This is one of those throw-together recipes that can be made in minutes and dressed up or down, to suit. It’s rich in Spermidine (see our last post) and can be made even richer with a topping of crumbled blue cheese or parmesan (both work brilliantly). I often add quartered deli artichokes for a touch…
WHY YOU MIGHT NOT BE AS OLD AS YOU THINK – PEA & WATERCRESS PUREE WITH SMOKED MACKEREL
I recently had a (very basic) health check – the free one you’re offered when you reach a certain age (if you’re lucky enough to live in the UK). I went in rather smugly, having been on the Kale & Cocoa diet for 18 months now – and came out a little less smugly. It…
SHOULD I GO PESCETARIAN? AND PRAWN, PEA AND PEPPER PAELLA
Bit of a bombshell from my daughters this week when they announced they have gone pescetarian. One has some clearly well-considered thoughts about animal welfare, the other is more concerned about the quality of meat they are served at school (which does sound awful to be honest). I’ve said that I’ll support them in their…
INCREASE YOUR MICROBIOTA – AND PEA & SOYBEAN SALAD
Preparing to hunker down for the cooler months? Feeling gloomy about the end of summer? Stop right there! If Susan’s last post on Vitamin D and dementia didn’t get you up and out, then tune in to this week’s BBC Horizon programme (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04g507y/horizon-20142015-5-allergies-modern-life-and-me) on the explosion of allergies in the developed world. Horizon covered not…
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…
