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Small steps #10 White flour to whole grain flour
Whole grain flours are healthier than white flours. So you want to change them, but you don't want to do that overnight as that will cause revolt. Therefore you're better off changing that gradually. In small steps. You also want to make sure that you treat your...
Opinion: Abortion laws
At the moment there are laws changing and not for the better in various areas in the world. We're going backwards. Lead image Abortions Abortions are again a hot topic on social media and in some area's or the world abortion laws are changing. I personally do not...
Helping others helps you too
Recently I heard someone speak at an event about how helping and healing others is costly to the healer or helping practitioner as it will take from their energy and their health. It took me some time to think about that and wonder whether that made sense to me. It...
Small steps #2 – Label reading for beginners
Learn how to read labels in a few simple steps to improve the nutritional value of the food you feed your family.Later in this series there will be an article about advanced label reading. We're starting simple here.Label reading #2 Label reading is very important....
Small steps #1 – Home cooking
This is the first instalment on a series on very small steps towards eating a diet of nourishing foods.This one is about home cooking.One of the best things you can do for your family to eat more nourishing is to cook more at home. Lead image Home Cooking #1 This step...
Opinion: Sugar tax and meat tax
Opinion piece on the drawbacks of the sugar tax and the proposed meat tax.The Sugar Tax In the UK we have a sugar tax from early 2018 on. I am going to explain to you in this article why I think it doesn't solve any problems and will likely aggravate some other...
London Traditional Foods and Health Event 24 November 2018
On 24 November 2018 my daughter and I attended the London Weston A. Price Foundation Traditional Foods and Health Event. It was really good. Great speakers and an amazing lunch!I love going to conferences about nutrition. So when the Weston A. Price Foundation...
Meadow Cottage Farm
Meadow Cottage Farm is where I buy my milk, but also some beef, pork, eggs, and honey. Their products are of a very good quality. Their pork sausages are the best I have ever tasted. Their milk is amazing quality. They have the tastiest ice cream.So these days you...
Liver, a super-food, a sacred food
Liver is a super food, it is chock full of nutrients. Liver has been valued as a sacred food by many indigenous peoples. Some found it so sacred that it was not allowed to be touched by hand. Others only ate it raw. Liver has been and still is a very important food to...
Equipment #2 – Seasoning your cast iron pan
Cast iron is great, but it can be made greater by seasoning it. Importance of seasoning The reason why I write this separate post on seasoning is because I think it is quite important to do. It helps with cooking. It makes cleaning easy. It prevents food from...
Introduction equipment series
This is the first of a series that I'm going to write about equipment you can use to create healthy nourishing foods. I'll take you on a tour through my kitchen. Equipment There are quite a few pieces of equipment that I regularly use, that many people have not...
Equipment #1 – Cast Iron pans
These days many people use all kinds of different pans. Many of them containing toxic non-stick layers. The traditional pans are cast iron and they are amazing. But you need to know a bit more to know why they are amazing. Cast Iron pans Cast Iron pans are amazing....
Martinmas
Today it is 11 November. Martinmas is a celebration of the life of St. Martin of Tours. The holiday is celebrated with feasts, processions, and special services at churches. In some parts of Europe, Martinmas is also known as the Feast of St. Martin or St. Martins...
Peanut Butter Muffins
We like to keep the amount of carbs that we eat low as that makes us all feel better. It helps with staying focused and it also helps with having a good amount of energy to get through the day. I'll share some of my favourites below. The other day I asked on Facebook...
Red Enchilada Sauce
This is a recipe that I use a lot. It is from Nourishing Traditions. You can find it on page 156. We all love it. It tastes great. It makes about 750 ml / 3 cups. So it is quite a bit that you end up with, but it freezes well. So this means you'll easily have some...
Pecan Scones
We like to keep the amount of carbs that we eat low as that makes us all feel better. It helps with staying focused and it also helps with having a good amount of energy to get through the day. I'll share some of my favourites below. The other day I asked on Facebook...
Lamb Chops
Lamb chops are super tasty, many of us love them. The way they are made here makes the in a way that they can be used for people who are on GAPS, people on stage 4 can have them. They are traditionally cooked, which means that they are just really good. I always use a...
Bacterial Vaginosis
What is it? How can you prevent it? How can you treat it naturally? What is Bacterial Vaginosis The longer version of it is that it is indeed an imbalance of the vaginal flora, which can be caused by a whole host of influences. You will know that you have Bacterial...