Celebrity diets – who can keep up? From the high-fashion (Beyonce’s alleged maple syrup diet anyone?) to the low carb (Atkins, The Zone) and low GI (such as the South Beach Diet), rarely does a celeb diet work purely on the old adage of ‘calories in versus calories out’.

From food-combining to metabolism-boosting, more often than not there is science behind the madness.

Not to be outdone, Weight Watchers has recently updated its range of weight-loss programmes with the new ProPoints plan. Instead of obsessing about fat and calories, ProPoints encourages us to think more about the types of food we eat and the way they are processed by the body.

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Tired? Struggling to remember things? Lacking concentration?

If you’re feeling a little lacklustre, but are otherwise healthy, you could be dehydrated. One way to tell is by looking at your urine, which should be pale yellow, or ‘straw-coloured’.

If you see something that looks more like strong tea when you pass water, you are probably dehydrated.

Another (easier!) way to check whether you are dehydrated is to pinch the skin on the back of your hand: if you are fully hydrated, it should snap back into place, but if it seems to take a long time, you probably need to drink more water.

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Tomatoes hit the news recently when scientists at the University of Toronto in Canada alleged that drinking two glasses of tomato juice a day helps strengthen bones. This is a result of lycopene, which is also the key ingredient for protection against heart disease.

I don’t know about you but as much as I love tomatoes, tomato juice does not tempt my taste buds, especially two glasses thereof. But I am a fan of strong bones. The average ‘glass of something’ measures 250ml, so two glasses of tomato juice is the equivalent of 500ml per day.

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The picture on the front of Dr Stuart’s Detox Tea says it all: sometimes our insides need a thorough scrub, whirl and rinse.

Tea is an easy accessory to any detox diet that is currently in trend, and is also good to drink as part of a general eating regime.

The Doctor’s specially formulated Detox Tea promises to cleanse and refresh your system from the inside, with the help of a host of natural goodies jam packed into the tea, including dandelion and burdock, peppermint, sage and ginger.

Like me, you may be wondering who on earth Dr Stuart is. If you visit the Dr Stuart brand website you will read that the man is extremely well-qualified and was “the first highly qualified scientists in recent times to widely support and promote the many beneficial values of the plant kingdom” –sounds like enough evidence to render the tea a trustworthy source of all things healthy.

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Feeling good on the inside is sure to make you look good on the outside.

Eating healthy, vitamin and mineral rich food will have an overall positive effect on the condition of your skin. Marieclaire.co.uk has been kind enough to list ten top superfoods that will help us eat our way to a healthy, glowing complexion.

Check out the list below to see what we should be eating and, most importantly, why it is so good for our skin.

Oats – are high in calcium, potassium, magnesium, vitamin E, B vitamins, protein and more. As well as helping improve your skin, they are brilliant for those suffering from stress and tiredness.

Avocado –is high in antioxidants as well as potassium, vitamins and good fats, avocados are your best natural weapon in the fight against wrinkles.

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