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FEB

2013

Off the booze? Great drinks for FebFast and beyond

Tags : addiction, drinks, dryJuly, FebFast, ice blocks, juices, non-alcoholic, OcSober, popsicles, smoothies, sugar-free. drinks with no sugar, teas, what to drink when pregnant

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Whether you’re signed up for FebFast, DryJuly, OcSober, are pregnant or just want to take a break from the booze, you don’t need to feel like you’re missing out or have to rely entirely of sugary drinks. I’ve bought together the best of my booze-free resources into one...

JAN

2013

Recipe: Cool as a cucumber ice blocks

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : apple, cucumber, homemade popsicles, ice blocks, mint, summer

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What’s not to love about a refreshing ice block on a hot day? You can pick up ice block moulds cheaply from bargain stores and some supermarkets. These apple and cucumber ice blocks are cooling and zesty with the addition of lemon and mint. They contain no added sugar (unlike...

DEC

2012

Recipe: Badrijani nigvzit

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Badrijani nigvzit, calcium, Caucasian food, dair-free, eggplant, entrees, finger food, Georgian food, healthy food, Russian food, vegan, vegetarian, walnut dip

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While in St Petersburg I ate this amazing walnut dip wrapped in eggplant. I’ve scoured the net for a recipe and tried different versions. To be authentic, ground marigold leaves are added for colour but the ones I ate didn’t have the tell-tale golden hue. Traditionally vinegar is...

DEC

2012

Superfood myths: what makes a superfood

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : balance, beetroot, blueberries, carrot, fruit, marketing, real food, super diets, super meals, superfood myths, superfoods, vegetables

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The final superfood part in the superfood myths series. What makes a superfood? Is ‘feeling righteous when you are eating it’ part of the superfood test? This was one reader’s response to the superfood series. On those grounds she nominated kale. Another...

DEC

2012

Superfood myths: maqui berries

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : antioxidant, maqui berries, product warning, superfood myths, superfoods, superhype

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The final superfood under the microscope in the recent superfood myths series. Maqui berries (aka Chilean wineberries, Aristotelia chilensis) The claim: “known for its powerful detoxifying and antioxidant properties”. The evidence: is pretty thin on the ground. One study shows...

DEC

2012

Superfood myths: pomegranate seeds

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : fruit, immune, pomegranate seeds, pomlife, seeds, superfood myths, superfoods, superjype, Vitamin C

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A recent article in The Age explored the top ten superfoods. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve examined each of the claims and adding a few of my own. Which ones will live up to the hype? Pomegranate seeds The claim: “high vitamin-C content and fatty acids”. The evidence: Let’s...

DEC

2012

Superfood myths: coconut water

Posted By : Gill Stannard

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A recent article in The Age explored the top ten superfoods. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve examined each of the claims and adding a few of my own. Which ones will live up to the hype? Coconut water The claim: The experts in the Fairfax article are in agreement that coconut...

NOV

2012

Superfood myths: freekah

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : CSIRO, diabetes, fibre, freekeh, gluten, grains, superfood myths, superfoods

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A recent article in The Age explored the top ten superfoods. Over the next couple of weeks I’m examining each of the claims and adding a few of my own. Which ones will live up to the hype? Freekeh The claim: ”The CSIRO support it and say it helps to manage diabetes because...

NOV

2012

Superfood myths: umeboshi

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : antibacterial, hypertesion, immune, Japanese, macrobiotic, plum, superfood, superfood myths, umeboshi

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A recent article in The Age explored the top ten superfoods. Over the next couple of weeks I’m examining each of the claims and adding a few of my own. Which ones will live up to the hype? Umeboshi An Asian preserved plum, used by macrobiotic practitioners. The claim: “One a week...

NOV

2012

Book review: A walk on the beach

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : A walk on the beach, Cape Cod, death, dying, elderly, Erik Erikson, Eriksonian life stages, Freud, Joan Anderson, Joan Erikson, life stages, middle age

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A Walk on the Beach by Joan Anderson This is a follow up to Joan Anderson’s previous memoir A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman, where in middle age Joan takes a year out of her marriage to live by herself on the New England coast. This book looks more deeply...

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Articles

Off the booze? Great drinks for FebFast and beyond

Recipe: Cool as a cucumber ice blocks

Recipe: Badrijani nigvzit

Superfood myths: what makes a superfood

Superfood myths: maqui berries

Superfood myths: pomegranate seeds

Superfood myths: coconut water

Superfood myths: freekah

Superfood myths: umeboshi

Book review: A walk on the beach

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