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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

It’s Just Not Cricket 13 February 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability, Testimonials It’s mealworm larvae and locusts too.  As Wikipedia explains the phrase: ‘unsportsmanlike conduct in sports, in business, or in life in general’. No Ant and Dec, no I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, not a joke, or reality television, just…… Continue reading It’s Just Not Cricket

More Than Ten – Leave It Then 6 February 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability UPF’s were in the news this week Ultra Processed Foods (defined by Professor Tim Spector, epidemiologist at Kings College London as: ‘an unusually long shelf life, and ten or more ingredients that you are unable to understand’) now make up…… Continue reading More Than Ten – Leave It Then

Pot-au-feu Anyone? 31 January 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability ‘The quintessence of French family cuisine’ So says chef Raymond Blanc. Wikipedia describes it this way: ‘Pot-au-feu is a French dish of boiled beef and vegetables, usually served as two courses: the broth and then the solid ingredients.’ We make a vegan version with smoked tofu, perfect…… Continue reading Pot Au Feu Anyone?

The Wild West of Skincare 24 January 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability, Testimonials Lack of sleep is bad for your skin  but I went to bed way too late last night, wwwaaayyy too late.  Thanks to this documentary that was shown for the second time on ITV2.  ‘In Search of Perfect Skin’ showed the truth behind this 28 year…… Continue reading The Wild West Of Skincare

Blue Monday? 16 January 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability, Testimonials Apparently the third Monday in January is supposed to be ‘blue.’  Not claiming that one: It may be windy and raining outside, I may not be where I’d planned to be today (trip deferred), but no, I’m not accepting that.   It is a choice.  We…… Continue reading Blue Monday?