit of news this week came courtesy of researchers in Sydney and Spain, who have found that while walking 10,000 steps a day is no bad thing, it isn't the health and fitness panacea it's often made out to be. Their research analysed data from 33,560 adults aged 40–79 who generally walked fewer than 8,000 steps a day, and found those who walked in uninterrupted stretches of 10–15 minutes or more had significantly lower risks of cardiovascular events (heart attack or stroke) and death compared with those whose walks were mostly under five minutes.
The study concludes it's not just how many steps you take, but how you take them – the duration of each walk – that matters. To help you come up with a minimalist exercise plan with maximum results, Harry Bullmore talked to experts about how to make 15 minutes a day really count. Check it out here.
Adding to the confusion around "official" health advice this week was the government, which declared it would be classifying some yoghurts as junk food. What? Just when we were being told it was the protein go-to that would enhance our microbiome. But before we all panic and ban it from breakfast, it's worth taking a look at this piece, which examines what a healthy yoghurt actually looks like – and which ones you should probably avoid.
Meanwhile, wellness editor Emilie Lavinia talks to experts about collagen regeneration – the latest biohacking trend that intersects with the somewhat controversial landscape of anti-ageing and aesthetics. With aesthetic clinicians talking about "banking" collagen in the same way financial advisers talk about building up a pension, she looks at the science behind the new skin-boosting injectables that claim to activate the skin's innate ability to repair, rebuild and reverse signs of ageing at the cellular level.
Is it really the game changer it claims to be? Find out here.
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