Mixing two ingredients can lower blood pressure and cut inflammation

If you want to boost your mood, combine your daily apple with some leafy greens, while mixing grapes with onion can lower your blood pressure, according to diet experts. Rob Hobson, a registered nutritionist with a special interest in food science has revealed the food combinations that can super-boost your health, as well as being healthy on their own.

Having a fish curry, which combines both turmeric and oily fish, can create a powerful anti-inflammatory - while eating a banana together with yoghurt can improve your bone health and help with gut bacteria. Olive oil helps the human body to absorb the vitamin A found in tomatoes and red peppers, which is required for healthy skin and eyes.

While black grapes, rich in polyphenol antioxidant catechin, help to prevent cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurological disorders, and together with onion can inhibit blood clots and boost cardiovascular health. Other health-boosting food combinations include garlic and honey, which can help with upper respiratory tract infections, and almonds and berries which can help prevent heart disease.

But a study of 2,000 adults found 21 per cent have little or no understanding of vitamins and minerals and their role within their body. Rob Hobson, speaking on behalf of supplement brand Healthspan, which commissioned the research, said: “We thrive on synergies and many of us create them in our lives without even knowing we are doing them.

"From a biological point of view the body needs synergies to function properly. Food synergy is defined by the way in which certain foods and the nutrients they contain work together to offer health benefits stronger than the individual foods alone.

"So, sometimes simply combining two items can