Leek Carrot and Potato Soup
Potage Bonne Femme – my Mum used to make this soup – to perfection – the recipe asks for a teaspoon of brown sugar – which she always used to include. 😉 Some French recipes suggest a glass of white wine! 😆 I compromise with a flat teaspoon of honey […]
A cold day soup – earthy feeling and warming!
Over the years, several clients who have been healing a health issue using 100% natural methods, have mentioned that people of their acquaintance diagnosed with the same condition, or friends or family have attacked the holistic approach they were using to heal, stating that they should have the full range of treatment offered by […]
Fasting is generally defined as the abstinence from food or limiting of food. Water Fasting is one example, where you might only consume water for 24 hours. This gives the digestive organs a complete rest from their usual functions, which can be very beneficial. Fasting is also a natural response, for example, to an […]
I did my Juice Detox Retreat training back in 2000 as an addition to the second year of my Naturopathic Nutrition course. It inspired me to want to create a similar nurturing, relaxing space for my own clients so for the first couple of years I ran them for colleagues as practice runs. This […]
The Valentine’s day nutrition research published by the B.M.J may sound like a bit of a ‘no-brainer’ or perhaps that is just my opinionated view! Processed foods are so devoid of nutrients that if they constitute a percentage of the diet, it comes as no surprise to me that they will correspondingly increase the risk […]
Our whole family drinks water, often warm, out of big mugs through the day. A few months ago, probably aged about 5 months, my little granddaughter Connie started to grab the mug of whoever was holding her and pull the mug towards her mouth. She wanted to join in this activity whatever it was […]
It is common to worry that your baby isn’t eating enough when they first start weaning. I realised recently that weaning is very similar to what an adult experiences when they change their diet. I have worked with a lot of people in my nutrition practice who want to lose weight or improve a […]
When I began research for my first baby weaning seminar almost twelve years ago, there was a general understanding that the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Department of Health (DH) recommended that we wait until babies are at least six months old before weaning begins. However, what surprised me was that at that […]
Concerns have been raised this month by the American Paediatric Society about the Gardasil vaccine, as no safety research was done by manufacturers into the long term effects on ovarian health. Three separate case series recently have shown up a possibility that it is causing premature menopause in teenage girls. Dr. Deirdre Little an […]
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