High risk? Me? I beg to differ…
So we are almost 6 weeks into lock-down when I receive a text out of the blue. It’s from the NHS coronavirus service and it says, ‘Your condition means you […]
Tag Archives: holistic
Healthy eating overview: no need to follow the latest food fads
I liked this article I read today in the The Guardian. It brings to mind all the garbage you see online and being published by the new life-style gurus (no names mentioned) […]
Okra and aubergine masala
I bought some amazing fresh aubergine (the small purple variety from India) and okra in Little India and found this perfect recipe from South India, which combined the two. I […]
Papaya zinger
With a houseguest and not much in the fridge apart from half a papaya, some carrots and an apple, I invented this truly delicious juice to get him going for […]
Do #herbal #medicines improve our health?
This article in the Guardian has caused some heated responses! I know many doctors are wary about herbal medicines in that they are not trialled and tested like prescription drugs, […]
Kidney-cleansing aduki bean kichadi
Aduki beans are good for rebuilding adrenal function and giving the tired old kidneys energy – as kidneys regulate the qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine, i try to eat adukis every […]
UK cancer survival rates trail 10 years behind other European countries
This is perhaps unnecessarily depressing, even if true. What is important is Macmillan’s conclusion: ‘better prevention; swifter diagnosis; and better treatment, care and aftercare for all those diagnosed with cancer’ Healthy eating, exercise and a […]
Another clear lung scan!
I thought these anthurium lilies from the Gardens by the Bay Cloud Forest Dome resembled a healthy set of lungs…
The #gluten-free bandwagon: unless you are #coeliac, caveat emptor!
Another great article from the Guardian’s Emine Saner. I have always been sceptical about all the gluten-free marketing and people claiming to be ‘allergic’ to gluten (coeliacs excepted)…and it seems […]
A more measured response to the ‘bad luck factor’ debate in cancer
My friend the Doc has alerted me to the continuing controversy over the furore caused by the rather unscientific claims by the statisticians who rocked the cancer boat with their […]
