This year’s nutritional bad guy? Without a doubt, it has to be sugar. If last years’ big diet trend was 5:2, then this year’s is low – or no – sugar. Now, it’s ‘most things in moderation’ here at Kale and Cocoa, so NO sugar is a bit hardcore (No ketchup? No Chutney? Really?) But…
The Power of the Mediterranean Diet, picnicking Kale-and-Cocoa-style and a frittata.
On holiday? Dreaming of holiday? Chances are many summer holidays – whether dream or reality – involve a Mediterranean country, blue skies, the scent of lavender, a chilled glass of rose and a table under the trees laid with platters of grilled vegetables, freshly caught fish and, of course, a bottle of fruity olive oil….
PRO-AGEING RED BEANS – SPICED KIDNEY BEAN DIP WITH SMOKED PAPRIKA CRISPS AND CHERRY TOMATOES
This week’s big break-through has been the lycopene study, proving that lycopene really does protect against heart disease and strokes. We’ll be telling you more about lovely lycopene later, but you can catch up at: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/09/tomato-extract-lycopene-relieves-damaged-arteries-cambridge-study But my favourite research? The one showing cynics faced a ‘far higher risk of Alzheimer’s’! Indeed, the Scandinavian study…
A SEASONAL SUPERFOOD THAT INHIBITS CANCER – SWEET AND SOUR CHERRY BOWL WITH KALE, ALMONDS AND GOAT’S CHEESE
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…
WHAT I EAT, WHAT I READ AND SWEET PAPRIKA SALMON FOR ALL THE FAMILY
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…
NEW RESEARCH ON DEMENTIA – AND COCONUT CHOCOLATE BRAIN BALLS FOR EXAM-SITTING TEENS
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:…
THE PERFECT ANTI-AGEING SUMMER SOUP – WHY AVOCADOS RULE
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…
COCONUT OIL – A VERY BIG QUESTION (AND COOKIES!)
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…
WHY I WON’T BE SWITCHING TO WHITE WINE THIS SUMMER
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…
RHUBARB, RHUBARB, RHUBARB
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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