by Siobhan | Nov 19, 2015 | Advice, Health, Uncategorized
Too often I see people (especially women) denying themselves their favourite food on a frequent basis, many of the people I know of (male & female) who have gone through a period of restrictive eating said something along the lines of “it made me miserable” and didn’t stick with it long term, which is no surprise.
When we tell ourselves that we can’t have something, that’s when we want it most! This makes dieting difficult and is why most people who diet don’t stick with it very long & also why it tends to be followed by a period of binging. I remember watching a show a few years ago in which women were asked to follow a severely restricted diet which resulted in the women “cracking” half way through, with one eating ¾ of a packet of biscuits that
she didn’t even like simply because it was the first thing she found in her cupboard.
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by Siobhan | Nov 2, 2015 | Dinner, Grainfree, Uncategorized, vegan
This sauce is so great for health but I especially love the addition of the sprouts, this ingredient makes the recipe super annoying for cancer cells as sprouts have up to 20 times more sulforaphane (SFN) than bigger cruciferous veggies like broccoli & cabbage etc.
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by Siobhan | Oct 29, 2015 | Desserts, Lunch, Uncategorized, vegan
Ive updated this recipe since last Halloween to include more spices in it, A great Halloween treat that won’t spike blood sugar levels like normal sweets & another bonus is that it actually provides some nutrition!
*Chocolate sauce is optional, my pie was still slightly warm when I added it on both times (I attempted jack skellington 2nd time) so it ran a little & actually formed a strange kind of ghost! but at least now you know to be patient (unlike me) and let your pie cool before attempting a design, so hopefully you won’t make this mistake.
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by Siobhan | Jul 20, 2015 | Dinner, snack, Uncategorized
I’ve been experimenting recently with molasses & would like to share the recipes I found most tasty. Firstly, I like to use molasses whenever possible as it’s full of nutrients which not many other sweeteners can boast (which is why my pancake is so happy!).
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by Siobhan | Jul 17, 2015 | Health, Uncategorized
I thought I’d write this to say that although the idea of bugs in our food may sound horrible, I have tried it myself and found it rather good.
I have tasted a fruit & nut (and bug) bar with dates, honey, oats, almonds and cricket flour and am happy to say that it was like any other bar I’ve consumed in the past. There was no awful taste or smell and the texture was perfectly normal too.
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So why are food companies considering using insects in our food?
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by Siobhan | May 31, 2015 | Advice, Health, Uncategorized
When growing up we’ve always been told to eat our greens, now although many of us didn’t want to do that & probably tried to feed them to the family pet instead, there really are good reasons for eating green.
1. Green food contains chlorophyll, this is the pigment in plants that gives them their green leaves. The darker the colour, the more chlorophyll the food contains. Chlorophyll is a great chelating agent, as is the water soluble form, chlorophyllin & can bind various compounds such as mercury, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) etc and remove them from the body thus preventing the negative effects they would otherwise have.
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Green vegetables e.g. brussel sprouts & broccoli sprouts are high in compounds known as glucosinolates which are converted to sulforaphane (SFN). This SFN protects us from certain toxins by inhibiting the production of cytochrome P450 enzymes that activate toxins. Furthermore SFN increases the levels of important antioxidant molecules like Glutathione (GSH) and encourages the Nrf-2 pathway which is involved in antioxidant & anti-inflammatory mechanisms.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21684301
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