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What if the problem isn’t gluten?

What if the problem isn’t gluten?

Gluten is viewed as the number one dietary villain in the average Western diet. Avoid gluten and you can avoid a myriad of health problems – or so the thinking goes. Gluten has been implicated in digestive problems including leaky gut syndrome leading to brain fog and auto-immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). It’s also blamed for osteoporosis, infertility, autism, schizophrenia and itchy skin rash. What if the problem isn’t gluten? Let’s take a look.

10 July 2019 by Catherine Saxelby

The sourdough revolution

The sourdough revolution

It’s no secret that I love bread! It’s my favourite carbohydrate, way ahead of potato, rice or pasta. So, it breaks my heart when...

3 July 2019 by Catherine Saxelby

June 2019 Foodwatch Newsletter - A Foodwatch Freebie, a new eBook and Kapusniak Soup???!

June 2019 Foodwatch Newsletter - A Foodwatch Freebie, a new eBook and Kapusniak Soup???!

I have been busy writing a new eBook. “Souped Up and Sensible” is subtitled "The Smart Way to Lose Weight". That's because it is...

25 June 2019 by Catherine Saxelby

Read on - here I take a look at these cute mini-pots of fresh growing herbs for your kitchen. Are they worth buying? Are they easy to look after?

Product Snapshot: Suncoast Gold MAC Milk

Over the last couple of years Catherine has reviewed many milk alternatives, or mylks, as she likes to call them. I’ve tried...

19 June 2019 by Guest reviewer

Read on - here I take a look at these cute mini-pots of fresh growing herbs for your kitchen. Are they worth buying? Are they easy to look after?

Product snapshot: Celery juice

Are you starting off your day with two glasses of celery juice? Are you hoping for one of the many ‘miracles’ spruiked by the New...

12 June 2019 by Catherine Saxelby

Book Review: The Fast 800 Diet

Book Review: The Fast 800 Diet

This book has made it to Number 1 in countries where the author, Dr Michael Mosley, has his popular TV show. Is this a good way to...

5 June 2019 by Catherine Saxelby

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Recommended Reads

Here’s what I’m reading at the moment. Check out these best-sellers in diet, cooking and nutrition.

Just Eat It

Say No to restrictive dieting, disordered eating and punishing exercise with this anti-diet guide.

Undo It

I love how Dean Ornish sticks to his proven diet which is plant-based, low in animal protein, fat, sugar and refined carbs

My Nutritionary

Here’s my short easy answers in plain English to help you navigate through the jargon.

Three Veges & Meat

Make veg the hero - for those scaling back but not cutting out meat altogether.

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