Stay hydrated: You’re less likely to overdrink if you’re hydrated. Alcohol is a diuretic so you need to replace the fluid you’re losing. Replace it with water – not wine! Adults and children aged 11 and over should eat no more than 6g of salt (about a teaspoonful) a day. Younger children should have even less.

The best way to get all the vitamins and minerals you need is through eating the food that contains them. This genuinely changed my life- it firstly flipped upside down what my consultant told me to do and encouraged me to wave goodbye to the restrictive diet. I noticed results from a few days into eating the recipes and by two weeks my gut symptoms had settled completely. Add in the carrots and asparagus to the pan first as these take longer to cook than the other veggies, and sauté for about 6 minutes. Next add in zucchini, bell pepper, mushrooms, green onions and seasonings and cook for an additional 8 to 10 minutes, until veggies are tender and cooked through.These flavorful Simple Sautéed Vegetables make the perfect healthy side dish that are seasoned to perfection and easily made in just 20 minutes! After all,a healthy diet can help reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke and lots of other things you’d rather avoid. The good news is, eating right doesn’t have to be hard or require you to give up all of the foods you love. Love Your Gut: Supercharge Your Digestive Health and Transform Your Well-Being from the Inside Out by Dr. Megan Rossi

I encourage my patients to get a 'rainbow variety' of foods in their weekly diet as a way of ensuring a good collection of these different compounds," says Dr Rupy Aujla, author of The Doctor’s Kitchen. He suggests we include at least two different coloured vegetables at every meal time, vary them throughout the month and experiment with seasonal veg to make the most of what medicinal properties our food has to offer. Fix your eating hours

Children under the age of 11 should have less saturated fat than adults, but a low-fat diet is not suitable for children under 5. Watch your calories. To maintain a healthy weight, eat only as many calories as you use up through physical activity. If you want to lose weight, take in fewer calories or burn more calories.