Radiance - The Juice Cleanse Co.

There is little better than a long hot bath at the end of a cold Wintery day. Lately, we have been supercharging the health factor of our must-have soak time with Better You's Magnesium Flakes. Frank Lipman MD cites research indicating that as many as 80% of us are magnesium deficient, so supplementing it is an excellent way to support good health. By creating a diluted solution of magnesium chloride with these flakes, greater areas of the body can be exposed for longer periods of time, allowing a more gentle absorption of the mineral.

Here are a few of our other favourite bath additions:

• NEOM Luxury Organics Complete Bliss Organic Bath Oil - great for relieving headaches.
• Ila Spa Bath Salts for Cleansing - our go-to detox salts during a juice cleanse.
• Epsom Salts - a traditional detox aid, and we use them to help overcome jet lag too (available from your local pharmacy).

As the weather gets colder we naturally reach for more hearty dishes to help heat us from the inside. Nothing does this quite like a great homemade soup. We asked our Executive Nutritional Therapist, Midi Fairgrieve, for one of her favourites and below is a recipe that she created herself. It couldn't be simpler.

Warming Winter Soup

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 cup of brown lentils (soak these for 1-2 hours before using).

1 large onion

3 cloves garlic

2 large carrots

1 pint stock / water

6 prunes

1 tablespoon tomato puree

1 teaspoon turmeric

3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

Salt and pepper to season

To make:

Soften the chopped onions and garlic in the coconut oil. When starting to brown, add the rest of the ingredients and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for an hour. Blend and enjoy!

Midi Fairgrieve is Radiance's Executive Nutritional Therapist and Founder of Detox International. 

With Winter looming we are thinking about boosting our immune systems. A daily organic fresh juice does this brilliantly (try carrot, beetroot, kale, apple and ginger at home), but there are many other excellent natural plant products that can give added support. Right now we are loving two fantastic products from Comvita:

Comvita Manuka Honey & Blackcurrant Elixir is an all-in-one Winter wellness formula that contains the highest quality health-promoting honey, anti oxidants and zinc.

Comvita Olive Leaf Extract with Aloe is a well known natural cold and flu buster. As an added bonus this is on special offer at the moment. Simply enter the code 'aloe13' at checkout when purchasing any other product which is over £4.99 and receive the Olive Leaf Extract for only £5.