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PEAS & BEANS WITH LEMON & PINK PEPPERCORNS

November 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

PEAS & BEANS WITH LEMON & PINK PEPPERCORNS

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… 

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GET THEE TO A FOREST (ON FOOT) AND HERBY COURGETTE/ZUCCHINI SOUP

September 22, 2017 3 Comments

GET THEE TO A FOREST (ON FOOT) AND HERBY COURGETTE/ZUCCHINI SOUP

Now is the time to boost our immunity, particularly given recent predictions that this winter may see a severe flu epidemic. In addition to the usual dietary advice (more on this next month), there’s something very simple we can do – take advantage of these glorious autumn days and hit the woods. There’s a new… 

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WALK FASTER, EAT MORE PLANTS AND LOOK AFTER YOUR TEETH (AGAIN) – WHAT WE LEARNT THIS SUMMER

September 1, 2017 8 Comments

WALK FASTER, EAT MORE PLANTS AND LOOK AFTER YOUR TEETH (AGAIN) – WHAT WE LEARNT THIS SUMMER

Much as I love summer, and I do ADORE summer, I relish the sense of a new beginning that September brings. That back-to-school, new-pencil-case feeling inspires new resolutions and a fresh sense of purpose. And for Kale & Cocoa, it means hitting refresh on our ‘Age Well’ intentions. For K&C, Annabel and I read hundreds… 

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HOW TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER LAUGHTER & FARRO SALAD WITH EGGS AND SMOKED MACKEREL

July 21, 2017 8 Comments

HOW TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER LAUGHTER & FARRO SALAD WITH EGGS AND SMOKED MACKEREL

A few weeks ago I had dinner with one of the UK’s kings of comedy. Charlie Higson, writer, producer and comedian in shows like Saturday Live, the Harry Enfield Programme, Reeves and Mortimer and The Fast Show, had us all in stitches. After a while, we were laughing before Charlie even opened his mouth, almost… 

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WHY WE LOVE LONGEVITY HOTSPOTS – TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA SALAD

July 14, 2017 12 Comments

WHY WE LOVE LONGEVITY HOTSPOTS – TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA SALAD

Intrigued by the world’s longevity hotspots? So are we. I’m particularly interested in the so-called Blue Zones because their inhabitants never take supplements (or join gyms!) and yet they have fabulously long, disease-free lives by doing very ordinary things. Which means we can too. Every so often a new longevity hot spot or blue zone… 

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CAN A KIWI FRUIT HELP YOU SLEEP? PEACH AND MOZARELLA SALAD WITH SMOKED ALMOND PESTO

June 16, 2017 8 Comments

CAN A KIWI FRUIT HELP YOU SLEEP? PEACH AND MOZARELLA SALAD WITH SMOKED ALMOND PESTO

Teenagers everywhere are pushing through, red-eyed and exhausted, to the end of exam period (in the UK, at any rate). My eighteen-year old daughter is no different. With a head full of hay fever, she spends her days revising before collapsing into a night of inadequate sleep and waking at dawn as the light streams… 

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WHY YOU NEED TO DO MORE EXERCISE & GLAZED AUBERGINE CHIPS

May 26, 2017 10 Comments

WHY YOU NEED TO DO MORE EXERCISE & GLAZED AUBERGINE CHIPS

I’ll confess right away: my life has become increasingly sedentary.  The life of most writers is a sedentary one. I walk every day, regularly clocking up between 10 and 20,000 steps.  But this, it turns out, is not enough.  According to recent research from America’s Brigham Young University I might as well be slouching in… 

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WHY CLEAN AIR MATTERS – VEGETABLE & NETTLE SOUP

May 5, 2017 7 Comments

WHY CLEAN AIR MATTERS – VEGETABLE & NETTLE SOUP

Mad dogs in Mexico City were the first sign that inhaling polluted air might cause brain damage. Neuroscientist Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas, noticed that elderly dogs living in heavily polluted areas often became confused, disoriented and unable to recognize their owners. She examined their brains (after they died, of course) and found greater quantities of amyloid b (the… 

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GRATITUDE – THE HOTTEST AREA OF NEUROSCIENCE?

March 27, 2017 22 Comments

GRATITUDE – THE HOTTEST AREA OF NEUROSCIENCE?

Every now and then I’m made aware of what a huge privilege it is to be alive. However, like most of us, I spend the bulk of my time caught up in the hum drum of daily life. But not anymore.  Two weeks’ ago, on my way home from London Book Fair, I collapsed in… 

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CARING, DEMENTIA AND TOMATO SOUP

February 10, 2017 5 Comments

CARING, DEMENTIA AND TOMATO SOUP

A couple of weeks ago, a report came out claiming those who lived near busy roads had a higher risk of dementia.  Both Susan and I live near a very busy road, so our thoughts turned, once again, to dementia – and to how we look after dementia sufferers. Back in November, I wrote a… 

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