‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has’ said the late anthropologist Margaret Mead. Denise getting a good view! Honoured to be amongst such a group on Saturday 6 April, marking the 20th anniversary of Yes to Life, the UK’s integrative…… Continue reading Change Makers
Author: doublezero100
Denise Stevenson founded the health and wellness charity Double-zero.org in 2021 after healing from stage 3 breast cancer at (5-zero) and realising there was no one source to access the wealth of resources that had guided her back to health without the mastectomy her oncologist said was a certainty. Denise is a church founder and president, author and local councillor. She's English-born and has French nationality after living there with her husband and 3 girls for the past 20 years.
‘I Miss Cheese’
Says Cillian Murphy: The Best Actor (according to the Academy Awards 2024) has adopted The Best Diet (Plant-based, according to many top nutritionists). He’s chosen not to eat meat ‘for health and ethical reasons’ for many years now, but he does miss his cheese… Full article from Plant Based News, whose work we feature on…… Continue reading ‘I Miss Cheese’
Life’s Good, Then It’s Not
Then it is again. And sometimes it’s the worst of the worst that leads you to some really great times. Without cancer I wouldn’t have started this non-profit and I wouldn’t have been gifted a scholarship to the 16th Annie Appleseed Conference in West Palm Beach Florida. Life’s a ride. I wouldn’t have crossed paths…… Continue reading Life’s Good, Then It’s Not
A Moral Obligation
“I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.” Jimmy Carter, American President. Thank you Francis for sharing the wisdom.…… Continue reading A Moral Obligation
Where’s My Healthy Coffee?
It’s not just good for us on Mondays either Rosie. Here’s an article from John Hopkins Medicine sharing that it’s an antioxidant powerhouse. No more encouragement needed here! Was a particularly mad Monday here today. ‘Pancake Day Pancakes’ from the BOSH Boys. It’s been a while since we’ve used their recipes and it won’t be…… Continue reading Where’s My Healthy Coffee?
Let it Slide
Diagnosed in January 1993 Ann E Fonfa lived with cancer for over 30 years. She decided to ‘let it slide’ and focused on ‘being happy’ instead, as she shares in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUAqGT6djmU Ann E Fonfa 1948 – 2024 Ann left us on 29 January, less than one month before her 16th annual conference takes…… Continue reading Let it Slide
Rounded Up (Again)
An expensive day in court again last week for Bayer as a jury returned a unanimous verdict; that Roundup is a cancer-causing product. (Washington Post article here). Bayer had already agreed to pay about $10 billion in a settlement to tens of thousands of claimants over the allegation that Roundup causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2020. (Washington…… Continue reading Rounded Up (Again)
Relax and Do Jigsaws (with all their pieces)
Feeling almost sleepy as I type; a 432hz playlist from YouTube is playing. 440hz or 432hz does it make a difference? (And what are we even talking about???). ‘The current reference frequency for tuning musical instruments is 440 Hz. Some theorists and musicians claim that the 432 Hz tuning has better effects on the human…… Continue reading Relax and Do Jigsaws (with all their pieces)
Redemption
Word of the year. This popped up on social media last week. What a long way we’ve come. 2017 was the year of the breast cancer diagnosis. The year of wigs, muscle loss and almost catastrophic consequences. 6 years on and cancer is a memory: A vivid one, yes, but a memory. It’s redemption time…… Continue reading Redemption
Safer to Eat Dog Food!
Preservatives that are banned in pet foods because of their carcinogenic (cancer causing) nature continue to be added to processed meats for human consumption an article from The Times in the UK reports. You couldn’t make this up! It says: ‘About 90% of bacon* sold in the UK is believed to contain nitrites, which research has linked…… Continue reading Safer to Eat Dog Food!