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Gram’s Mexi Spice

You can turn up the feist as you wish by playing around with different cayenne pepper ratios, some will be more about the garlic, some will enjoy adding a bit more smoked paprika. Simply pop into your local Gram, bulk foods store and personalise as you like from the below foundation of flavour. Simply foldContinue reading “Gram’s Mexi Spice”

Gallbladder Dysfunction

What function does it serve? The gallbladder is a super nifty organ, endowed to us meat eating, fat using mammals by evolution. It is not the ‘unnecessary’ organ it is deemed to be by those who would remove it when it becomes blocked with gallstones before trying anything else. The gallbladder stores biles that isContinue reading “Gallbladder Dysfunction”

Crispy Skin Duck Breast Ramen

The bowl that has it all. This play on a much loved, Japanese delight went down such a warm and satisfying treat. The noodles were chewy, the duck was tender, the eggs were gooey and there was a most satisfying sharpness and freshness from that cut garlic and coriander. The bowl took 40 minutes andContinue reading “Crispy Skin Duck Breast Ramen”

7 Ingredients for a Salmon Bowl

Method: Slice zucchini into thin discs and salt. While zucchini is sweating, shred your cabbage and heat a large non stick (avoid teflon) pot* to a medium to low setting. Season Salmon and place in the pot, lid on for 5 minutes. Once 5 minutes has passed, add cabbage and zucchini, return the lid andContinue reading “7 Ingredients for a Salmon Bowl“

Peanut Cinnamon Endurance balls

Developed for endurance athletes. They are absolutely ideal for before or after your event. These balls provide a good smack of carbs for muscle recovery and readily absorbed fats in the form of MCT. The cordyceps and maca are your featured adaptogens to support mitochondrial efficiency (access to energy) and fight oxidative damage and stressContinue reading “Peanut Cinnamon Endurance balls”

Toasted Pistachio and Dil Dip

To be scooped and spread on eggs, fish or red meat. If you can BBQ it (as the season calls for) then you can enjoy it with this dip. It’s sharp and mustardy tang lends itself well to fattier cuts of meat but it still does wonders with chicken breast and white fish. Pan toastingContinue reading “Toasted Pistachio and Dil Dip”

Your Hormones and Hunger

Much of your hormonal signalling happens on a clock (your body clock). You are wired to feel hungry at the same times everyday! This makes perfect sense from an evolutionary standpoint as it also means your system can be optimised for digestion. If your body knows it has to digest foods at a certain timeContinue reading “Your Hormones and Hunger”

Your Metabolism

It happens in every cell of your body. It (base metabolism) keeps you alive. The pace and function of your metabolism is up to the mitochondria. Mitochondira are these incredible little power-packs, the motherboard of each and everyone of your cells! Their function varies hugely by hormonal status, age, genetics and more. Metabolism can slowContinue reading “Your Metabolism”