Author: doublezero100

Love is Thicker than Icecream 3 May 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability, Testimonials https://www.youtube.com/embed/s47uAMakba0 When your grandfather founds the world’s largest ice-cream speciality shops on the planet (Baskin Robbins), how does it work when his only son decides to not eat sugar and processed food?  Not easily… Here’s the grandson’s first TED Talk -…… Continue reading Love Is Thicker Than Icecream

‘Apeeling?’ 26 April 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability Lots of talk about the Apeel food coating which seems to have hit the UK stores and has been in US ones for a while now.  What is it? Is it safe?   Great website, re-assuring and very slick.  Who wouldn’t endorse less food waste?   https://www.youtube.com/embed/IBrIpmCuoXU Many…… Continue reading ‘Apeeling?’

Happy 80th Little Prince 12 April 2023|Health, Nutrition, Research papers, Sustainability A small space traveller who inspires us to live well and to take care of that which we hold dear is 80 years young this year. It’s Springtime; season of new growth. This little man took great care of his home in this french…… Continue reading Happy 80th Little Prince

Anhedonia 3 April 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability ‘Losing the ability to get pleasure from things you used to enjoy’ From the Greek.  In The Times newspaper last week it was described as ‘this grey space between happiness and despair where most of us live’, ie the antithesis of hedonism.  Is that you?  It…… Continue reading Anhedonia

Culture or Codeine 27 March 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Testimonials The number of antidepressant prescriptions is soaring More than 8M of them last year in the UK alone – an 8% increase since 2019.  23% of women, 12% of men take them.  Worryingly 2/3 have been taking them for more than a year.  What…… Continue reading Culture or Codeine

Live Long and Prosper 20 March 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Testimonials Captain Kirk is 92 this week – boy has he taken this famous Star Trek line seriously… ‘Don’t die. That’s it; that’s the secret, simply keep living and try not to slow down.’  he says.  And that is exactly how William Shatner lives his life:…… Continue reading Live Long and Prosper

Diets Don’t Work 13 March 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers Why do people fail to change?  As one of the comments on this YouTube video shares:  ‘The battle hasn’t been not knowing what to do to improve myself it’s been not knowing WHY I refuse to do it.’ Fascinating.  Shahroo Izadi knows her stuff.  She’s a…… Continue reading Diets Don’t Work

Priority No1 6 March 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability, Testimonials Health. ‘The tectonic plate on which everything rests’ Says Steven Bartlett (Diary of a CEO/Dragons Den) ‘Sleep’s No1, eating’s No1 and I don’t miss a day in the gym.’  He goes on to say that if you remove his dog, he still has everything…… Continue reading Priority No1

When Harry Met Maté 28 February 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability, Testimonials Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan’s relationship fascinated us  Chances are this one will be likewise.  When Harry Met Sally was the epitome of rom-coms in the late Eighties.  Today Gabor Maté has earned a reputation as the King of Trauma, now he…… Continue reading When Harry Met Maté

75 Years Young 20 February 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability Meet Dr Rosa Kincaid.   She has just turned 75 years old and has lived a plant-based lifestyle for almost 50 of those years. Dr Kincaid is a member of The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which is featured on our site.   Her profile on PCRM…… Continue reading 75 Years Young