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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?

Look at the Root 9 January 2023|Health, Nutrition, Sustainability, Testimonials 7 years ago this film was posted to YouTube.  30M views later and we’ve arrived at the date this young man was talking of back in 2016.  What have we done to help our planet in those 7 years?  Not enough.  Not even close.  Have we looked…… Continue reading Look At The Root

The World’s Sexiest Man? 2 January 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability Meet David Gandy.  42 year old model.   Whether you think he is, or not, he’s in fab shape.  So what’s his ethos on nutrition? “The only thing I really stay away from is processed foods, like white pasta, white bread, anything packaged,” he…… Continue reading The World’s Sexiest Man?

3 Wise Women 21 December 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Testimonials In this version of the Nativity there was juice.   It helped the Wise Men get to Bethlehem with energy and vitality – and it’s helping us navigate the festive season almost 2000 years later.  Finishing Strong is our mantra for the final days…… Continue reading 3 Wise Women

Almost 2 Million Hearts Breaking 13 December 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability, Testimonials That’s the number of new cancer cases predicted by the American Cancer Society in 2022  (excluding basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers and in situ carcinomas except urinary bladder).  So says the 80 page report just released.  Approximately 609,360 deaths from cancer are expected in the…… Continue reading Almost 2 Million Hearts Breaking

5 Minute Lunch 5 December 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability Honestly.  5 minutes. We’re busy.  It’s a busy time of the year.  Not too busy to eat well though.  It matters.   Toasted bread from a local artisan, bought at yesterday’s Christmas Market in our village.  Aubergine paste from the local organic shop.  Rocket/arugula from our…… Continue reading 5 Minute Lunch

This Little Piggy Went To Market 29 November 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability Along with 999,999 others  Every year.  From this one, 26 storey building.   This is the world’s biggest, single-building pig farm and it’s just opened in China. What are we doing? The book section of our sustainability resource will show you clearly and unequivocally the…… Continue reading This Little Piggy Went To Market

I Dreamed a Dream 21 November 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability I still do.   This clip is 6 years old – nothing’s changed.  It’s an emotional watch.  We are ALL connected on this planet – that is why we had to have a sustainability section on our site.  We must stop the pollution, we must…… Continue reading I Dreamed A Dream