What is it with Danish bath tubs? I’m in Copenhagen again, doing a bit more learning – more Z health this time. This time and the last I have encountered weird baths. Last time, the bath was very long – and very narrow. Even my skinny hips had to slide into the bottom of the…
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Posts Categorized: Health and Fitness
Bespoke gazpacho
Gazpacho has to be one of the easiest soups to make – a bit of chopping, whizzing and stirring and the soup is ready. Since some find raw peppers indigestible, some, like me, can’t eat onions or garlic – and so it goes on, here is a variable version of gazpacho. The basic soup: 500g/…
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Chronic illness, stress and our gut bacteria.
This is the third in a series of blogs about our digestive flora. This time I’m looking at the link between stress and low levels of good gut bacteria. The man in the video will do well to take some high quality pro-biotics. Our guts could be likened to a long, winding hosepipe, starting at…
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Grilled aubergine with coriander seeds.
1 large aubergine 60ml/2½ml olive oil ½tsp coriander seeds, 2tsp lemon juice 1 tblspn shredded basil leaves celtic sea salt. Slice the aubergine about 5mm/¼” thick and brush with plenty of olive oil. Bash the coriander seeds in a pestle and mortar – or with a rolling pin in a bowl – until they are…
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