Author: doublezero100

5 July 2021|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability, Testimonials https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Xv8MPOyMfU The Asian Unicorn, or Saola really is the rarest of beasts.  Not seen since 2013, it’s habitat in Vietnam has recently been made into a nature reserve which is great news in the bid to save them from extinction.  The project to protect the area is about…… Continue reading Unicorn Hunting

28 June 2021|Health, Recipes, Sustainability This guy used to cry and cry and cry; every missed chance, every lost game.  Last night I watched him try and try and try; but the defending champions, his team, couldn’t get an equaliser… Euro 2020: 4 matches, 5 goals.  36 years old.  YouTube have a video clip of…… Continue reading ‘Cry Baby’ Cristiano

21 June 2021|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability This guy makes me smile – every, single, time.  Armen Adamjan aka Creative_Explained describes himself as sharing ‘hacks/tips/tricks and positivity’.  With 1.2M followers on TikTok and 111k on Instagram I’m clearly not the only one that’s fascinated.   Did you know that the hair on your brush can give…… Continue reading Nitrogen Hairballs

14 June 2021|Health, Nutrition, Sustainability https://www.youtube.com/embed/CZJvBfoHDk0 ‘You can’t wait before life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.’  Nightbirde is ‘not okay in every way’ in her own words.  This 30 year old has just found her way into the final of this year’s America’s Got Talent.  She has cancer in her lungs, her spine…… Continue reading Golden Buzzer Girl

7 June 2021|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability Naomi Osaka is ranked No1 by the Women’s Tennis Association and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion and the reigning champion at the US Open and the Australian Open – and – Naomi suffers from…… Continue reading The Osaken Tank

31 May 2021|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability https://www.youtube.com/embed/70HNmSsJvVU I began to read Gabor Maté’s work a few weeks ago after a recommendation from Dr Rangan Chatterjee.  Wow.  Trauma is his field.  His work is powerful.  Our mental health is under attack.  We’ve signed up to  watch The Wisdom of Trauma movie premiere, which is online from 8-14 June, accompanied by a 7-day Talks…… Continue reading All Is (Not) Well

24 May 2021|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability Strawberries = Pesticide central.  I LOVE them; they’re packed with antioxidants  and I wish they didn’t top the Dirty Dozen list, with more pesticides than other crops, but they do.  Every year EWG.org publish a list of the most (Dirty Dozen) and least (Clean Fifteen) pesticide contaminated fruits and vegetables (USDA data).…… Continue reading Dirty Strawberries

Best of Both Worlds 17 May 2021|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability I’m one for keeping my options open, which is exactly what I did when I was working to heal from grade 3 breast cancer in 2017.  The Conquering Cancer free 8 day summit, which begins on 18th May, combines conventional and natural options too.  Many names, which…… Continue reading Best of Both Worlds

Michelle O and Spinach 10 May 2021|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability https://www.youtube.com/embed/mZGs0XsS_lI Who doesn’t love a free movie?  One that could improve your life too?  I watched this one many years ago, it was one of many ‘aha’ moments.  As one of the newsreaders says: ‘We have a growing problem and the ones that are growing…… Continue reading Michelle O and Spinach

We’re Talking Bladders – yes, we need to 3 May 2021|Health, Recipes, Sustainability, Testimonials May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month and here is my dear friend Alison, who has bladder cancer: ‘I bet like me (pre 2012), you had never even considered bladder cancer. I knew of breast, bowel, prostate, liver and lung, but why…… Continue reading We’re Talking Bladders