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SLEEP: THE KEY TO A GOOD MEMORY, TIPS FROM AN EXPERT AND CARROT TOP PESTO

October 12, 2018 5 Comments

I forgot to go to an appointment yesterday. Embarrassing. I would never have forgotten something like this in my youth. But could it be the poor sleep I’d had the night before? A new study links memory and everyday errors to sleep deprivation. The study (which points out that many human-caused disasters from Chernobyl to… 

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HELP KEEP ALZHEIMER’S AT BAY: ITALIAN BEAN STEW

October 16, 2017 1 Comment

If you read our last post on the best foods to prevent Alzheimer’s, you’ll know that herbs are right up there – with blueberries and broccoli. Herbs, fresh or dried, contain ten times the anti-oxidants contained in nuts and berries. This Italian Bean Stew (an edited recipe from Elly Pear’s new book, Let’s Eat!) is… 

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2016: THE YEAR TO CUT YOUR CANCER RISK AND PLAY PING PONG

January 3, 2016 4 Comments

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… 

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SEAWEED – IS IT ALL IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE? WAKAME & CARROT SALAD

November 20, 2015 8 Comments

If you asked me to name the most hyped food of 2015, I’d have to say seaweed.  This year’s seen a spate of headlines on the benefits of eating seaweed – not to mention numerous glossy supplements in which celebrity chefs offer up their favourite seaweed recipes.  In July scientists in the US made the… 

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WHY CARING FOR OTHERS (AND RED CABBAGE) COULD PROLONG YOUR LIFE

May 22, 2015 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, a girlfriend and I were discussing the Nepal crisis over supper when she mentioned that her father, a top surgeon at Montreal General Hospital, was just off to Kathmandu to set up a trauma centre. “What?” I spluttered into my healthy, vegetarian meal. “Isn’t he too old?” Well, shame on me!… 

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WHY MY 2015 CHEESE BOARD WILL BE ALL SWISS – JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SOUP WITH SWISS CHEESE

February 6, 2015 7 Comments

  You know that healthy glow Swiss people always have?  Well, it turns out their über radiance comes not from the pure Alpine air they imbime, nor from their relentless hiking and ski-ing in sub-zero temperatures. Oh no – nothing as dramatic as that! It’s actually the cheese they eat.  Yes, I know we’re all… 

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Can you find 12 minutes in your day for exercise? Can you find 12 minutes in your day for exercise? Yes, you can! That's all it takes to improve our circulating levels of metabolites. These biomarkers can reveal the proficiency of our insulin resistance, our levels of inflammation, how healthy our heart is, how well our bodies are dealing with oxidative stress, and our likely longevity, amongst other things. 

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