Am I really posting a shout-out for sugar? Am I going crazy? Well yes! And no! National Sugar Awareness Week (20-26 January) designed to “raise awareness of the health impacts of consuming excess sugar (and calories) and educating the public to help them to consume less. The aim of the...
Every 7th April is designated by the World Health Organisation as World Health Day. From its inception at the First Health Assembly in 1948 and since taking effect in 1950, the celebration has aimed to create awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for...
As we head into autumn and the nights draw in and the days become shorter, we intuitively begin to follow our natural craving for warming, grounding foods like thick soups, heavier stews and root vegetables. There is nothing healthier and more restorative (or more delicious) than sourcing truly organic (preferably...
The UK Government has decided that flour in the UK is to be fortified with folic acid after ministers were convinced by their health advisers that it would reduce the risk of babies developing spina bifida and other conditions that involve severe disability or death. Well, sadly this is NOT...
When health advocates encourage us ‘eat a rainbow’ and ‘ditch the beige’, they mean us to eat as wide a variety of colourful foods every day and avoid beige processed and engineered foods like bread, toast, pizza, sandwiches and cereals. Why? Well, apart from the fact that processed foods are...
The saying “You are what you eat” has scarcely been more apt. We live in an age of fast food, ultra-processed food-like substances and fake GMO ‘foods’. You name it – actually scratch that, you likely can’t name it. Much of the ‘food’ available to us is manufactured with unpronounceable...
Want 7 reasons to use ghee? Look no further! Ghee is a super delicious, healing, saturated uber-fat prized since ancient times. Ghee is made from clarifying butter: very gently boiling off the milk solids from unsalted butter to leave the delicious, highly nutritious and healing golden oil behind. If your fat of choice has...
Hey everyone… happy September! With ‘Self-care September’ firmly in mind, I just wanted to give you all a quick ‘heads up’ on a great new e-book which I have had the pleasure of working on over the summer, along with Jo Romero and a team of 19 health bloggers, experts and...
Mineral broth is a micro-nutrient powerhouse! This restorative vegetable-based broth is powerfully health supportive for our bodies – who can remember the tales of grandparents (and theirs) drinking the vegetable boiling water? Yep, Granny always knew best! Mineral broth is pure goodness, whether enjoyed on its own, with your choice of...
The more I thought about farming, food and medicine in the present day, the more it struck me how all three systems are struggling with common problems and facing HUGE challenges. I asked myself: why isn’t everyone involved – farmers, doctors, nutritionists and chefs – working together for people and planet?...
