On the eve of the Cancun Climate Change Summit, the north of England is experiencing ongoing heavy snow falls, the earliest snowfall in this region for 17 years. And it’s expected to continue for another week!
It’s just as well they changed the name from ‘Global Warming’ to ‘Climate Change’.
And up here in North Yorkshire, we were so looking forward to Global Warming…
Ever since I watched a documentary called ‘The Disappearing Male’ a few months ago whilst flying from Perth to London I’ve been meaning to write about this subject. I only saw this Canadian programme by accident – there was not enough time left of the flight to watch a full movie and the title caught…
So our omega-6:omega-3 ratios are out of balance. Modern Western diets typically have ratios of omega−6 to omega−3 in excess of 10 to 1, some as high as 30 to 1. The optimal ratio is thought to be 4 to 1 or lower. The reason appears to be that we’re eating far too much omega-6….
It’s now officially summer here in the UK. This brings the longer, sunnier days and the desire to soak up some sunshine and warmth. Which brings us back to the question: Is it healthy to be out in the sun? The answer – YES! Sunshine has great health benefits, including that it’s the best way…
We made a tough decision a few weeks ago – we’re moving back to the UK so we can help Claire with her business and our grand-daughters. The good news is that we’re now able to concentrate on getting our beautiful farmhouse up and running as a well-being retreat. I’m flying out of Perth at…
I think only Australians of a certain age will understand the title of this week’s blog! So sorry about that to all you others… We had a family dinner last night and, as seems to be the case for all dinner parties, the talk turned to health and saturated fat. And, as usual, my views…
So it seems that we’re eating too much omega-6 and the oils with the highest omega-6 ratios are corn, soy and sunflower oils. This means we need to cut down on the quantity of these oils we consume so we should be looking at the ingredients of the processed food we eat! [It should be…
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