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Hormones, liver function and a handful of broccoli
The mighty cruciferous vegetable. One of the biggest challenges facing clients in my experience is managing hormones. Whether its PCOS, irregular cycles, weight gain, headaches and bloating or more painful symptoms from conditions such as endometriosis (which is often...
Whats in your cupboard? Cauliflower
One cauliflower, three ways One of the ways in which we can contribute during these challenging times is to look after our health as best we can, within our current limits. Nature does provide in the simplest ways. One ingredient can yield multiple offerings....
Whats in your cupboard? Lockdown larder ideas
Rediscovering healthy ingredients in a lockdown larder. So during these unique times, many of us have started re-discovering random and perhaps neglected ingredients in our kitchen cupboards and wondering what to do with them. Cooking with what we have will help...
From Lego to unity in micro-diversity.
How healthy gut function demonstrates the need for diversity and the power of working together. We all know by now the relevance and intrinsic role that gut health plays in fighting disease and defending our overall health. Our body is home to trillions of bacteria...
Health Stories: Lessons with my dad part 2: Ginger, a warrior herb for the immune system
Being a man of habit, routine and true organisational skills, every morning without fail my dad prepares a hot elixir of grated ginger, lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey to drink. Black tea seems to have disappeared from his daily horizon, an act of sacrilege by...
Health lessons with my dad. Part 1: Beetroot, Nitrates and Hypertension
A few weeks ago, I received a phone call from my dad, a man pretty fit for his 87 years. He spends hours and days tending his garden, oblivious to time, weather or any physical limitations. For many years and increasingly since my mum passed away he has tried to take...