3 August 2023|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability, Testimonials
If we’ve been asked this once…
We’ve been asked it a thousand times. Yes, there are differences between animal and plant protein, but, what is it that cows, pigs and chickens eat? Oh yes, plants. Vegans just ‘cut out the middle man’ and many not only survive, but are some of the fittest.
Fiona Oakes is a case in mind. Last month she came 10th in the Rio marathon and has now run a marathon on all 7 continents. In fact she holds 4 world records (verified by the Guinness World Book of Records). Prepare to be inspired by her and other Great Vegan Athletes…
Can we mention plant-based sports stars such as Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE HonFREng – world class British racing driver, or Novak Dyokovic – Serbian tennis player currently ranked no2 in the world? Ok, point made.
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Easy.
Mycologist was a new word for us – ‘Someone who works with fungi, which are living organisms such as moulds, yeast, and mushrooms.’
Above is a 2 min trailer for a stunning film, below is the entire 1hr 20 version. It’s beautifully produced with some great time-lapse photography.
Food (although please check they’re edible before doing so) for thought.
This Instagram comment has had our largest number of ‘likes’ since we opened the account. 3000 and counting. Clearly resonated. Activated charcoal has also been heralded as an effective detox for the effects of long Covid and post injection against Covid issues too.
Humans have used it to clean their bodies for centuries. Here’s Dr Josh Axe’s article on activated charcoal.
We’ve bought 3 of these books so far… One for home, one for our daughter to use whilst at university and one for a dear friend’s birthday.
It’s 99p/ $1.04 on Amazon UK/US Kindle this month.
A steal.
1000’s of healthy recipes are on our site, including Ella’s, of course.
Swiss chard
Padron peppers
Beef tomatoes
Cucumbers
Yesterday’s stash from a friend’s vegetable patch. A fantastic year for local produce in SW France.
Lots of tips on how to start your own vegetable patch/grow your own food can be found on our sustainability resource.
This week’s reading was a bittersweet gift from our friend who runs amazing Nourish wellness retreats at her blissful ‘Manoir’.
It was a ‘sweet’ gift; thoughtful, beautifully illustrated, packed with nutritional advice and colourful recipes.
A ‘bitter’ one; as it was published posthumously by the author’s parents. Caroline sadly died of breast cancer in 2020 before seeing her work in print.
We found a few copies for sale via various Amazon sellers. Part of Caroline’s legacy.
Look who joined me for coffee on the terrace this week. Google Lens (who knew my phone could do this?) tells me he/she is a lesser purple emperor (apartura ilia). A species of butterfly native to most of Europe.
Great for our mental and physical health to get outside and sharing my coffee in nature with an emperor certainly works for me.
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