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Chameleon - why? Because it started as a leek and

Chameleon - why? Because it started as a leek and pumpkin soup, then I spotted that bag of spinach that was getting close to its best by date! Quick blitz in the blender and I’ve added folate, vitamin K & A, magnesium iron, more B vitamins, and vitamin C.
So in the blink of an eye, or a pulse of a blender, this soup turned from orange to a mean greeeeen 🤣
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#funwithfood #soup #green #plantfoods #plantbased #homemade #cookfromscratch #nutrients #yum #lunch #veggies #vegetarian #nutritionaltherapy #functionalmedicine #spinach #pumpkin #seasonal #healthyeating #glutenfree #folate #magnesium

Swipe to see the ‘stealth ingredients’ you can

Swipe to see the ‘stealth ingredients’ you can add to a basic flapjack recipe. You can halve the quantity of oats by adding dessicated coconut, milled seeds, dried cranberries, ground almonds and pistachios. Even a plant protein powder.
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Not only does this add delicious complexity and flavour enabling you to reduce the sugar content, but by adding nuts and protein you lower the glycemic score of the flapjack and ensure it creates a more moderate blood glucose response.
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Be creative - let me know how you adapt a recipe like this to increase the nutrient content or lower its glucose hit.
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#glycemicindex #flapjacks #bloodsugar #teatime #treats #baking #cookfromscratch #homecook #ingredients #yum #instalove #foodie #livewell #lovetocook #nutritioncoach #wellness #nutritionaltherapy

Lots of pears in the shops at the moment, so quick

Lots of pears in the shops at the moment, so quick idea to ensure they get eaten and not ignored in the fruit bowl:
Peel, quarter and poach in a dash of apple juice with lots of cinnamon, or use water with a teaspoon of dark brown sugar. They barely need 5 mins poaching, you don’t want the pieces disintegrating, then remove the fruit with a slotted spoon and return the pan to the heat to reduce the cooking liquid to a syrup. Then drizzle over when slightly cooled.
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To make it plate lickingly good, add a little kick to the poaching liquid, a fortified pudding muscat wine springs to mind - only if you happen to have one open - ok, just open it anyway 😂 - yup, plate licking will follow 😉
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#delicious #pudding #dessert #pears #fruit #treatyourself #yum #lovefood #cookfromscratch #cooking #puddingideas #easyrecipes #cinnamon #fortifiedwine

Why is a daily dose of being outside so good for u

Why is a daily dose of being outside so good for us? Never mind the weather, it’s well established that saturating our eyes with nature’s BLUE or GREEN spaces lowers stress hormones, but more recent research shows it may also work via INHALATION. Breathing in the natural chemicals released by plants and fungi could influence stress physiology and immune resilience. Until now ‘forest bathing’ was all about the visual, and being by water was all about the sound as well as the visual.
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What if INHALING the natural constituents of these environments benefitted our respiratory microbiomes? Just like the gut, our respiratory system hosts a diverse array of airborne microbial species, and the more diverse - the greater the benefit. Limited early life exposure to the natural world coupled with over use of antimicrobials/antibiotics, has given rise to increased allergy and lower immune tolerance.
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Whilst the microbiome of the nose is more akin to our skin’s microbiome, the lungs - which are not sterile, have Bacteroidetes as their dominant species, but there can be a shift in this community in the diseased state - this ecosystem can collapse and be dominated by one pathogen in the case of pneumonia.
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DIVERSITY of microbial species is a well established goal for gut health, and so it is for respiratory health. And incidentally, the gut bugs that produce short-chain-fatty -acids also benefits the lungs, as these byproducts travel to the lungs and support its immune response. So this is a simple message: get outside, fill your eyes, ears and lungs with nature’s bounty!
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#thoughtfortheday #nature #healthmatters #livewell #nutritionaltherapypractitioner #bant #functionalmedicine #research #evidencebased #breathe #stress #cortisol #immunesystem #freshair #mentalhealth #respiratorytherapy #healthylifestyle #getoutside

Are you following @daylesfordfarm ? Check out thei

Are you following @daylesfordfarm ? Check out their footage on brassicas, sprouting broccoli and ‘Kalettes’ - I’d never heard of this little purple beauty - but it looks gorgeous, more open than a sprout, and look at that colour! Anthocyanins galore, I’m now on the hunt!
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Great farming info’ too, and of course their sustainable organic methods mean the precious commodity of SOIL is being nurtured and protected for future generations 🙌 way to go - 🥰 love it.
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#farming #organic #brassicas #sprouts #soil #ecology #kalettes #vegetarian #nutrition #functionalmedicine #healthyfood #livewell #planetearth #sustainable #organicfarming #eatrealfood #cookfromscratch

I love the way walking in winter gives me longer l

I love the way walking in winter gives me longer legs . . . 🤣
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#getoutside #exercise #walk #southwestcoastpath #devon #sunshine #sea #freshair #mentalhealth #positivevibes #hiking #southhamsdevon #hopecove #thurlestone #dayoff