Once thought to affect only women above 30, and those who hadn’t hadn’t children – not anymore. It is now thought to affect 10-20% of women, but it likely to be higher. Some women with Endometriosis may be symptom free. Endometriosis, we now know can affect women of any age after onset of menstruation. The […]
This is what I’ll be having a few times a week once I get back home, as after you finish a cleanse it’s really important to ease yourself back onto harder to digest foods. It’s also a winner for those times when you want to eat lightly but still need nourishing. It’s raw, so it retains […]
It’s been 10 years since my first book ‘Elixir:How To Use Food As Medicine’ was first published, and to celebrate I’m making the prize for ‘Your Creations’ 3 copies of the 2nd edition of ‘Elixir’, which came out in January 2013. I launched this book the same night I opened my clinic in Surry Hills […]
Turmeric (Curcuma Longais) also known as the ‘Golden Spice of Life’. Turmeric is said to prevent cancer and childhood leukemia thanks to the ‘curcumin’ it contains. Other reasons to include it include – – it helps in detoxifying the liver. – turmeric aids in fat metabolism so helps manage your weight along with improving digestion, […]
It’s a wonderful anti-inflammatory (sooo important), a liver tonic and estrogenic, and research has proven that eating about 1 tablespoon dried turmeric a week (1 tsp fresh) reduces our chances of getting Alzheimer’s by around 50%. Here’s an easy and very popular recipe using turmeric. ‘Lentil Patties’ Gf, Df, Vg, V, SF, NF, GrF Makes […]
‘Ingredient Of The Week’ is – Cooking Oils. A lot of you ask which ones are best to cook with due to their Smoke Point, toxic levels and nutritional content. So over this week I’ll do my best to answer these questions as well as post recipes and storage tips. Let’s start with an oils […]
