Wow, it’s lovely to see the sun out. Out comes the sun and out come the smiles. Have you found that this winter’s dreadful weather has been making you a bit sad? Or indeed, quite a bit S.A.D.? With the Read more…
Abhyanga (Ayurvedic warm-oil massage) is not a luxury, it’s essential. That’s not from me, it’s from the ancient Ayurvedic texts: ‘Abhyanga should be resorted to daily. It wards of old age, exertion and aggravation of vata. It bestows good vision, Read more…
Most of us know that this creation is made up of fundamental elements – 118 at the last count. Some we’ve heard of – oxygen, gold, silver – and some most of us haven’t – number 118 is Ununoctium. Knowledge Read more…
They’re here again. They’re back with a vengeance. The school term begins and bang, everyone starts ailing with colds, flu’s and stomach bugs. Is it the weather? Is it the gathering of vast hoards of small, inhibition-less children in small Read more…
Why my obsession with spelt? What is wrong with wheat? Nothing. The ancient texts of Ayurveda extol the virtues of wheat, as a nourishing, strengthening food. Its properties are heavy, oily, sweet and cooling. As it is fairly heavy to digest, it is Read more…
Fermentation has been used worldwide for thousands of years to produce foods and drinks of different flavours, textures and longevity. An example of this is alcohol, and less obviously bread and soy sauce. In Ayurveda, there are various slow-fermenting vinegars Read more…
Before you can make spelt sourdough bread, you need to first, make or obtain a sourdough starter. If you are starting one yourself, you can use wholemeal spelt or rye from the beginning. If you are getting some from a friend Read more…
At the end of winter and beginning of spring, we often feel sluggish and heavy like we are coming out of hibernation. Kapha in our bodies is at its peak. It’s good to know this so you can ward against Read more…
I let you know how good ghee was to cook with, so rather than leaving you in suspense, it makes sense to let you know how to make it! Ghee is a form of clarified butter. It is the butter Read more…
Oils and fats are a much misunderstood area of our modern diet. We moved away from cooking with saturated fats (e.g. meat fats, dairy fats) as we were told they were causing us too many problems. We started processing seed Read more…