Healthy Eating

All things wellness & healthy eating.

Vegetable Beds

Getting Greener!

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

Fruit
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Seeing Red…

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

Low Fat Brainwash

The Low Fat Brainwash

I’m still amazed at how the low-fat theory is so deeply ingrained in people’s minds.  Recently I’ve heard a number of stories of people who are convinced that if they eat ‘low fat’ all day then it’s okay to eat a whole Mars Bar before going to bed…  Or those that won’t eat ‘fat’ but…

BBQ

Brain Food

‘We are what we eat’ 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.  Well I think the best one is ‘if you eat rubbish then you’ll be rubbish’. I’ve just watched the BBC 3 documentary which follows Zoe…