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Good sleep, great health
When I was 13 I suffered from severe insomnia for a few months and it was, to that date, the most painful thing I had had to endure. Lying there awake, feeling like everyone was asleep apart from me was Read more
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Pulses – the best kept protein secret
Here are 10 things you may not know about pulses. Pulses (or legumes): fuel your body with protein are cheap are good for the environment – protein from crops to stomach are low-fat, full of fibre, vitamins and minerals (including Read more
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Know your proteins – they literally build you
Proteins and carbohydrates seem to be slogging it out in the popular press, with carbohydrates getting the tougher end of the deal. Proteins seem to have achieved a sort of mythical status. Here we find out the facts about proteins Read more
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Your nose doesn’t have to welcome germs; introducing the neti pot
If you haven’t had a good old cold this winter, don’t let your guard down now. Spring often arrives with a nice sprinkling of viruses which are desperate to get into your nose and mouth. Ideally your digestion will be Read more
Main Course
Hidden kale risotto
I created this while trying to find a great way of disguising kale for the children to eat. It worked perfectly! It was gone in minutes; they got a great dose of calcium and other essential vitamins and minerals as well Read more
Dessert
Coconut oil spelt pancakes
The type of oil you use to cook with is very important. Most vegetable oils (apart from olive oil) are very heat unstable and cooking with them creates free radicals (aging and toxic chemicals for the body). Only cook with Read more
Dessert
Spelt courgette cake
Wonderfully moist, this spelt courgette cake is as healthy as a cake can be. It’s dairy and wheat free too. It is important to use good oils in cooking – see article here. Wonderfully moist, this spelt courgette cake is Read more
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How to make self-raising spelt flour
I do all my baking with spelt flour as spelt is a huge amount easier to digest than modern wheat flour (see here). If the digestion struggles, the tissues of the body don’t get nourished and diseases begin to Read more
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Spelt loaf in bread-maker
Spelt is much easier to digest than modern-wheat; see here for an explanation. Many people who find they have bloating, indigestion or tiredness after eating wheat, discover that eating spelt doesn’t cause any of those problems. Spelt flour is now Read more
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Spelt naan bread in a bread-maker
This is such a ingeniously simple way to make spelt naan bread. This recipe for spelt naan bread in a bread-maker is pretty-much fool proof and the results are mouth watering. Spelt is an ancient form of wheat that is Read more