The Greenher Journal

Greenher Daily is now batch tested by HASTA.
Greenher Daily is now batch tested by HASTA.
The new batch has arrived, and it is the first tested by HASTA. Here is what that actually means, why supplement contamination happens, and why the batch is the unit... Read more...
The health star rating, and how much to trust it.
The health star rating, and how much to trust it.
It does not tell you whether a food is healthy. It tells you how a food compares to other foods like it. Here is what the rating gets right, where... Read more...
Shop in this order, and the rest gets easier.
Shop in this order, and the rest gets easier.
No rules about what you cannot buy. Just an order to walk the shop in, and it changes what ends up in the trolley without you having to think about... Read more...
Winter traybake with butter beans and tahini.
Winter traybake with butter beans and tahini.
One tray, a proper serve of protein, and enough vegetables that you do not need a side. In high rotation at our place through winter. Read more...
Less sugar than what?
Less sugar than what?
Low sugar has a number behind it. Reduced sugar is only a comparison, and often a comparison with the original version of the same product. Here is how to tell... Read more...
Use the per 100g column. It is the only fair comparison.
Use the per 100g column. It is the only fair comparison.
A serving size is chosen by the manufacturer, which means the per serve column can be made to look better without the food changing at all. Per 100g cannot. Read more...
Where the sugar actually hides.
Where the sugar actually hides.
The sweet things we eat on purpose are rarely the surprise. The surprises are yoghurt, toasted muesli, and the savoury sauces nobody thinks to turn over. Read more...
Why consistency beats intensity, every time.
Why consistency beats intensity, every time.
There is no dramatic before and after with foundational nutrition. It shows up over months. Here is why consistency beats intensity every time, and the hard part nobody names. Read more...
The anchor trick: attach the habit you want to one you already have.
The anchor trick: attach the habit you want to one you already have.
The most reliable way to make a habit stick costs nothing and needs no willpower: attach it to something you already do every day without fail. Here is how anchoring... Read more...
In praise of the boring breakfast: the meal you do not have to think about.
In praise of the boring breakfast: the meal you do not have to think about.
The same good breakfast most mornings beats the elaborate one you manage twice and abandon. Here is the formula for a repeatable breakfast, and the defaults worth making automatic. Read more...
What's in Sleepyher, and why we chose it.
What's in Sleepyher, and why we chose it.
We promised the full picture on Sleepyher: what is in it, why each thing is there, which parts are nutritionally meaningful, and where we have chosen not to overclaim. Read more...
Why your snack leaves you hungry an hour later.
Why your snack leaves you hungry an hour later.
Hungry an hour after a snack? It is not willpower, it is chemistry. Here is exactly what happens in your stomach when you eat a carbohydrate alone, and why company... Read more...