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Book Review: Primal Nutrition – Paleolithic & Ancestral Diets for Optimal Health, by Ron Schmid

Book Review: Primal Nutrition – Paleolithic & Ancestral Diets for Optimal Health, by Ron Schmid

Ron Schmid is a naturopathic physician who has worked for many years with many patients, and believes in using nutrient-dense wholefoods to heal the body from illness.   Part 1: An Ancestry of Primal Nutrition The book starts with a summary of the amazing work…

Help us Make a Change to the UK Dietary Guidelines!

Help us Make a Change to the UK Dietary Guidelines!

We have recently published a Change.org petition entitled Demand that UK Dietary Guidelines are No Longer Influenced by the Food Industry. As many of you may know we have written several blog posts, and done a lot of research over the past few months regarding…

The Influence of Big Food, the SACN and the Carbohydrate & Health Report

The Influence of Big Food, the SACN and the Carbohydrate & Health Report

  Why did we get a new Eatwell Guide in 2016?   According to their documentation, Public Health England “keeps dietary recommendations under review as part of its role in maintaining the evidence base and promoting evidence based public health.”   This is a questionable…

Natural Evolution Green Banana Flour

Natural Evolution Green Banana Flour

  Natural Evolution Green Banana Flour is the highest tested source for resistant starch (RS) of any natural product. Our cold processing technique is so delicate and quick that the cell structure of the banana isn’t damaged, which keeps our flour as close to nature…

Book Review – The Potato Hack: Weight Loss Simplified

Book Review – The Potato Hack: Weight Loss Simplified

  The Potato Hack is based on a diet described in an 1849 medical journal simply called “Potato Diet”. It’s exactly as it sounds – basically this is a diet where you eat nothing but potatoes, for as many days as you need to lose…

5 Reasons You Should Just Eat Real Food

5 Reasons You Should Just Eat Real Food

Healthy eating doesn’t need to be complicated or exclusive. Making the conscious decision to remove processed food from your diet and basing your meals on natural foods will allow you to lead a healthier and happier lifestyle.   It really is that simple!   If…

Weaning Your Baby with Real Foods

Weaning Your Baby with Real Foods

My third baby (Wilfred) is 5 months and 1 week old and I have just started weaning him. I will turn this post into a proper blog post soon but for now I am using it to record what I am feeding him with some…

How to Eat Paleo on a Budget; 5 Simple Tips PLUS Shopping Lists

How to Eat Paleo on a Budget; 5 Simple Tips PLUS Shopping Lists

  Recently we have written several blog posts criticising the nutritional information being given out in the UK via the official Government guidelines – the Eatwell Guide.   You can read those posts by following these links:   Shocking New Eatwell Guide Heavily Influenced by Processed…

Honestly Healthy Hydration – DRINKmaple Maple Water

Honestly Healthy Hydration – DRINKmaple Maple Water

  It may be the latest in hip hydration but there’s nothing gimmicky about DRINKmaple.   Maple water was discovered hundreds of years ago by Native Americans, and some of the ‘machinery’ used to produce it has been running ever since. It’s only now however…