Refined sugar is proving problematic for our health. But what are the natural alternatives? Well how about dates!

What’s not to love about dates? They’re soft, sweet and sticky – perfect for adding natural sweetness to a superfood smoothie. But dates don’t just taste good, they have an impressive number of health benefits too. The world’s oldest cultivated fruit, the date palm has been used for millennia to prevent and treat a whole range of illnesses.

In this post, we’ve rounded up the top health reasons to say goodbye to refined sugar, and hello to dates.