Coconut crazy – the #healing powers of #coconut
I can see you all rolling your eyes and thinking this is just another crackpot health claim. I thought so too until I read the book, Coconut Cures by Brice […]
What parents can do to stop their #children becoming #obese
This post is not strictly about cancer, but as obesity and a poor diet can be contributory factors in developing cancer, it is worth sharing this interesting article from today’s […]
Mixed vegetable avial – a Keralan vegetarian special
You can use any vegetables for this, but it’s good to have some potatoes and carrots as well as greens. Here I used new potatoes, carrots, aubergine, cauliflower, and broccoli. […]
Dal with tamarind, tomatoes and curry leaves
Thank you Rick Stein for this recipe from Bangladesh. I am not supposed to eat tomatoes as they are acidic, but as you know I cheat on my diet every […]
Dry cauliflower curry with mustard seeds, ginger and nigella/kalonji seeds
Another great immunity-boosting dish, cauliflower being a member of the brassica family. The humble cauliflower is low-fat and low-carb and we should eat a lot more of it. I combined […]
More evidence that #fasting can boost #immunity
My dear friend sent me this article from his sick-bed in the Royal Free where he is struggling to overcome his 3rd round of chemotherapy to treat his leukaemia. He […]
Chicken, aubergine and shitake mushroom red curry
About to go diving, I had to have another fridge clear out and I came up with this rather scrummy curry. It’s difficult in our household because Ross and I […]
Exercise & healthy eating help prevent onset of dementia
It’s in the news again: this time a flawed study – so some say – that demonstrates that obesity helps prevent dementia. ON further examination, yet again we see that, in fact, […]
The truth about so-called healthy sandwiches and salads…caveat emptor!
Lunch items from Pret a Manger, Caffè Nero, Marks & Spencer and Asda among those found by Which? to contain high levels of fat and sugar. No surprise at all […]
Physical activity benefits lung cancer patients and survivors
This latest research from Medical News Today and first published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), continues […]
healthy living with cancer 