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Fascinating reading some of Dr Bruce Hoffman's work this week on cell danger response and healing. Much of it is pretty complex but I liked his advice about diet and eating seasonally: Food carries the light signature of its season. Aligning your diet with nature’s cycles restores metabolic harmony... and gives your mitochondria the signal …
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I've been beavering away the last few days and have created some more 7 day meal plans for you. These are designed to give you a simple meal plan to follow and I've included all the recipes, a shopping list, a meal planner for your fridge and plenty of tips and ideas. The software is …
What are the pros and cons of eating a plant-based diet, from a nutrition standpoint at least? Here's a great article on the subject. You can find more info and a vegan supplement protocol on my Veganism factsheet too. Are There Health Benefits of Going Vegan? More and more people are eating vegan meals and …
Our immune system is dependent upon many nutrients to work effectively, not least Vitamins A, D, C, zinc and selenium. At the moment, it might be a good idea to make sure your diet contains plenty of those, so I've prepared two free diet resources that might help. The Immune Support Meal Plan - a …
Lordy, I have to say that statistic makes me so sad - and mad! It is the most preventable condition I come across and I have said the same for many years. How can we have got to this stage? If everyone simply learned and mostly (note: not even 100%!) followed the Belly Fat book …
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I know a lot of you like it when I share what I am doing in my own quest for better health so here I am again to tell you what I'm up to currently. I do these posts to remind me what I've been doing when I look back, but mostly in the hope …
A recent Times Magazine article 'Have You Joined The Cult of Wellness?' brought me up short when I read it (and this is not easy since I am already 5ft not much). It profiled four people who detailed their daily routines in pursuit of wellness. My first reaction was: 'They must be joking!' And just …
...Eat more food with chopsticks! It's physically impossible to eat too quickly and that means you usually eat less. Also, if you think about it, stir-fries are normally full of crunchy veg and healthy spices. Got to be part of the reason Japanese people tend to have much lower levels of obesity than we do …