How to Reduce Your Hangover Risk: 8 August 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability Reduce your intake of sulphites and drink good, organic wine. Sorted! Or, you could choose not to drink alcohol at all… Whatever your choices there are many benefits to supporting local, organic vineyards. Here’s one of ours: https://www.youtube.com/embed/V_HHKm2utgw Sulphites are…… Continue reading How To Reduce Your Hangover Risk
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Formaldehyde And Chips
Formaldehyde and Chips anyone? 1 August 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability Formaldehyde makes me think of Damien Hirst and his preserved dead animals in the Tate Modern Gallery in London many years ago. Formaldehyde ‘may cause cancer, is suspected of causing genetic defects, toxic if swallowed, may cause respiratory irritation, causes damages to organs. Do not…… Continue reading Formaldehyde And Chips
Plant-Based For The Win
Plant-based for the Win 25 July 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability ‘Consumption of a plant-enriched diet is associated with reduced cancer incidence and is recommended by dietary guidelines for cancer prevention.’ So says The Journal of the American Medicine Association this month. The review analyses a whole food plant based diet along with a…… Continue reading Plant-Based For The Win
Keep The Faith
Keep the Faith – Improve Your Health 19 July 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability, Testimonials States an article in this week’s The Times newspaper. Addressing a patient’s spiritual needs, leads to “better quality of life and medical care outcomes”. A study published in the JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) found that those who regularly attended…… Continue reading Keep The Faith
Fashion Fungi
Fashion Fungi 11 July 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability ‘The times they are a-changin’ sang Bob Dylan half a century ago. They certainly are; who would have thought a top fashion label’s summer collection would feature mostly vegan materials? The fashion house of Stella McCartney is celebrating mushrooms across its summer range, which is called Fashion Fungi. …… Continue reading Fashion Fungi
Meet Ralph
Meet Ralph, you probably already know Ricky… 6 July 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability Ralph is a ‘tester’ in a lab. Ricky is highlighting what happens to him as he goes about his ‘job.’ Ralph is voiced by Oscar winner Taika Waititi and the short film, which has just been awarded the Grand Prix for Good…… Continue reading Meet Ralph
5 Days, 5 Hours and 55 Minutes
5 days, 5 hours and 55 minutes 28 June 2022|Health, Nutrition, Research papers, Sustainability Was how long this 55 year old man took to complete The Hope-1000: A bike-packing race that began in Romanshorn on Lake Constance and ended at this statue of Freddie Mercury in Montreux on Lake Geneva. 1,000 kilometres across Switzerland and…… Continue reading 5 Days, 5 Hours and 55 Minutes
Mariachi Queen!
Mariachi Queen! 22 June 2022|Health, Nutrition My first trip to South America – excuse the photo dump this week – a pic says a thousand words and all that… A traditional mariachi band were booked to celebrate 3 family birthdays while I was there – they were fab! Here’s the birthday ‘girl’ – 86 and…… Continue reading Mariachi Queen!
Good Times
Good Times 8 June 2022|Health, Nutrition, Sustainability It’s been a while – for so many of us. Let me introduce you to: Oxytocin, Endorphin, Dopamine and Serotonin. Those feel-good hormones arrived in the guise of good friends. Laughter, good times, so good for the soul. Currently typing away whilst ‘in transit’. Why has it taken me…… Continue reading Good Times
Food For Thought
Food for Thought 30 May 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability You can avoid alcohol, drugs, sugar, salt, wheat, dairy and carbohydrates your whole entire life, you can exercise, meditate and focus half your day on your health… But if you are swallowing your dreams, your ambitions, your regrets, your fears, your desires and your bitterness on…… Continue reading Food For Thought