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Welcome to my blog where I will be featuring a host of exciting vitality posts, all based around the areas of nutrition, fitness, longevity and natural beauty. Some of them are based on questions I often receive, whilst others are things I personally recommend and practice, eye-opening ideas you will want to know about.
Just as you made the right impression all those years ago by pronouncing quinoa (keen-wah) instead of quin-noah, you won’t want to mispronounce this relatively unknown member of the dandelion (and also daisy) family. Salsify, pronounced sal-si-fee, used to be a popular root vegetable in the 1800s, but in the…
AGEs or Advanced Glycation End-products, and their build-up in human biology, underscore one of the critical mechanisms of aging and physical degeneration in the human body. Advanced Glycation End-Products (also known as glycotoxins) are oxidative and pro-inflammatory compounds that form when proteins or fats bond (non-enzymatically) with sugar molecules, most…
Nowadays, more and more people are waking up to the deleterious effects of fluoride. Whereas much industrial and governmental commentation only focuses on the dental effect of fluoride (with dental/skeletal fluorosis being labeled the primary concern from having too much fluoride), numerous scientists and researchers have highlighted the problematic systemic/biological…
If you are looking to boost your immunity, ward off seasonal flu, stoke your digestive fires and/or increase warm blood flow to your hands and footsies, look no further than the powerful, delicious and easy to make herbal tonic known as Fire Cider.Fire Cider is a popular herbal folk remedy…
Have you ever woken up with ‘sleep-creases’ or ‘sleep lines’ on your face? While the creases usually go away later the same day, they are an indication of the damage that is done to your face when sleeping on a cotton pillowcase. And as we get older, our skin typically…
Some of the most persistent misconceptions surrounding nutrition congregate around the subject of “what is the natural diet for humans (after breast milk)?”. The idea is relatively simple: identify which human diet is the “designated” one, the most “biological”, “Edenic”, “ancestral” or “instinctive” and you have the blueprint for human…
So rich and diverse is the plant cornucopia of our planet, that there is truly at least one thoroughly accomplished herb for every conceivable ailment or requirement. Despite the vast knowledge we have hitherto gathered, most plant uses are either completely unknown or known only “locally” within certain cultural/societal/tribal enclaves.…
1) Chewing Sticks: In a world where juicing and blending are becoming increasingly popular and folk tend to spend less time masticating plants, a traditional chewing stick can have numerous benefits. Miswak from Persia and Neem from India have been used for thousands of years as toothbrush sticks. Firstly, the sticks…
Polyphenols are a group of plant chemicals that contribute to the vibrant colour, taste and aroma of many fruits, vegetables and flowers. They range in colour from emerald-green, golden-yellow and vivid orange to brilliant red, deep purple, snow-white, even colourless. More importantly for us, polyphenols wield a rich cornucopia of…
