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CAN YOU EAT TOO MUCH FERMENTED FOOD? ZUCCHINI/COURGETTE RAGOUT

October 29, 2018 4 Comments

CAN YOU EAT TOO MUCH FERMENTED FOOD? ZUCCHINI/COURGETTE RAGOUT

We’re big fans of fermented food – yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, tofu, et al. We’ve written several times about the scientific community’s growing recognition of the microbiome’s role in chronic disease. And we’ve written about the foods that promote good gut health, including fermented foods. I have an entire shelf of gut books dating back to… 

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IS ALCOHOL GOOD FOR YOU? GINGER KOMBUCHA

June 22, 2018 Leave a Comment

IS ALCOHOL GOOD FOR YOU? GINGER KOMBUCHA

It’s June and, in the UK, that means party-time. June has always been the month of weddings, big parties, Ascot, Wimbledon, Henley Royal Regatta and so on. This year – in my household – June has featured a celebratory bash every weekend, with several more during the week as my daughters celebrate the end of… 

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WHY ‘INFLAMM-AGEING’ COULD START IN THE GUT AND HARISSA-ROASTED VEGETABLE SALAD

June 1, 2018 7 Comments

WHY ‘INFLAMM-AGEING’ COULD START IN THE GUT AND HARISSA-ROASTED VEGETABLE SALAD

While wrinkles and grey hair may be the external signs of ageing, there’s a whole other process going on inside our bodies. ‘Inflamm-ageing’ is the term coined by doctors to describe the low-grade inflammation  intrinsically linked to the process of growing older. It plays a central role in the all the chronic conditions of ageing:… 

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ANOTHER COMPELLING REASON TO FAST? HORTA ON TOAST

May 11, 2018 8 Comments

ANOTHER COMPELLING REASON TO FAST? HORTA ON TOAST

So far, the only intervention able to dramatically extend healthy life appears to be … fasting, otherwise known as Caloric Restriction (CR). Studies – on animals – suggest that regular fasting can extend healthy life by up to 30%. Susan recently wrote about her experience of fasting after trialling Professor Longo’s Longevity Diet, and we wrote… 

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WHY EXERCISE IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR AGEING WELL AND THE PERFECT CLOVEY SPICE MIX

February 9, 2018 2 Comments

WHY EXERCISE IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR AGEING WELL AND THE PERFECT CLOVEY SPICE MIX

One of my favourite ageing blogs comes from an American scientist called Dr Josh Mitteldorf. Last year Josh reviewed the science behind the five things he considers most helpful in fending off dementia: physical exercise; mental stimulation and social interaction; metabolic syndrome/insulin sensitivity; diet; and drugs/supplements. We would add sleep, but Josh didn’t (clearly he’s… 

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VITAMIN D – TO SUPPLEMENT OR NOT TO SUPPLEMENT?

January 26, 2018 11 Comments

VITAMIN D – TO SUPPLEMENT OR NOT TO SUPPLEMENT?

As readers of this blog will know, I take no vitamin supplements. Except in December when I normally take a vitamin D supplement for a few months. But this year I didn’t. Until yesterday, when I did. Confused? I was too. And that’s the point. We are bombarded by constantly changing and often opposing information… 

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HOW TO BE CALM – SMOKED MACKEREL BRUSCHETTA

April 28, 2017 6 Comments

HOW TO BE CALM – SMOKED MACKEREL BRUSCHETTA

I wrote recently about gratitude, after fracturing my skull and realising how lucky I was to be alive. But as I convalesced, other less positive thoughts also swam around my head.  In particular, I began thinking about people who live with fear.  Why? Because I too had suddenly become fearful:  What caused my collapse?  Would… 

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ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH? FIBRE, THAT IS….

March 4, 2016 2 Comments

ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH? FIBRE, THAT IS….

I’m not squeamish, but constipation is just one of those subjects that’s awkward to talk, and blog, about. However, a new report published this week reveals all that straining in the loo cost  £145m in hospital treatment last year and 1 in 7 adults are affected by constipation at any one time. That is an… 

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EAT BEANS EVERY DAY & BEST EVER BLACK BEAN SOUP

November 13, 2015 6 Comments

EAT BEANS EVERY DAY & BEST EVER BLACK BEAN SOUP

Eat beans every day – that’s the message from Dan Buettner, whose third book on Blue Zones came out earlier this year.  It’s a message I like – beans are cheap, convenient and delicious.  So to discover they’re now, officially, the world’s number one food for longevity was music to my ears. Thanks to Jamie… 

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FABULOUS FERMENTED FOODS AND TEMPEH STIR FRY

June 26, 2015 5 Comments

FABULOUS FERMENTED FOODS AND TEMPEH STIR FRY

You may have noticed that at Kale & Cocoa we are pretty much gut obsessed. From my perspective, it’s been a real education to discover how closely the health of our brains (and the rest of our bodies) are linked to the well-being of our gut. There’s new research published all the time: this week… 

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