Discover the guilty secret of being home alone Why these fifteen health benefits are just a shake away This is the easiest healthy change to make right now – click here Sometimes I feel like a guilty schoolboy when I’m left home alone. Lara had gone to stay with her sister for the night and I was not required on the trip, so the whole of Saturday was all mine! I began to think of all the ‘naughty’ things I…
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Why you should eat more fruit and veg of this colour The power of a purple tomato Are you eating the rainbow? Here’s why you should Did you manage to pick any blackberries this year? There were tonnes around the hedgerows where I live. And this September I actually remembered to get out with some containers and a big bag so I could get ‘em while they were fat and juicy. I am always aware of the old tradition that…
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Why this story terrified me when I was younger Discover why common medications can be a problem for your stomach How a cabbage can treat this nasty condition It was a simple question for a 10 year old to ask: “Why is it that grandma doesn’t eat very much?” Little did the young Ray Collins realise that the answer would strike fear into his heart. …That his mum would launch into a description of how his grandmother once had an…
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How I ranted my way to a slimmer waist If you haven’t got this in your house this winter, you should get one NOW and protect your whole family The boozy way to better health I’ve just discovered ANOTHER great way to lose weight and keep trim? Ranting. After Friday’s letter, where I told you about how I have my alter ego to contend with I went for a little swim. And I MEAN little. Just changing into my trunks…
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Does your brain play this trick on you? Why it’s good to forget things A neuroscientist’s tips on memory power This might shock you. But there are two Ray Collins. Or should that be “two Ray Collinses”? Anyway, there is the Ray Collins who writes these emails to you with useful (hopefully) information about health and nutrition. He probably comes across as someone fairly ‘on the ball’ – or at least I’d like to think so. Perhaps there’s the odd…
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Is there any science behind children’s colour choice? How prehistoric man (and women!) ate better than we do The 5 caveman foodstuffs we should be eating Something strange happened in the Collins household this morning… As I sat down to breakfast and unfolded my paper, the household braced themselves for my usual tirade round a mouthful of cornflakes. My eldest son got ready to pat me on the back and hand me a glass of water, while Lara stood in…
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