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A SEASONAL SUPERFOOD THAT INHIBITS CANCER – SWEET AND SOUR CHERRY BOWL WITH KALE, ALMONDS AND GOAT’S CHEESE

June 6, 2014 7 Comments

  There’s something of the jewel about cherries – their colour, their shape, their size, the way they  shine (and yes, their price!).  Nutritionally, they’re even more precious, punching way above their weight.  Indeed cherries make it into the top 20 superfoods when it comes to antioxidants – and that’s just one reason they’ve been… 

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WHAT I EAT, WHAT I READ AND SWEET PAPRIKA SALMON FOR ALL THE FAMILY

May 30, 2014 6 Comments

For me, eating well means eating the foods which will reduce my chances of succumbing to dementia and other diseases which can be diet and age related, like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. So far,  so simple. Pretty much all the experts agree that eating more veg – particularly leafy greens – is a no… 

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NEW RESEARCH ON DEMENTIA – AND COCONUT CHOCOLATE BRAIN BALLS FOR EXAM-SITTING TEENS

May 23, 2014 4 Comments

  It’s National Dementia Week and two really great things have happened: 1) We’ve launched Kale and Cocoa. 2) For the first time there has been an acknowledgment from a government-funded body that lifestyle IS a factor in reducing the risk of dementia. This rather dry tweet from @PHE-uk (Public Health England) is SO important:… 

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THE PERFECT ANTI-AGEING SUMMER SOUP – WHY AVOCADOS RULE

May 19, 2014 4 Comments

The words ‘new anti-ageing superfood’ are music to our ears here at Kale & Cocoa, because that’s what we’re all about – fighting age from the inside out with good nutrition. In 2012 Professor Cortes-Rojo from the University of Michoacana de San Nicolas in Mexico pronounced avocados the ‘new anti-aging superfood,’ after his study proved… 

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COCONUT OIL – A VERY BIG QUESTION (AND COOKIES!)

May 10, 2014 12 Comments

A VERY BIG QUESTION “What if there was a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, and no-one knew?” That’s a very big – and very loaded – question. Particularly as the cure in question is one very simple food:  COCONUT OIL.  The internet is awash with stories of carers who have seen remarkable improvement in their dementic… 

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WHY I WON’T BE SWITCHING TO WHITE WINE THIS SUMMER

May 10, 2014 5 Comments

    As the weather warms up, I normally switch to drinking white or rose wine.  But not this year.  Why not?  Because a few years ago, Professor Roger Corder, a cardiovascular expert and professor of experimental therapeutics at the William Harvey Research Institute (part of Barts and the London School of Medicine) published his… 

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RHUBARB, RHUBARB, RHUBARB

April 28, 2014 3 Comments

Okay rhubarb – step into the limelight! For those of you that think rhubarb can only be used in pies, think again … This month I’ve been concocting quick, delicious recipes that show just how versatile rhubarb can be.  Why?  Because rhubarb is rich in anthocyanins – anti-inflammatory anti-oxidants which researchers believe could help prevent… 

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