Food IS Medicine

Dr William Li is a Harvard scientist who has featured at the top of our cancer resource since day one. This is why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgsJ3V9pIG0 The link between our diet and our increased risk of disease is very real. Dave Bolton testifies to the link here too. His charity is the latest to be added to…… Continue reading Food IS Medicine

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Sawadee Ka

Welcome to The Thai Edit. 11 nights spent in this beautiful country, with its temples, beaches, culture and 71M people. Street food is very much part of that culture. Fresh fruit is everywhere. Just a few juiced oranges here! Prior to a wonderful Thai cookery class we went to a market to buy the spices… Continue reading Sawadee Ka

Welcome to The Thai Edit. 11 nights spent in this beautiful country, with its temples, beaches, culture and 71M people. Street food is very much part of that culture. Fresh fruit is everywhere. Just a few juiced oranges here! Prior to a wonderful Thai cookery class we went to a market to buy the spices…… Continue reading Sawadee Ka

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N.O.

No negativity here, just a fascinating discussion on the many benefits of our body producing nitric oxide. It improves our blood flow which impacts our health in so many ways. You can increase your levels by breathing through your nose (as James Nestor's bestseller Breath advocates) and by exercising. Dr Bryan also shares that fluoride… Continue reading N.O.

No negativity here, just a fascinating discussion on the many benefits of our body producing nitric oxide. It improves our blood flow which impacts our health in so many ways. You can increase your levels by breathing through your nose (as James Nestor’s bestseller Breath advocates) and by exercising. Dr Bryan also shares that fluoride…… Continue reading N.O.

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Deny. Dilute. Delay.

We are heading towards 50% of all 10-11 year old school children in England being overweight or obese. Junk food companies are not going to stop targeting them. ‘Bans on junk food advertising in outdoor spaces derailed by industry lobbying’. Disturbing article in the British Medical Journal here. Councils are concerned about a substantial loss…… Continue reading Deny. Dilute. Delay.

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Gone To Pot

When your world's going to pot - reach for a pot and make yourself a quick, satisfying, nutritious chili. This one was just perfect after a difficult week. You can find Laura's site The First Mess at the top of our recipe resource. She hasn't let us down yet. Great article from The Blue Zone… Continue reading Gone To Pot

When your world’s going to pot – reach for a pot and make yourself a quick, satisfying, nutritious chili. This one was just perfect after a difficult week. You can find Laura’s site The First Mess at the top of our recipe resource. She hasn’t let us down yet. Great article from The Blue Zone…… Continue reading Gone To Pot

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Momentum

You know when change is in the air? You sense it. You feel it. You just know the tipping point is imminent. Many working in the 'wellness space' (what even is wellness?) concur. Lasting change comes from within. Within institutions. Within establishments. Within us. It's really the only change worth having. It takes time and… Continue reading Momentum

You know when change is in the air? You sense it. You feel it. You just know the tipping point is imminent. Many working in the ‘wellness space’ (what even is wellness?) concur. Lasting change comes from within. Within institutions. Within establishments. Within us. It’s really the only change worth having. It takes time and…… Continue reading Momentum

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What a Woman

RESILIENCE ‘I have become the CEO of my own health’ says Kanya King, founder of the MOBO awards, who was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in December. She refuses to accept her prognosis, which is, after all, always a ‘best guess’, based on years of medical training, yes, but… ‘Through resilience, grit and optimism,…… Continue reading What a Woman

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Homeostasis

‘Any automatic process that a living thing uses to keep its body steady on the inside while continuing to adjust to conditions outside of the body, or in its environment. The body makes these changes in order to work the right way and survive’. WebMD Our bodies are needing to make more changes than ever…… Continue reading Homeostasis

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Less is More

Sale Season is upon us. Guilty. You too? That 50 and even 70% off is so tempting, although, as The Minimalists say ‘It’s 100% off if you leave it on the shelf.’ Good time to watch this free film on Minimalism and why it matters soooo much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8DGjUv-Vjc We’ve ‘added’ the film (yes, the irony…… Continue reading Less is More

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Crunchy Moms

‘A shorthand term for women who practice a natural, holistic lifestyle that they incorporate into parenting’ says this article from The Times UK. Diana Atieh has no issue with the term, embracing it on her Instagram page. Confession time: I think I’ve been one for almost 30 years! (and have no intention of stopping). There’s…… Continue reading Crunchy Moms

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