Megan Rossi

DR MEGAN ROSSI: The parties, rushing about, lack of sleep and general stress of getting everything done can put your whole system under a lot of pressure.

DR MEGAN ROSSI: Like everyone else, I love a bit of cake, but it does pack quite a punch with its sugar and saturated fat content, so there is certainly a reason not to overdo it.

DR MEGAN ROSSI: To anyone wanting to give themselves a healthy makeover for 2023, my advice is simple: avoid kicking off with a detox.

DR MEGAN ROSSI: While we have many more bacteria than fungi, the fungi on our bodies (known as the mycobiome) have a significant impact.

DR MEGAN ROSSI: How often are you being manipulated when you go shopping? Probably more than you realise - especially when you’re buying food.

DR MEGAN ROSSI: High blood pressure raises your risk of heart attack and stroke (as well as kidney disease, sight loss and dementia). It can also raise your risk of dying from Covid if you catch it.

As you might have noticed, tomatoes, cucumbers, raspberries and peppers are in short supply at the moment, thanks to poor weather in Spain and Morocco.

DR MEGAN ROSSI: This is not about feeling cheered up by a chocolate bar - which has a more immediate effect on reward centres in your brain.

DR MEGAN ROSSI: Burping, belching, breaking wind - everyone does it. And more often than you might think: the average person burps 30 times and passes wind up to 25 times a day.

Persistently feeling or being sick can make day-to-day life incredibly challenging and make it difficult to take in adequate nutrition, with effects for the rest of your health.