It was World Cancer Day on Thursday so this horrible disease has had a lot of attention this week. The good news, according to Cancer Research UK, is that the number of people in the UK dying of cancer is decreasing: 284 out of every 100,000 people in the UK died from cancer in 2013…
WHICH AGE-WELL DIET IS A WINNER FOR WEIGHT LOSS?
Bear with me writing about diets again, but it is still January. And what does ‘diet’ really mean? The word is usually associated with weight loss, of course, but there are ways to alter eating habits to bring both health benefits AND weight loss where needed. The honest truth is that many of us could…
BOWIE, BOOZE AND TOMATO & COCONUT CASSOULET
I shed a tear for Bowie this week – for him, for his family, for my lost youth. Iconic, fearless, creative, brilliant, he spoke to so many of us with his endless reinventions. His death seemed untimely and unfair. Then Husband and I toasted him with a glass of bubbly – which was both more…
LOSE WEIGHT, FIX BRAIN FOG AND COOK LENTILS
I really overdid it this festive season, and a wobbly Christmas-pud-tum is the result. After Annabel’s post last week about the brain benefits of ping pong I’ll be dragging out our table tennis. But I suspect it’s going to take a little more than that. We’re anti-diet at Kale & Cocoa but the latest wonder…
2016: THE YEAR TO CUT YOUR CANCER RISK AND PLAY PING PONG
So. Now we know: 70-90% of cancers are caused by lifestyle choices. That’s scary. But it’s also hugely empowering. And we think it’s a great note on which to start the new year! We’re not fans of dieting and detoxing, but by making a few lifestyle changes and sticking to them (yes, that means to…
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM KALE & COCOA!
We’ll be back with our first 2016 post very soon, but in the meantime we’ve added a new function to the website for the new year! You can now search all our recipes by ingredient. Have a look – it’s not hard to work out our favourite healthy ageing ingredients – coconut oil, oats and…
AGEING WELL: 12 LESSONS FROM 2015 – AND VEGETABLE TARTLETS FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER
The end of the year means it’s time to review all the reports on healthy ageing we poured over in the last 12 months. As ever, some of the research seemed (to us) a little ho hum, but every now and then along came a study that made us sit up and take note. I…
CHAMPAGNE, FIBRE AND THE BEST WAY TO EAT BRUSSEL SPROUTS
With Christmas only two weeks away and the party season in full swing, health may not be top of your mind. But we have good news today. Read on to find out why champagne may help fend off dementia and how fibre may be a more effective tool for weight loss than dieting…. And a…
HEART-HEALTHY NUTS AND CHRISTMAS GRANOLA
We’ve made no secret of our passion for nuts – many of our recipes include a sprinkle of toasted nuts or a slug of almond butter. We’re not alone: our almond butter dipping sauce is one of our most shared and pinned recipes on social media. When it comes to ageing well, nuts are one…
BEREAVEMENT, CARING AND A VERY SIMPLE SUPPER
There’s no easy way to say this: my mum died a couple of weeks ago after a very long battle with dementia. She was incredibly frail in her final days but soldiered on with fortitude. She was able to remain at home right to the end, thanks to her wonderful carer. Which is just how…
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