On my way to meet with a friend yesterday, I passed a Pret a Manger. It was early in the morning and there was a familiar waft from the ubiquitous sandwich chain that transported me back to my carb consuming days when I would leave the underground at Oxford Circus and grab their warm Ham …
Cheese & Onion Quiche
An easy to make and really tasty quiche. The ingredients can be adjusted according to your taste, for instance, you may prefer caramelised onions with ham or bacon or add extra flavour to the crust with herbs and spices. For The Crust 190g Almond Flour ½ Teaspoon baking powder 1 ½ Tablespoons melted butter (Kerrygold …
A Biography of Ancel Keys (1904 – 2004) The Man Behind Our Dietary Debacle
Ancel Keys was born in Colorado Springs USA in 1904. During his youth, he left high school to pursue odd jobs, such as shoveling bat guano in Arizona. He eventually finished his secondary education and was admitted to the University of California at Berkeley in 1922. For a brief time, he took up a job …
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Breakfast For Your Gut Bugs
Apple cider vinegar brings a lot of benefits, containing acetic acid which has been shown to help with several medical conditions, it is also said to help digestion of fats when on an LCHF diet. In addition to the health benefits, apple cider vinegar makes a tasty salad dressing or gives soups and stews an …
Public Health England’s advice is a recipe for diabesity – Zoë Harcombe Ph.D
Last month (February 2019) Ivor Cummins posted a video recording of Zoë Harcombe’s address to the UK Parliament in the House of Commons on the bad science behind the Food Guidelines. She explains how the Dietary Guidelines set in the USA in 1977... ...and in the UK in 1983 have resulted in the demonization of dietary …
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Statin Wars – Have We Been Misled by the Evidence?
When drug companies begin producing grape flavoured statins for children and some experts suggesting that burger outlets should offer statins as “condiments” to counter the negative effects of a fast food meal. Some even debating whether statins should be added to the water supply, shouldn’t we be asking why? Dr Maryanne Demasi says “Follow the …
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The Food Pyramid – A Lesson From Ancient Egypt
The Egyptian diet was primarily carbohydrate rich, coming from bread, fruits, vegetables and honey. Occasionally they would eat fish, waterfowl and red meat, a diet that every doctor would have us eat today to avoid obesity, heart disease. and diabetes. Ancient Egyptians idealized images of themselves in their tomb paintings but in reality their statues …
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What’s The Beef?
Nina Teicholz, the New York Times bestselling investigative science journalist, has played a major role in challenging conventional wisdom on dietary fat. Her groundbreaking book, 'The Big Fat Surprise', looks at whether we have been wrong to assume that fat, causes disease. She has been published in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the British …
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