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healing foods and good recipes

a no fooling blackberry and elderberry fool

Posted on March 11, 2020 by The Holistic Gardener

A  blackberry and elderberry fool  is a tasty treat to tackle colds, flu and other seasonal viral infections.  You can run out and buy up all the immune boosting supplements and by the time they ‘kick in’ to your system … Continue reading →

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apple cider vinegar

Posted on April 25, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

The use of apple cider vinegar as a medicinal aid is sometimes thought of as a modern fad but it is in fact a really ancient cure; Hippocrates – he of the Hippocratic oath – was recommending it back in … Continue reading →

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homemade love truffles

Posted on February 14, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

Love truffles are a nice twist on homemade energy balls – they are really easy to make; it’s a simple blitz up of all ingredients. Here is a quick recipe featuring some mood boosting and aphrodisiacal ingredients for a nice … Continue reading →

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try a tasty stir-fry to remedy winter aches and pains

Posted on December 20, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

Traditional stir-fry spices are warming and so improve blood circulation and our own pain regulating mechanisms but many of them have a powerful dose of anti-inflammatory or analgesic action. Turmeric contains a compound called curcumin which is one of the … Continue reading →

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Quick blitz raw garlic pesto

Posted on December 6, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

Garlic in our diet is often touted as a cure all, especially to fortify us against winter ills – but cooking it diminishes its healing chemistry, so here is a handy and very tasty way to get your raw on. … Continue reading →

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Sugar alternatives – How sweet it is or isn’t.

Posted on April 24, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

We know sugar is bad… but what are the replacement options. Some seem to be worse than sugar and with others the jury is still out or the trials not yet complete. As it stands we have two options; ‘artificial … Continue reading →

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a terrifically simple health-boosting thermogenic soup

Posted on November 30, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

There is the theory that hot soup of any kind raises the temperature in the nose and throat and so creates an unwelcoming environment for viruses that otherwise thrive in cool, dry places or which often find a way in … Continue reading →

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Eat to beat the Winter Blues and S.A.D

Posted on November 2, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

At this time of the year when the light levels drop and the rain and cold puts a dampener on going outside we tend to plummet in our natural synthesis of Vitamin D – which is a precursor of serotonin … Continue reading →

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Roasted Tomato and Thyme Soup – a recipe for Winter Wellness

Posted on October 25, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

The warmth and nourishment of soup when you are unwell is often likened to a hug in a bowl but soup can help maintain wellness as well as fight off colds and flu. So in this one, beyond vitamin C, … Continue reading →

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Two easy and delicious Muesli recipes for sustained energy and wellness nutrients

Posted on October 21, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

Original Muesli Once upon a time, muesli was cutting-edge nutritional medicine to treat jaundice and fatigue, developed by Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Brenner around 1900. This is the original recipe – one that was not a collection of dry ingredients as … Continue reading →

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