What's your DODGY DIET doing?

Feeling bleurgh? It could be down to something you're eating

- SAMANTHA WOOD

Has a low-key health problem been niggling you? Maybe a pesky headache, not bad enough to see a doctor, but painful enough to leave you irritable. Perhaps your skin looks duller than you'd like, or spots have surprisingly only now become a problem. Or is it your heartburn that's cropping up all too often?

'A lot of these things are often chalked up to our age as we expect aches and pains to come with the midlife territory,' says nutritionist Pauline Cox, author of Primal Living in a Modern World*. 'But even if you think you eat a fairly normal, balanced diet, it could be what you're consuming - or the way you're consuming it - that's causing the problem.' Here's what you need to know.

Did you know?

A daily dose of fermented food (such as sauerkraut) is a super source of vitamin C, essential for collagen synthesis which can support healthy, youthfullooking skin.

Gut helper

Add 20ml of raw, unpasturised apple cider vinegar in a glass of sparkling water - it's a good soft drink for your gut.

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