Good for your heart, the more you eat, the more… We’ll leave it there.
We got to have dinner (beans – of course) with this lovely lot last month. They’re the Bold Bean Company and they’re on a mission to get us ‘bean obsessed’.
And yes, ’tis true; beans do have an effect on our gastro-intestinal tract, but it’s a positive one and one that will reduce when your body adapts to it’s improved gut health.
Beans are high in fibre and protein, contain folate, are rich in antioxidants, heart protective and… are also great for our soils, as the Bold Bean crew said on Instagram last week:
‘Beans = NATURAL FERTILISERS. Meaning they take nitrogen from the air 💨 + fix it into the soil 🌱, NATURALLY. So there’s no need for chemical nitrates that erode the soil.’ Great benefits it seems for our planet’s health too.
Here’s Professor Tim Spector from Zoe’s take on beans:
We bagged ourselves a bean book bargain on Kindle in the UK this month too.
The CEO Amelia gave us a jar of their queen chickpeas. This is what we did with them:
Day One – Lunch with smoked tofu, rice, onions and cherry tomatoes.
Day Two we used the remainder of the 700g jar to make a watermelon and avo salad, with a healthy dose of prebiotic saukraut for a lovely, tangy vinegar addition.
Beans can make up a significant part of the 30 plants a week many nutritionists are now recommending too. Womens Health magazine ran an article recently sharing their thoughts. The article features a new book from Dr Emily Leeming, microbiome scientist, colleague of Professor Spector’s at Kings College London and sister of the founder of the Bold Bean Company. We’re going round in beany circles here!
‘A list of key Autumn nutritional ingredients to support your immune system, your gut health and mind during the cooler and darker months. New ways to create wellbeing rituals that support your health goals, in tune with nature.’
Way more likely to reduce stress as we take control and make some plans for the coming months. As the (hackneyed, but accurate) sales training technique says: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
We came across Nicola Jane‘s company this past month. They claim to be ‘the UK’s #1 breast care experts’ and ‘carry a comprehensive range of bras, swimwear and breast forms for women who have had a mastectomy, lumpectomy or reconstructive surgery.’ Nicola formed the company after her own experience of breast cancer, which led to a mastectomy. They’re committed to recycling and prioritise sustainability, as this clip shows:
Sustainability from our farmland next: Currently at 9M acres, ‘Individuals, farmers and companies are committing to the goal of transitioning 100M acres of American farmland to carbon-capturing regenerative agriculture. Once achieved, this will be the largest regenerative project – and the largest single climate action project – ever.’
This is highlighted in the Common Ground film, which we’ve featured on our resource for several months now. Many showings are taking place in August, with cinemas across the UK showing the film on 22 August. Here‘s a list.
Here’s Denise enjoying a little bit of ‘vertical grounding’ in NE England last month! Lots of science to back up it’s myriad benefits for our body and soul. You can find Clinton Ober’s book Earthing on our Healthy Body book resource.
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