Real Food for Health
Curcumin is the active ingredient in the spice turmeric and is what gives turmeric its purported health benefits. Curcumin is a polyphenol. Polyphenols are compounds that increase the activity of the body’s natural detoxification system (specifically something called Phase II detoxification). Whilst there…
Fermentation is so much fun but it can also be daunting! You don’t want to do the wrong thing and make yourself sick, but you definitely want the amazing benefits that homemade ferments have to offer. Fear not, fermentation isn’t nearly as scary as…
Soup certainly doesn’t sound like any special or life-changing superfood. It’s soup, you’ve eaten it all your life. Yet soup has massive potential that often gets hidden behind nasty preservatives and less than ideal flavouring agents. The true beauty and nourishment of soup comes…
I was recently contacted by Turmeric Vitality to review their new Bio-Fermented Turmeric supplement. I’ve written about the benefits of Turmeric and Curcumin before. Sam Hewitt created Turmeric Vitality to help people add turmeric into their diets in an easy and reliable way.…
A collaboration of fishermen and food scientists, working to create a truly natural & authentic cod liver oil. I recently discovered a new Fermented Cod Liver Oil (FCLO) that is made here in the UK. The name of this oil is Armorica Oil. I am…
I’ve decided to change the name of my monthly blog post series as it has become less about ‘What I Ate in…’ and more of a monthly round up post. So welcome to the first post of the new series: Paleo in the UK in…
Dr Mark Hyman calls MCT oil “the secret fat that makes you thin”. So what is MCT oil and how is it different from coconut oil? Coconut oil is mainly made up of the following 4 fats: C6 – Caproic Acid –…
Dr Mark Hyman calls MCT oil “the secret fat that makes you thin”. So what is MCT oil and how is it different from coconut oil? Coconut oil is mainly made up of the following 4 fats: C6 – Caproic Acid – 6 carbon atoms…
Welcome to my ‘What I Ate in February’ blog post – in this month’s post read about a simple soup you can make to improve gut health, how to clean your ‘dirty genes’, paleo cookery and more. Plus you can download my free two week autoimmune protocol…