Author: doublezero100

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

Hair Today, Gone…. Forever 26 April 2021|Health, Recipes, Sustainability, Testimonials I can’t imagine what it’s like to live with permanent hair loss.  I lived with it temporarily, following the same drug cocktail these ladies were administered in the treatment of breast cancer. Yes, these are photographs of ladies, disfigured, permanently.   Shirley knows what it’s like, all…… Continue reading Hair Today, Gone…Forever

Toxic Bags 20 April 2021|Health, Nutrition, Sustainability, Testimonials The other side of breast implants, by Ellie Young: ‘This is a very personal post that is quite hard to write but I really want to share my story in the hope of helping others and to raise awareness.  In 2012 I had breast augmentation. Before the…… Continue reading Toxic Bags

A Very ‘Big C’ 13 April 2021|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers From our contributor Robert Olifent:   Cancer does not have to be a death sentence. There are many ways to support a person with cancer on their road to recovery, but much of this is never spoken about in the pharmaceutical-run medical system.  Surely dealing with the…… Continue reading A Very Big C

Now For Some Good News 6 April 2021|Health, Nutrition, Sustainability, Testimonials We began on Easter Sunday and continue with this, from Irena, one of our contributors: Vicky contacted me a couple of years ago regarding a debilitating needle phobia she had suffered from since early childhood. Her goal: “not to let this phobia rule my life!” However, the…… Continue reading Now For Some Good News

Oooh La La… 1 April 2021|Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability April Fool?  I wish… This was the result of me happily singing along to George Michael and Queen Live in the sunshine last weekend. Oops.  Grateful to good friends and a knight in shining armour (with a whacking great 4×4 and a tow bar).  No harm…… Continue reading Oooh La La…