We have written about it before, but to be honest you might not want to know the details of what is inside your gut. I can tell you, though, that it is very important for your well being. In case you got curious, it is called the gut microbiota, a mix of maybe 100 trillion…Read more Be kind to your gut microbiota
Of course I would like to believe the scientists who claim that eating dark chocolate positively affects our wellbeing and that drinking moderate amounts of red wine improve our health. I like both dark chocolate and red wine and sometimes together to get a double wellness whammy. What’s not to like? Question is are the…Read more Dark chocolate or red wine?
‘Whiter than white’ is a claim often used by washing powder manufacturers to describe the superior effects of their products. Equally, ‘whiter than white’ is a product attribute strived for by some food manufacturers although rarely boasted about as such as it might have been achieved through a now questionable food colourant, titanium dioxide. Titanium…Read more ‘Whiter than white’ – titanium dioxide nanoparticles
I’d love to believe that the resveratrol in red wine possesses a range of health benefits including anti-cancer effects, anti-inflammatory effects, cardiovascular benefits, anti-diabetes potential and protection against Alzheimer’s. Thus good for all adult ages. A glass of wine a day might keep the doctor away. But it might be wishful thinking. It is true that…Read more I’d love to believe
We have all heard the “eat more fibre” mantra and wondered what this is all about. So did scientists. Sure we have long known it is good for gut health and function. Recently with the exploration of the gut microbes – the microbiota – we have learnt that dietary fibre can support survival and growth of the good…Read more Magical dietary fibres
Be kind to your intestinal flora and it will be kind to you in return. We are talking about the microbiome, the trillions of bugs in your large intestine living in symbiosis with you. We have written about the microbiome before. All the good deeds the bugs can do if you just feed them the…Read more More dietary fibre
Lead has been used for thousands of years because it is widespread, easy to extract, and easy to work with. It is highly malleable and easily meltable. Equally, lead poisoning has been documented since ancient Rome, ancient Greece and ancient China. It is thus clear that, ingested or inhaled, lead is poisonous to animals and humans. Still…Read more Lead – up to no good
There goes my last hope for a food supplement that actually works in old age. The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid is essential for the growth and functional development of the brain in infants and is present in mother’s milk. It has also been proposed that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids can protect brain health…Read more Are omega-3 food supplements useless in old age?
Regular wine consumption, and the resveratrol in red wine in particular, has long been seen as an explanation to the remarkably low levels of cardiovascular mortality seen in France despite high saturated fat consumption, a phenomenon called the “French paradox“. However, despite a persistent nationwide decline in wine consumption, no concomitant increase in cardiovascular disease has…Read more Cheese as a missing link
You’re working along doing your usual stuff and suddenly you feel a hunger pang. And you don’t just feel hungry, you crave fatty food. If you had a Krispy Kreme doughnut ready you would gulp it down. But fortunately there is none within reach. There are conflicting signals and you change your mind. Now you have…Read more The fight for your attention
Focus on food safety 