food
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The Wonder of Green Tea!
You can’t have it with milk (exception: matcha latte) and it DOES have caffeine in, but my word, I’ve come a long way from my PG Tips with milk and two sugar days (admittedly I was a small child and… Continue reading
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Personal Insights on Trying a Low FODMAP Diet
A nutritional therapist shares insights from trying the low FODMAP diet for digestive issues. The diet helps manage symptoms by reducing fermentable sugars that cause discomfort. Although challenging, it offers benefits such as improved energy and symptom relief. Short-term adherence… Continue reading
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Christmas dinner – the facts
‘Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat…’ Not many of us eat goose these days but like as not, many of us will be wolfing down double portions of turkey, nut-roasts, roast potatoes, sprouts, stuffing, with lashings and lashings… Continue reading
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Why slow cooked stews are the shizz!
Or curries, or pot roasts, or… If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll know that I have more than a passing fancy for my slow cooker. It sits there on my work top, bubbling and hissing away,… Continue reading
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Vitamin C: A deep(ish) dive into the reason the English were called ‘limeys’ and what we have in common with guinea pigs
Most people know that if you don’t get enough vitamin C, you get scurvy (major sign: bleeding from everywhere) but did you know that the Americans called English people ‘limeys’ because of the habit of carrying limes (and other citrus)… Continue reading




