FRUITY LAMB TAGINE WITH RED AND WHITE QUINOA
This fruity, mild, and warming tagine is one of our favourite family meals and it’s ideal if you are looking to introduce your children to a bit of spice but want to keep it tame and tasty. Tagines are a great way to load up on vegetables and the dish really allows for a lot…
CHICKEN AND BACON AND 6 VEG LOAF
I first saw this recipe in one of my favourite food blogs called Well Nourished. I love it not only because it’s super easy to make and looks incredible but it can be made in advance and re-heated – about 30 minutes in a medium oven should do it. It also packs an incredible nutritional…
BRAINY SALMON AND SPINACH FISH CAKES
I make these fish cakes all the time for my kids to put in their lunch box and for a snack after school. We also often have them for a light supper usually served with a green salad and tomato relish. They are wonderfully filling and fantastic brain food, loaded with omega 3 fatty acids….
LETTUCE AND SNEAKY 7 VEG MEATBALL WRAP
Red Batavia lettuce is a magnificent treat and we were lucky to have some in our organic vegetable box this week. The shape of the leaves really lends itself to being used as a wrap which you can fill with all your favourite, meats, beans, pulses and vegetables. If you can’t get Batavia lettuce, use…
SPINACH AND TOMATO GRAIN-FREE BREAKFAST MUFFIN
Breakfast is the one meal of the day where most of us struggle to get right in terms of nutrient content and convenience. This is a portable breakfast option that you can make in advance and a great solution for a tasty and nutritious breakfast for your kids even if they are running late and heading out…
GOLDEN BEET NOODLES WITH HARISSA CHICKEN
We don’t often find golden beets in the shops but we were lucky enough to have some in our weekly organic vegetable box this week. If you can’t find golden beets then use butternut squash instead. If you can find golden beets but they have no leaves (beet tops) attached then use spinach or watercress instead…
GRATED RADISH WITH HONEY AND LEMON DRESSING
I have so many memories of sumptuous long family lunches with skewered lamb and chicken kebab, rice with golden saffron and side dishes of radish (with the green tops on!) with feta cheese and flatbread, known as lavash. To me, this was the epitome of family celebration so when I received some in my veg box this…
Depression and Link to Herpes Virus HHV-6
Front. Microbiol. | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01955 Early-life infections and associated neuroinflammation is incriminated in the pathogenesis of various mood disorders. Infection with human roseoloviruses, HHV-6A and HHV-6B, allows viral latency in the central nervous system and other tissues, which can later be activated causing cognitive and behavioral disturbances. Hence this study was designed to evaluate possible…
When Probiotics Make You Feel Worse Think SIBO
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterologyvolume 9, Article number: 162 (2018) ABSTRACT D-lactic acidosis is characterized by brain fogginess (BF) and elevated D-lactate and occurs in short bowel syndrome. Whether it occurs in patients with an intact gut and unexplained gas and bloating is unknown. We aimed to determine if BF, gas and bloating is associated with D-lactic acidosis and…
Effect of Plastics on Brain Development
Journal of Neuroscience 16 July 2018, 0607-18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0607-18.2018 ABSTRACT The growth and organization of the developing brain is known to be influenced by hormones, but little is known about whether disruption of hormones affects cortical regions, like the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). This region is particularly important given its involvement in executive functions and…
