Well and good

Many people now find a bowl of pasta unappealing due to the heavy feeling and/or bloating that may occur following the meal, writes Deanna Copland.

When exploring the cultures that have the longest living people in different pockets of the world (‘‘Blue zones’’), one of the common trends is that they truly value sleep, writes Deanna Copland.

Anyone who has chronically neglected a plant and watched its leaves curl and its colour fade knows that proper care and feeding can have dramatic, restorative effects, writes Deanna Copland.

As the nights start to draw in, warming dishes become popular, writes Deanna Copland.

Greek philosopher Heraclitus accurately noted that in life, the only constant is change.

Food is a huge part of everyone’s life. We cannot escape it: we need it to survive, writes Deanna Copland.

The versatile walnut works well in sweet and savoury cooking and is good for your health internally and externally, writes Deanna Copland.