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Bitter Sweet
If you’ve read the blog posts on Food Swaps for the Planet and Bring Back the Ancients you may be interested to know that cutting back on sweets, pastries, fried foods and processed meat can also ...
Food Swaps for the Planet
The role of diet in human health is well established. In the past decade, there has been a growing acceptance that what we eat also has a profound impact on the health of the environment. Agriculture ...
Nutraceuticals
If you’ve read the blog posts on Health Trends and Food Trends you’ll have an idea of the way we might be using food to improve our health in the months ahead. Here we’re going to be finding ...
Food Trends for 2022
If you’ve read the blog post on Health Trends you’ll have an idea of the way we might be thinking about food and health in the near future. Nowadays, consumers not only expect food to meet ...
Health Trends
In the last couple of years awareness about the impact that our health has on how we respond to infection and disease has increased. The pandemic has shown that those with pre-existing conditions ...
Celebrate the Winter Solstice
Despite the noise from the media telling us that this is the season to eat, drink and be merry and to shop ‘til we drop, winter can also be a time for reflection and quietude. It might be fun to ...
Christmas Treats to Share
Here are some recipes for tasty treats to have in stock this Christmas. They can all be made in advance. The Lebkucken Cookies contain a delicious mix of spices that will make your house smell ...
Look After Your Mental Health This Christmas
While for many people Christmas and the holiday season are times of joy and fun for others this time of year brings up feelings of sadness, loneliness, depression and anxiety. This may be down to ...
Possible Problems with Fasting and Autophagy
If you’ve read the blog post on The Protective Effects of Autophagy you’ll know that evidence is mounting for the benefits of stimulating this mechanism in the body. However, as with all things ...
Tips for Stimulating Autophagy
If you’ve read the blog post The Protective Effects of Autophagy you may be keen to find out how to stimulate this health enhancing mechanism. Autophagy is at the root of many longevity inducing ...