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7 reasons why green tea is the healthiest beverage on the planet
Green tea is the healthiest beverage on the planet with its health benefits of tea observed since the first infusions of the tea plant 4700 years ago. Of course, no one thing you drink or eat is going to counteract … Continue reading
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Tagged catechins, green tea, health benefits of green tea
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7 health benefits of manuka honey
Manuka honey is often referred to as an alternative medicine, however, with a growing body of scientific research into its therapeutic benefits, combined with a serious need to find a way to combat antibiotic resistant bacterial strains, manuka honey is … Continue reading
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Turning chia seeds into chia gel
I used to sprinkle chia seeds on my salads and put them in my homemade raw museli. The little black and white seeds don’t taste like much, but they do add a bit of crunch, fiber, omega 3 , protein, … Continue reading
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Tagged almond milk, chia seed gels, chia seed nutrition, chia seed recipes, chia seed uses, chia seeds, Dole, Dole Nutrition Plus, egg alergies, gluten free, healthy breakfasts for kids, healthy desserts for kids, milled chia seed, orange, real food breakfast, vegan cooking
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Mexican Caviar Salad
My sister said it was time I posted another recipe. Something that’s quick and easy. The sort of thing you can whip up on those nights when you haven’t given dinner that much thought. Last night was one of those … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, corn, healthy family meals, lettuce, Meixcan Caviar, peppers, real food, salad, tomato
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6 different points of view on the “healthiest diet”
‘Group think’ is a phenomenon where a group of people resist and ignore external knowledge and views whilst reinforcing their own way of thinking. This leads to ‘in-thinking’ where basically, we stop challenging others in the same group and ourselves. … Continue reading
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Tagged different views on the healthiest diet, Dr Dean Ornish, Dr Joel Fuhrman, Dr Loren Cordain, Dr Mark Hyman, Gary Taubes, Michael Pollan, nutrition research, the best diet, the healthiest diet, the paleo diet, Vegan diets, Vegetarian diets, weight loss
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The will power myth
“I just have no will power” one Mom told me, complaining that her latest diet wasn’t working, “I bake a batch of biscuits for the kids to have when they get home from school. The aroma of hot cookies fills … Continue reading
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Tagged healthy eating, how to eat healthier, will power
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Celeriac brunch
A celeriac (or celery root) came in our veggie box this week. Celeriac is a variety of celery that has been bred for better eating roots (as opposed to cultivated for the celery stalks). The roots mass together to form … Continue reading
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Tagged celeri remoulade, celeriac, celery, eating real food, egg, potato, real food breakfast, salad, veggie box
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Faux health foods
“Health” is hot right now. Organic produce sales are growing at a faster rate than their conventionally grown counterparts. The growth in the gluten-free market has been insane. There’s a trend for big food manufacturers to buy smaller health focussed … Continue reading
Kale pesto fish and veggies (a.k.a. fish and chips around here)
Many of us kiwis have fond memories of eating fish and chips at the beach on a summer’s evening. We would feast on thick battered fish and large quantities of potatoes deep fried in cheap vegetable oil, heavily salted and … Continue reading
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Tagged brussels sprouts, carrots, fish, healthy fish and chips, kale, kale pesto, roast vegetable medly, roast vegetables, rutabaga, sweet potato, turnip
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Why did I eat that?!?
What we eat isn’t just about hunger or our taste buds. There are hundreds of environmental cues that influence what and how we eat. Brian Wansink is a Professor at Cornell University who comes up with super interesting experiments to … Continue reading
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