Real Food for Health
Our bodies are colonized by a huge number of microbes, which combine to form what is known as the human microbiota. There have been many research studies into the impact of the microbiota and the benefits of probiotics on our general health, several of…
I’ve written before about why kefir is a superfood. It is a rich source of vitamins and minerals and an easily digested and bioavailable source of protein. It is also a fantastic source of beneficial bacteria and yeasts making it a great probiotic. Considering the…
Most of us are aware that sugar is bad for our health. But there are still quite a few myths and misinformation which persist, as well as a lack of clear guidance for those looking to reduce their intake. How much sugar is healthy?…
This guest post is written by Caroline Watson from Primal Meats https://www.primalmeats.co.uk/ who specialise in 100% grass fed meat, organic chicken, pastured pork and wild game. Like me, you may consider yourself a health conscious carnivore and seek out meat that has been ‘grass fed’ because you believe…
The word ‘paleo’ makes many people think ‘caveman’ fad-diet, where you eat nothing but lean meats and veggies. But truthfully, that is not what the paleo diet is about at all. The paleo diet is about eating real food, maximizing nutrient-density, and minimizing toxic…
Health – it doesn’t just come from the food we eat Being healthy, what does it really mean? The definition of ‘health’ in the dictionary is, “the state of being free from illness or injury”. But is this all it means? I decided to…
To listen to episode 7 of the Eat Better podcast you can download it from iTunes – click here or read transcript below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKxHvi4YaWg Hi guys, welcome back to the Eat Better podcast with myself Tommy Wood from drragnar.com and Chloe Archard on the…
There seems to be a lot in the press recently about the benefits of a high fat diet, and it finally appears as if the mainstream media are catching up with what a number of knowledgeable health professionals have been saying for many years.…
Even though we are heading into Spring, this article from Owen Raybould of The Health Academy and Ancestral Health and Nutrition raises some interesting points about how our behaviour in Winter should probably be different to that of Summer from an ancestral health point of view and…