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The perfect Christmas Food

Last night, in a moment of whimsey, I asked my facebook community what their favourite Christmas foods were and why. There were some unusual suggestions like jelly with your mince pies and cream, roast pork and crackling and cracked crab … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter

I love to make things from scratch. Especially if the things I like to make are staples that are well liked and frequently consumed. I feel like I am making better choices if I make them rather than buy them … Continue reading

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Salad Dodgers, Veggie Shirkers and Fruit Avoiders Beware!

So, how much vitamin C do you make each day? No, go on have a guess, I’ll wait… 🙂 Got it? Nothing. Zip. Zilch. We are one of the few mammals that doesn’t have the ability to make our own … Continue reading

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Feeling Blue…

You have probably seen those last item news bulletins of an elderly person celebrating their one hundred and elevntieth birthday surrounded by family and being asked the age old question. “What’s your secret to long life?”. The answer is normally … Continue reading

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Meeting the main man…

Back in 1990 when I very first learned of The Institute for Optimum Nutrition it was because I knew of a chap called Patrick Holford. It was he who set up the institute and started a credible and well respected … Continue reading

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