There are many reasons people try excluding dairy products from their diet, not least because they think they have a reaction to them. In reality, nothing should be excluded without proper diagnosis of an issue with the food – sometimes stress or other factors could be at the root of your symptoms, so excluding a…
Ditch the stimulants – It is easy to pour a glass of wine or perk yourself up with a cappuccino or chocolate bar when you’re anxious and tired. But while the odd treat is fine, a regular coffee, chocolate or alcohol habit is a real stress on the body. Caffeine, alcohol and sugar are all…
Only suggestions . . . use your imagination! Breakfast Mid-morning snack Lunch Mid-afternoon snack Dinner Monday 2 scrambled eggs cooked in olive oil or a little organic unsalted butter, on wholemeal or rye toast. Scramble the eggs with a little spinach or have them with grilled tomatoes. Sliced pepper (any colour) with hummus…
Make a scrumptious onion and sage soup today, and kill two birds with one stone – clear out onions from the veg box or fridge, and fight allergies at the same time! It might not be classic hay fever season, but our immune systems benefit from the boost that onions’ allergy-fighting nutrients bring to the…
So, what’s a naturally nourishing seasonal recipe for January to begin the year as healthily as possible? The winter, and especially January, are kale season, so a lovely kale recipe it is! Kale is everywhere at the moment, and rightly so – it’s the daddy of nutritious greens. It’s a potent source of plant betacarotene,…
The sugar detox is one of the flurry of wonder-diets that appear in a veritable blizzard even before the last bell of new year has died away. The inevitable bandwagon is rolling along predictably, gathering so many passengers that it must be in danger of toppling over. The original sugar detox guru does use sweet…
Interesting stuff – we know gut flora is so important to health that it should be designated as an organ or system in its own right, and here’s yet more evidence that the gut affects mood, stress response and brain function. Decreased social anxiety among young adults who eat fermented foods Grab your FREE Your…