In recent years, the idea of healthy eating and looking after ourselves has become increasingly popular. However, how many of us actually are aware of the important benefits that eating healthy brings, or are we just being drawn in with the trend? This has been a question on my mind recently, due to recent shows, such as Operation Transformation being on TV. It is a hot topic at the moment! I have therefore decided to share eight (surprising) benefits of eating healthily (and in simple terms for those of us who are not dieticians by nature!)