Blog Entries tagged 'healthy eating'

The properties of Carrots

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The medicinal properties of carrots were known to the Greeks
and Romans. Carrots then were long, thin yellow roots with a
strong scent. Modern carrots, which originated in Holland in the
17th century, tend to be orange-coloured, plump and short.
Carrots are one of the most precious vegetables in a
medicinal kitchen – they contain vitamin A, folic acid, iron,
potassium, magnesium, manganese, sulphur, copper,
carotenes and pectin. Their high fibre and fl [...]

Chinese Principles of Diet

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Chinese Traditional Cooking and Dietary Concepts originate in the Taoist philosophy of Yin and Yang and the theory of the Five elements. In the traditional medical theory, QI, the life force, comes from three sources: heredity, air, and food. It follows that in order to maintain health and balance of Qi, one must eat the correct foods.
The concepts of yin and yang and the five elements were devised by the ancient Chinese as a method of defining and explaining the nature of all phenomena. [...]

mineral water and culinary oil

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100

mineral water and culinary oil

Water

Water is a basic ingredient that is essential to life in any form. It makes up around two-thirds of the human body and is constantly being lost in the form of sweat, water vapour, urine and faeces. We need to drink 1–2 litre water every day.
Water varies in nutritional value. The quality of the tap water in large urban areas is often poor. It may have been recycled 3–4 times and contain traces of ho [...]

New Detox Recipes for LIFE

heather@karunaretreats.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Did you know that of the 58,000 high animal species on the planet we are the only ones that denature our food by multi-level processing and then cooking? Modern human technology has made it possible to manufacture substitutes to most of the ingredients of life, and huge amounts of energy and finances are invested in convincing us these produces substances are superior. I believe as a result we suffer loss of a natural experience of wellbeing in body, mind and spirit.

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Eat Healthily and beat the credit crunch

julie@innercore.co.uk — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Yesterday we helped out some local students who were filming a documentary on the cost of food in the super markets and from a local market (in this case Leeds Central Market).
The family where filmed (myself, my partner and two children). We were given the cost of a family meal from a main supermarket chain. This included 4 Chicken breasts, 0.5 Kilo of potatoes, 3 courgettes and a stem of broccoli. All these products from the supermarket were wrapped in plastic or packaging.

The properties of lemon

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Lemon is a natural disinfectant. it is rich in vitamin c and
citrus flavonoids that have a powerful antioxidant function. lemon is good for strengthening the immune system and
preventing infection and disease.

The lemon tree (Citrus limon) is a small evergreen indigenous to the forests of northern India. It bears bright yellow segmented fruit that, together with lime, orange and grapefruit, belong to the citrus family (page 33).
Although there is some doubt [...]

Eating healthily without turning into an ascetic monk

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Eating healthily without turning into an ascetic monk

One of the most important ways in which we can influence our health is by monitoring what we eat.
Eating unhealthily – too much animal fat, salt, sugar and artificial additives – can cause irreparable damage to our bodies, especially to the cardiovascular system and the kidneys. Eating healthily can increase vitality, immunity and life expectancy.
We can also influence the health of future generations by tea [...]

The History of Garlic

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Food can be used not only to prevent illness but also to treat it. Throughout the ages, and in all cultures played an important role in healing the sick. For this first blog, in the cold of December, here is something to warm you up: