by Linda | Mar 25, 2019 | Health
Kinda fell into watching several videos from ex vegans over the last couple of weeks. I had no idea (though I probably should have realised) that vegan vloggers have such enormous followings… For anyone who doesn’t know, someone following a vegan diet only eats...
by Linda | Feb 20, 2019 | Health, Traditional foods
Rather than writing a really long article about the countless holes in the recent highly publicised Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems, I’ve put together some excellent articles which take the paper...
by Linda | Jan 26, 2019 | Health
It’s been hard to miss the subtle-as-a-brick fearmongering trying to get people to adopt a vegan diet (one which avoids all meat, fish, eggs, dairy and honey). Listening to the hype you’d think a vegan diet would instantly translate us into some sort of utopia where...
by Linda | Nov 30, 2018 | Health
Lowering cholesterol has become a major past-time for people of many ages. It is fuelled by fear of having a heart attack and/or stroke, much of which comes from pharmaceutical companies wanting people to rely on statins (medications which lower cholesterol...
by Linda | Nov 30, 2018 | Health
This may seem like a bizarre question but think about the definition of food: “any substance eaten to provide nutritional support to the body”. Is what you are eating providing nutritional support to your mind and body? Or are your calories devoid of health promoting...
by Linda | Nov 30, 2018 | Traditional foods
Spirulina is an algae which grows on inland waters and ponds. It is an extremely rich green colour due to it’s high chlorophyll content and is rich in vitamins and minerals. Did you know that: In Russia Spirulina is known as a “medicine food” due to its ability to...
by Linda | Nov 30, 2018 | Traditional foods
Energy levels Virgin coconut oil (VCO) contains medium chain fatty acids/triglycerides (MCTs), these are an excellent source of energy for the body. They prevent low blood sugar levels, support thyroid function and also fight pathogens in the digestive tract which...
by Linda | Nov 30, 2018 | Health
A recent review of Gardasil quadrivalent, Gardasil 9 and Cervarix human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines uncovered some very disturbing facts about the trials. The review by Martinez-Lavin and Amezcua-Guerra (2017) discusses both randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and...
by Linda | Nov 30, 2018 | Traditional foods
Milk has had its fair share of controversy in recent years. It is something that most people find hard to do without, causes unpleasant reactions in large portions of the population and is constantly having components taken away and added to in an effort to make it...
by Linda | Nov 30, 2018 | Traditional foods
Fermentation has been used for thousands of years all over the world, from areas like Israel, Iran and Mexico to Sudan, Egypt, Georgia & ancient Babylon. The process was used to produce wine, beer, cultured milk (kefir & yoghurt), leavened/yeasted bread and...
Just saw a little terrier walking along on the shoulder of the outside lane of the N7 outbound just after Newlands… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…