Apple Cinnamon Buckola
I am a total fiend for cinnamon. I love the sweetness that it adds to recipes, with no empty sugar calories. It’s packed full of antioxidants, and improves insulin sensitivity which results in reduced blood glucose, triglycerides, total and LDL cholesterol and lower blood pressure in people with impaired carbohydrate metabolism. That’s tasty medicine! Buckwheat…
PBNHC 2018 Conference
Day 1 – Going to California with excitement in my heart (with apologies to Led Zeppelin) I’m writing the first part of this post in the departure lounge at Sydney Kingsford Smith airport, waiting for my flight to Los Angeles and then onto San Diego for the 6th International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference. This will…
Cauliflower ‘Cheese’ Sauce
Creamy vegan sauces are usually based on high fat foods, such as cashews. Cauliflower makes the most lusciously creamy sauce, without the excess fat calories. This sauce is delicious poured over steamed vegetables or baked potatoes – or use it in a pasta bake. Ingredients: 1 medium head cauliflower, cut into small florets 1/4 cup…
Prostate cancer: duplicity, deception and betrayal
10 September 2018 September has been designated ‘International Prostate Cancer Awareness Month’ by various NGOs including the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA). As I’ve discussed in previous articles (see Diabetes: ‘awareness’ vs action, Preventing bowel cancer, Keep your brain young with greens and Cancer prevention: myths, cons and big fat lies), I am deeply…
Eating for 2… or 200 trillion?
In my last several blog posts, I’ve been focusing on the fascinating and burgeoning field of microbiome research. As previously discussed, our diets and medication usage profoundly affect the composition and diversity of the teeming microbial communities that inhabit our gastrointestinal tract, which in turn profoundly affects our physical and psychological health. But the human-microbiome…
Pumpkin Bean Dip
You can use this delicious combination of sweet, baked pumpkin and nourishing white beans as either a dip or salad dressing. Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, peeled 400 g drained white beans (e.g. great northern, cannellini) 400 g baked pumpkin 1 tbsp natural peanut butter 2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp ground allspice 2 tbsp chopped…
Ketogenic diets: Part 6 – The gut microbiome
What impact do ketogenic diets have on the gut microbiome, and what are the implications for our health and longevity?
Red Lentil Wraps
I heard about these delicious, nutritious and super-simple wraps while listening to Corinne Nijjer’s fabulous podcast – thanks Corinne! (Don’t forget to check out my interview with Corinne, while you’re there :).) A quick Google revealed several variants of the basic recipe. Here’s my take on this modern classic. Ingredients: 3/4 cup split red lentils…
Of bugs and brains – how your gut microbiome affects mental health
As I discussed in last week’s blog post, Drugs and gut bugs, research on the human gut microbiome is burgeoning at an astonishing rate. One of the most fascinating areas of research is the complex interplay between our bugs and our brains – the constant back-and-forth signalling between our gut microbiota and regions in our…
Beetroot Couscous Burgers
You’ve figured out by now that I love burgers, right? The fantastic thing about making plant-based burgers is that you can just mash up whatever grains or legumes you happen to have cooked with some roasted vegetables, herbs and spices, roll them into balls, bake them, and voilá – vegie burgers! I happened to have…
