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Thinking Nutrition

by Dr Tim Crowe

Thinking Nutrition is all about presenting the latest nutrition research in plain language and then translating this into what it means for your health. Dr Tim Crowe is a career nutrition research scientist and an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian. Tim has over 30 years of research and teaching experience in the university and public health sectors, covering areas of basic laboratory research, clinical nutrition trials and public health nutrition. He now works chiefly as a freelance health and medical writer and science communicator.

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Tea, L‑theanine and a calmer mind

After water, tea is the most popular drink in the world. We turn to it for comfort, for a break in the day, and increasingly, for its claimed mood‑cal...

11m
•Jun 1, 2026

How berries help build a better brain

One of the best guides to food variety is colour. And for colour, there’s a group of natural plant chemicals called anthocyanins that are getting a lo...

13m
•Mar 16, 2026

Pickle juice for muscle cramps: effective remedy or sports myth?

If you’ve ever been stopped dead in your tracks during exercise by a muscle cramp, you know you’ll try almost anything to make it stop. There have bee...

10m
•Feb 2, 2026

Mushroom power: can fungi give athletes an edge?

Athletes are always on the lookout for a new sports supplement that could give them an edge. And there certainly are some sports supplements that deli...

13m
•Dec 8, 2025

Beet that: why athletes are turning to beetroot juice

If hearing that athletes are downing shots of beetroot juice to improve their performance makes you exclaim: “What sorcery is this?”, you’re not alone...

12m
•Oct 13, 2025

Spice science: exploring cinnamon’s role in blood sugar control

Cinnamon is a spice that has been used around the world for thousands of years. In addition to its use as a culinary ingredient, cinnamon contains bio...

8m
•Aug 25, 2025