Healthy Eating

All things wellness & healthy eating.

  • Getting Greener!

    The other thing weโ€™ve been working on over the past month is our walled garden.ย  Weโ€™ve always lusted after one and now we have created one…ย  And weโ€™re proud of it โ€“ even if it is only a miniature one. I think itโ€™s the walled garden with the best view. An added bonus is that…

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    Seeing Red…

    Recently a friend of mine was told he had a high cholesterol level and was prescribed Lipitor.ย  Apparently when he asked the doctor if there were any possible side effects, he was told there were none!ย  I find this quite unbelievable… ย Since reading my blog about statins he has decided to put the prescription for…

  • The Low Fat Brainwash

    Iโ€™m still amazed at how the low-fat theory is so deeply ingrained in peopleโ€™s minds.ย  Recently Iโ€™ve heard a number of stories of people who are convinced that if they eat โ€˜low fatโ€™ all day then itโ€™s okay to eat a whole Mars Bar before going to bed…ย  Or those that wonโ€™t eat โ€˜fatโ€™ but…

  • Brain Food

    ‘We are what we eatโ€™ is certainly a very old saying and one that has been used by many people to denigrate all sorts of diet theories over the years.ย  Well I think the best one is โ€˜if you eat rubbish then youโ€™ll be rubbishโ€™. Iโ€™ve just watched the BBC 3 documentary which follows Zoe…