A healthy diet will give you about 2500 calories per day for men or 2000 calories for women. Within this, there are certain simple ways to check that your intake is healthy: Aim to eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Potatoes don't count for... (read more)

The idea of getting into the Zone really comes from athletics. That combination of physical co-ordination, alertness and mental peace is what you need to perform physical actions... (read more)

Omega-3 fatty acids are mainly found in fish and other marine oils, such as squid, and some plant oils, including flaxseed. Some of the omega-3 acids are essential oils, ie the body can't make them itself but needs them for health. There has been a lot... (read more)

A microwave works with a magnetron, a vacuum tube that generates small waves (microwaves) of energy. These waves go straight into the food and heat the molecules in it directly from inside. For a long time it was thought that this process, of cooking... (read more)

The major advantage of nuclear power is that it is available. The uranium needed to generate it is in plentiful supply, unlike fossil fuels which are in danger of running low or are gettng... (read more)

It's impossible to say for sure, as there is no record of first use of this term. It predates the internet, though you find fewer uses of it before about the mid 1990s. It started as a public relations technique for working out in advance a list of questions... (read more)

There is no reason for it to do this, as the kebab machine only spins in order to turn the meat in front of the heat source, and when there are... (read more)

As a society, we will eventually have to get used to consuming less and generating less pollution. As individuals, we may feel there is nothing we can do, but in fact each person can help to make a difference. The main thing is to try and consume less... (read more)

You should make sure that any accountant you are thinking about employing is a chartered accounted - ie is qualified according to nationally recognised professional standards. Any chartered accountant will have this word included in their website or official... (read more)

The new 2012 series of number plates came out on 1 March. The number will now be 12. The overall numbering system... (read more)

No, you can't prevent a tsunami. However, there are a number of ways of predicting the arrival of one in time to warn people to get to safety; and there are also several ways to protect an area from the worst effects... (read more)

Rafael Nadal was born in 1986 and started playing tennis in 1989 - so he was three years old. He was coached, even at that early age, by his uncle, Toni Nadal, who used to be a professional tennis player himself. As a small child Rafael played both football... (read more)

Habanera is the name often given to the Cuban genre contradanza. This was itself adapted from an earlier French form called contredanse. This was a type of partnered folk dance... (read more)

Alicia Keys, whose real name is Alicia Augello Cook, started playing the piano at the age of 7. Her mother,... (read more)

The Carry On Films were a series of British comedy films made between 1958 and 1992. There are 31 films in total. The Carry On Films were aimed at an adult audience, but the humour was usually easily... (read more)

Normally you can only do this if you are a visitor to the UK from outside the European Union. The system in Scotland is the same as in other parts of the UK: as an overseas visitor, you can claim VAT back on anything you buy in any shop that participates... (read more)

According to the celebrity website Look to the Stars, the Invisible Children campaign currently has 18 official celebrity supporters. The most famous of these internationally are... (read more)

There is no one flower which can be guaranteed to have the longest blooming time, as this depends hugely on the individual environment. You can take some seeds from the same plant, for example, and plant them in different places - even different parts... (read more)

In the UK, the number that gets drawn most frequently in the national lottery is 38, which has come up 236 times. After that, the most common numbers are 44, 23, 43, 40, and 31 in that order, with 31 having come up 228 times. This is just the regular... (read more)

You can buy Muji produts online from almost anywhere in the world. You can find a list of the countries they deliver to here. If you are buying online, you should go directly to the... (read more)