<p>Martin Luther King had a great many good things to say about the world. But despite such enduring power, some of his teachings still fall on deaf ears</p>

Healthy ‘culture’ Kombacha when brewed with tea and sugar makes a drink thats refreshing and nutrious wih immune enhancing qualities.

Need to lose weight, but sceptical about ‘miracle’ diets? The Glyceamic Index (GI) could help.

When we spoke she was in Costa Rica preparing for a yoga and raw foods retreat.

Dr Pamela Peeke, an expert in nutrition and health, tells Halima Malik how it’s done.

Among our number we have a vegetarian, one person who doesn’t eat dairy, and one with a a coeliac intolerance.

Food intolerance is on the rise in the UK and has been accumulating a mountain of media controversy. Michelle Georgeson finds out what happens when you genuinely suffer from a wheat intolerance...

"Eating raw is the yoga of food,” according to New York City-based yoga teacher and raw food chef Shanti Devi (ne_e Michal Adi). When we spoke she was in Costa Rica preparing for a yoga and raw foods retreat.

Anantha Krishnan explains why much of India prefers to eat shoots and leaves.

"Those high soul persons who desire beauty, faultlessness of limbs, long life, mental and physical strength and memory should abstain from any acts of injury"..... Mahabharata

Today, it can be difficult to find a vegetarian restaurant in London – but for all the right reasons. Top chefs have taken to vegetarian food, and many good restaurants have an imaginative selection on the menu, catering for vegetarians and vegans.

Dr Marilyn Glenville, an expert in women’s health, talks to Vivienne DuBourdieu about a nutritional approach to coping with the menopause

 A festive hors d'oeuvre party makes a fabulous gift to your loved ones.