Category: Winter
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Glycine-Rich Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Glycine is an amino acid, and is one of the building blocks the body uses to make proteins in the body. As well as building and maintaining healthy tissues (like skin, joints, muscles, hair, nails and organs) glycine is also vital for healthy hormone function and good gut health. It may not be the most well-known…
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Orange & Almond Vitamin E Cake
Naturally high in protein, balanced carbohydrates from oranges, and totally healthy fats, this is a genuinely healthy cake you can enjoy as a snack, dessert, or even for breakfast. Almonds and wheatgerm are especially high in vitamin E, which is high in antioxidants, beneficial for skin health, and is essential for optimal hormonal balance and…
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Nutrient-Dense Liver Pâté Recipe
Liver is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. High in B vitamins (specifically B5, B6, B9 and B12, which are all amazing for metabolism and energy levels), copper, phosphorus, selenium and iron, it’s a superfood that our ancestors have been eating forever. Liver and other organ meats are extremely high in many…
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Mood-Boosting Bergamot Tea
Bergamot is known for its mood-boosting abilities; it can reduce stress, promote calmness, and lower levels of cortisol (the stress hormone). It’s also a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, and traditionally used to treat low mood & depression. Winter is the season we’re more likely to experience symptoms like low mood or depression, and even less…
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Acupressure For Winter: K1 / ‘Bubbling Spring’
As we move into Winter, this is the season to focus on nourishing the energy of the kidneys, which to be honest is probably where a lot of us need to be focusing most of the time! According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the kidneys store our ‘Jing’ or ‘essence’, also known in Ayurveda as ‘Ojas’.…
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Rosehip Sip
If you’re a confident forager, now is the perfect time to collect rosehips for delicious & medicinal recipes! Rosehips are very high in vitamin C, which is essential for immune health, adrenal health, for synthesising collagen and improving adrenal health. Before citrus fruits were imported to the UK, rosehips would have been one of our…
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Squash & Kale Stew + Halloumi ‘Croutons’
Whilst we’re still embracing Winter comfort foods, THIS is a warming, nourishing dish to help bring you right back to your centre & give you a dose of seasonal goodness. Full of vitamins A, B6, C, anti inflammatory and blood sugar balancing goodness – vegetables (actually, squash is technically a fruit…) that grow close to…
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Blood Orange, Sesame & Almond Loaf Cake
It’s blood orange season, and whilst they’re not totally native to the UK, oranges have been imported to Britain since the 15th century, so I’ll take that… As we’re in the second half of winter, vitamin C is still really important, and there aren’t many natural sources of it around right now. Vitamin C is…
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Using The Principles Of ‘Hygge’ To Help Us Slow Down In January
The first week back to work, school and ‘normal’ life after Christmas can be a bit of a shock to the system. Especially if the festive period was busy for you, it’s common to feel stressed and tired in January, which is why this isn’t the best month for making New Years resolutions! As we…
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5 Ways To Support Your Immune System This Winter
Our bodies have a powerful in-built mechanism to help us maintain health and wellbeing. The problem is that many of the things we do in everyday life (experiencing stress, eating sugar, consuming processed foods and inflammatory cooking oils, drinking excess alcohol, breathing in pollution or getting poor sleep) all have a big impact on our…
