Basically, it’s mostly a case of waiting for better weather, to paint. Not only because paint prefers temperatures over 10C, but also because now is
JANUARY 2021
Pre-Christmas pre-Brexit prep was just a blur. So here we are in January 2021 with a second and worse wave of Coronavirus and Little Britain
KETO LOW CARB GROCERY HAUL LOBLAW
Loblaw is a Canadian sypermarket chain http://www.loblaw,ca March 2019 – Risa Weiser – Canada
BEDROOM REVAMP IN PROGRESS
Started on this in October, with new rugs, artwork, bedside tables, chest of drawers, window treatments. Re-painting will happen in spring. Designers often say that
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF CHICKENS
Jimmy Doherty left his farm temporarily, to visit Jane Howorth in Devon, and discover The Private Life of Chickens
MAISON COOL NEWS
After a short hiatus, we’re back. No, we didn’t go anywhere, but the Great Autumn Clean is underway. Then there’s the thorny #WorkingFromHome problem and
LOW SUGAR DIET ROUND-UP
Reducing sugar in your diet is an excellent idea. However, just going through your fridge, freezer and pantry, ditching everything with sugar, can lead to
MAISON NEWS
Stockpiling is back https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/supermarket-slots-booking-up-fast-amid-fears-of-second-lockdown/ar-BB19dXzX?ocid=msedgntp Dr Roshan Sanghani talks to Diet Doctor about tackling India’s diabetes epidemichttps://www.dietdoctor.com/dr-roshani-sanghani-tackling-indias-diabetes-epidemic? If you’ve ever wondered whether the Duchess of Cambridge
KETO LOW CARB GROCERY HAUL PIGGLYWIGGLY
Pigglywiggly is a quirky name for a supermarket and you can find out more about the store from https://pigglywiggly.com and from Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brentpigglywiggly/ March 2019
KETO LOW CARB GROCERY HAUL – HY-VEE
March 2018 – Keto ME – USA
WAITROSE GROCERY HAUL
So here’s a small delivery from Waitrose https://www.waitrose.com/ as a few things were out of stock. Two bags of frozen diced non-organic celeriac also went
KETO LOW CARB GROCERY HAUL – HEB
HEB is a supermarket chain in Texas https://www.heb.com and if you want to browse recipes it’s https://www.heb.com/recipe/landing January 2020 – Stani Slays – Texas, USA
NEW FARMHOUSE FARE; RECIPES COLLECTED BY FARMERS WEEKLY
Mary Day. first editor of the ‘Home’ section within Farmers Weekly, came up with the idea of a cook book, back in 1934. The idea
KETO LOW CARB GROCERY HAULS – ICELAND
Sir Malcolm Walker, founder of Iceland Foods, is very pro-organic, but Iceland supermarkets don’t carry organic food. They specialise in frozen food (but do sell
KETO LOW CARB GROCERY HAULS SAINSBURYS
British food labels have carbohydrates and fibre separated, so the carbs on the label are net carbs. If a label says Total Carbohydrates, that’s using
KETO/LOW CARB GROCERY HAUL : TARGET
July 2020 – Steals, Deals and Meals – USA July 2020 – Kristi Davis – USA June 2020 – ketohalfasser – USA March 2020 –
TOP 10 LOW CARB FOODS
Former Olympian turned chiropractor, Dr Sten Ekberg DC, a holistic practitioner in Cummings, Georgia, just made this video about the best low carb foods.
ZOODLES 101 – ZUCCHINI NOODLES
Clodagh McKenna told TODAY.com all there is to know about zoodles aka zucchini noodles, known in Britain as courgetti. https://www.today.com/food/zoodles-101-how-make-cook-zucchini-noodles-t191607
KETO CHICKEN NUGGETS
The excellent Diet Doctor http://www.dietdoctor.com has a recipe for Keto chicken nuggets.
SAUSAGE WARS
Right now (12/09/20) Britain is out of the EU but adhering to EU food standards. When the transition period ends, Britain can lower food standards
EASTERN EUROPEAN FOOD FINDS
Waitrose doesn’t feature Eastern European food on the website or in stores and this does seem rather snobbish. After the European Union referendum in 2016,
HOW TO MAKE GHEE
There are a lot of videos on the Internet, showing how to make ghee (clarified butter). This one, comes from Swami Vasishtananada, an Indian Vedic
KETO GROCERY HAULS: WALMART
People do keto in a variety of ways. Not all family members will eat keto, either. August 2020 – Daniela Diaries – Illinois, USA July
DR ERIC WESTMAN AT LOW CARB SINGAPORE 2020
Kelly Tan Peterson interviewed Dr Eric Westman MD MHS in February 2020
HALLE BERRY COOKS MARIA EMMERICH’S BOURBON CHICKEN
Halle Berry has used keto to manage her diabetes for more than fifteen years. For more of Maria Emmerich’s recipes. please visit her website Keto
MAISON NEWS AGAIN..
A proper study over several years, shows that carbohydrate restriction improves Type Two Diabetes, This is important, because the low fat brigade is forever bleating:
METHI AKA FENUGREEK
Trigoneellafoenum -graecum L otherwise known as fenugreek or methi, is widely used in South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines. It has also been used to
MAISON COOL NEWS
A day late, sorry but here goes.. We kick off with details of a study on diet, for older people on an 8 week low
ORGANIC SEPTEMBER OFFERS
For some years, the Soil Association and other organic standards organisations, have promoted Organic September, showcasing organic food. Many supermarkets join in and provide more
IS A CALORIE A CALORIE ? PROCESSED FOOD, EXPERIMENT GONE WRONG
Covid-19 has killed many people who are obese or had underlying health conditions. This has led to a discussion on Real Food vs Processed Food.
THE CHEX EXPERIMENT
Monday to Friday, the Maison Cool photographer eats organic live natural yogurt, with low carb berries eg blueberries, strawberries, blackberries. He also cuts up plums
WATTS FARMS SURPRISE
A delivery from foodservice farm Watts Farms arrived today, with a totally unexpected surprise. A thank you tartelette ! Tasted lovely too. Verry chocolatety, without
THE 21 DAY IMMUNITY PLAN
During the Coronavirus pandemic, many people will have been Googling like crazy, trying to find information on ways to boost their immune system. No need
PRACTICAL KETO – DR ERIC BERG
Dr Eric Berg DC is a chiropractor in Alexandria, Virginia. He is the author of The Healthy Keto Plan (2017) and several other books, available
THE CEREAL EXPERIMENT II
On Thursday, we compared the nutritional information on boxes of General Mills gluten-free Cheerios from USA and Sanitarium gluten-free Weet-Bix. THE CEREAL EXPERIMENT The team
MAISON COOL NEWS 26 AUGUST 2020
In this disposable age of ours, the touchpad on the Dell laptop born 2017, packed up. First news then, is that shortly, the newborn 2020
NIGELLA LAWSON’S LOIN OF PORK WITH BAY LEAVES
Nigella Lawson’s recipe from ‘Nigella Bites’ in 2018, is a simple roast, with a three-ingredient salad. The gravy is reduced down with water and wine
TOM KERRIDGE’S LOW CARB CAULIFLOWER CHEESE
Back in April 2020, Chef Tom Kerridge presented a series of Lock Down Dinners. His cauliflower cheese is low carb, gluten-free and vegetarian. Instead of
THE CEREAL EXPERIMENT
One member of the Maison Cool team, has NCGS (Non Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity) and if you think you may have it you can read up,
MAISON COOL WEEKLY NEWS
HRH The Prince of Wales is giving up his farm, which will be taken over by another tenant farmer, but he will continue to own
VIABLE SARS-CoV-2 IN HOSPITAL ROOM AIR
New study reported earlier this month, seems to show that viable (ie live virus which could infect someone) was captured from the air in a
C IS FOR CAULIFLOWER
Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable and raw, it generally has under 5 grams of carbs per 100g. It’s extremely versatile and appears in lots of
B IS FOR BACON
The best bacon which we have found is Sandridge Farmhouse Bacon. FOODIE FIND: SANDRIDGE FARMHOUSE BACON & THE HARRIS WET CURING REVOLUTION (VIDEOS) We also
A IS FOR AVOCADO
Recipes which are low carb, or which can be adapted to be so, are everywhere. It isn’t necessary to buy even one cook book. Recipes
GAZPACHO
It’s hot in southern England, 37C in Kent earlier. So here’s a round-up of some gazpacho soups.
ORGANIC OFFERS: AUGUST
September marks Organic September. In normal times, this means more organic produce in supermarkets and more offers. ASDA Whole Earth smooth (or crunchy) organic peanut
DANA CARPENDER INTERVIEW: DR ANNIKA DAHLQVIST AND DR RALF SUNDBERG
Dr Annika Dahlqvist has been a key person in low carb, in Sweden. She was sued for advocating LCHF to patients and took the research
MAISON COOL NEWS THIRD EDITION
If you are a walnut lover, the cheapest price per 100g for organic walnut pieces, is 1.50 for a 100g Crazy Jack bag, at ASDA.
KETO LOW CARB GROCERY HAUL: COSTCO
If you want to check out Costco in the UK https://www.costco.co.uk/The Kirkland USDA-certified organic Californian walnuts cost 13.59 for 771g or 1.77 per 100g. Kicking
ATKINS FOR LIFE LOW CARB COOK BOOK
Veronica Atkins is the widow of Dr Robert C. Atkins MD, the doctor who launched The Atkins Diet. She wrote Atkins For Life Low Carb
GORDON RAMSAY’S TRUFFLED CREAM CHEESE
Philadelphia is not the best choice, if you are eating clean, as it has thickeners. Sainsbury’s SO organic soft cheese has no additives, 24.5g fat
FOODIE FIND: CHOLDERTON FARM SHOP AND CAFE
We visited Cholderton Farm Shop and Cafe in Wiltshire, in 2019, but weren’t able to get a blog post up reviewing it, before lockdown. Looking
FAT: THE NEW HEALTH PARADIGM
In September 2015, Credit Suisse Research Institute produced a really great report, called Fat: The New Health Paradigm. Because the report came from an investment
SUGAR: HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
Great little animated TEDEd lesson by Professor Robert Lustig MD MSL of University of California
COMMON MISTAKES ON KETO
Dr Eric Westman MD of Duke University, talked to Glen Brad Finkel about the top three mistakes on keto. (Spanish subtitles). In June 2020, Dr
HiPP ORGANIC MIXED FRUIT JUICE DRINK
Coca-Cola Europe used to sell Honest Kids organic juice drinks, which were great, because the bottles contained organic juices, diluted with mineral water and without
KETO GROCERY LIST FOR BEGINNERS – DR ANNETTE BOSWORTH MD
Back in July 2018, Dr Annette Bosworth MD, posted a video on YouTube, which is based on advice which she gives to her patients, when
CONVENIENCE STORE LOW CARB RECIPES
Even if they didn’t have any offers on low carb food, some convenience stores shared low carb recipes. Costcutter Egg and Avocado Bakehttps://www.costcutter.co.uk/recipes/healthy-eating/egg-and-avocado-bake/Courgetti Carbonarahttps://www.costcutter.co.uk/recipes/healthy-eating/courgetti-carbonara/Cloud Breadhttps://www.costcutter.co.uk/recipes/free-from/gluten-free-cloud-bread/
LOW CARB AT CONVENIENCE STORES
Bargain hunting Brits can find low carb and keto, on special offer at convenience stores. The products won’t be organic and they may be lazy
ELIZABETH CRAIG’S ECONOMICAL COOKERY
Elizabeth Craig MBE FRSA (1883 – 1980) was a Scottish journalist and home economist. She was the daughter of a pastor in the Free Church
THE COMPLETE COOKERY BOOK FOR DIABETICS
First published in 1956, Iris Holland – Rogers and The British Diabetic Association brought out this second edition in 1959, with more recipes. The introduction
THE GAYELORD HAUSER COOK BOOK
The Gayelord Hauser Cook Book: Good Food, Good Health, Good Looks was published in Britin in 1955. Gayelord Hauser (1895-1984) was a German-born American nutritionist
KETO GROCERY HAUL: TRADER JOE’S
Trader Joe’s began in California and you can read about the history of Trader Joe’s, which is certainly very Quirky-California, in a good way. https://www.traderjoes.com/our-story/timeline
KETO GROCERY HAULS: PUBLIX
Publix is the largest employee-owned American supermarket chain, which can be found in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia.https://www.publix.com/ These are
THE DAIRY BOOK OF HOME COOKERY
The Dairy Book of Home Cookery, written by Sonia Allison, was first published by the Milk Marketing Board, in 1968. In an era, when milk
OBESITY INCREASES RISK OF CORONAVIRUS DEATH
Here’s the actual press release by Public Health England on the UK government website. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/excess-weight-can-increase-risk-of-serious-illness-and-death-from-covid-19 Here’s the Evening Standard story via MSNhttps://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/obesity-can-increase-risk-of-coronavirus-death-by-up-to-90-phe-report-finds/ar-BB17aM3Q Sensationalised news articles
FRANCES DE SALLES’ CARBOHYDRATE DIET COOKBOOK
The back cover blurb, claims that Frances De Salles is a ‘ world renowned nutritionist and dietician ‘ but we’ve not been able to substantiate
GARY RHODES’ MUSHROOM, LEEK AND EGG BAKE POTS
Back in 2010, the late and great Chef Gary Rhodes, made a sumptuous-looking low carb starter for six, using wild mushrooms and leeks, sauteed in
THE DUKAN DIET RECIPE BOOK
Previously, we reviewed THE COMPLETE DUKAN DIET COOKBOOK. This is The Dukan Diet Recipe Book (2010 British edition). Dr Dukan, as he was then, explains
KETO/LOW CARB GROCERY HAULS FROM ALDI
For more info on the German discounter, Aldi, in the UK, see the website https://www.aldi.co.uk/ Metro reported 14/09/20 that Aldi will trial Click & Collect.
KETO/LOW CARB GROCERY HAULS ASDA
Here are some grocery hauls from ASDA in Britain, now part of the Walmart family. If you want to learn more about ASDA https://corporate.asda.com/our-story and
ROSE ELLIOT’S VEGETARIAN LOW CARB DIET
There are two books, The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet (2005) and The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet Cookbook (2006) Rose Elliot acknowledges the help of Cyndi Norman
RECIPE ROUNDUP
First up, is an ASDA slow cooker no pasta aubergine lasagne which takes 10 mins to prep and 4 hours 10 mins or thereabouts in
WEEK 2: MAISON COOL NEWS
First off, in case you missed it, we’ve all been cooking bacon incorrectly. Michelin-starred chef Jeff Baker, now Executive Development Chef at Farmison, says so.
DELIA SMITH COOKS MRS ISABELLA BEETON’S ALPINE EGGS
Delia Smith uses English Cheddar, rather than the origial recipe’s Swiss cheese (Gruyere or Emmental presumably). Quick, simple and great for a no carb lubch
MARCO PIERRE WHITE’S STEAK AU POIVRE
It’s fair to say that Marco Pierre White has had a bit of a reputation as an enfant terrible in the kitchen. Nevertheless, he won
QU’EST-CE QU’UNE ALLERGIE ALIMENTAIRE ?
Nutritional doctor, Dr Patrick Serog, explains what is meant by dietary allergies and intolerances, in French, for Gayelord Hauser Dieteticien, back in 2017. He speaks
EATING CLEAN
What does that even mean ? Well, it’s quite simple. It means ditching food that has additives eg preservatives, thickeners, colourants, stabilisers and chemical antioxidants,
LOW CARB FAST FOOD: WIMPY
Wimpy was founded in 1934, in Bloomington, Indiana, by Edward Gold, as Wimpy Grills. The name was taken from the Popeye character, J. Wellington Wimpy.
WAITROSE: ROAST SPATCHCOCK CHICKEN WITH CHILLI AND LIME
Silvana Franco trained at High Peak College and wrote for BBC Good Food, before becoming Food Editor at M&S Magazine. She became a TV presenter,
SPANISH WEEK AT LIDL
One of the great things about Lidl, besides the prices, is the way in which pro-Brexit Brits mingle with Europeans in a German discounter, without
ORGANIC OFFERS
At the beginning of the British lockdown, mysupermarket announced that they would be closing the website. This was a big blow to British shoppers. Not
DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS COMMITTEE SCIENTIFIC REPORT 2020
It was a foregone conclusion, that people influenced by Big Food and Big Pharma as well as the environmental lobby, would tell Americans, that saturated
THE COMPLETE SCARSDALE MEDICAL DIET
The bestselling book by Dr Herman Tarnower MD FACP D-IM (1910-1980) and Samm Sinclair Baker (1909 – 1997) was published simultaneously in the USA and
MAISON COOL NEWS
Just arrived from Thrift Books in the USA, is a hardback First Edition Eighteenth Printing copy, of The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet by Dr Herman
HESTON BLUMENTHAL’S TWO INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Low carbers, here is the most simple of chocolate mousses, which can be made with a 90% cocoa chocolate, water.. yes, water, and nothing else.
RAYMOND BLANC’S PAN-FRIED PORK CHOPS
Clive Fretwell, Executive Chef Director of Brasserie Blanc, joined Raymond Blanc in the kitchen in August 2016, to make pan-fried pork chops (cutlets) from Jimmy
DISEASE-CAUSING EFFECTS OF HIGH CARBOHYDRATE DIETS
Professor Tim Noakes introduces the work of Australian orthopedic surgeon, Dr Gary Fettke, in this video from May 2019. Like Professor Noakes, Dr Fettke was
COVID-19 AND METABOLIC SYNDROME
Dr Maryanne Demasi’s paper has been published by the BMJ. It’s not the first paper to lay bare the facts that people with metabolic syndrome
SPIKE
Spike is the original vegetable salt combination which Gayelord Hauser devised,. You can read more about the Hollywood nutrition coach here DIET DID IT: GAYELORD
DELIVERY: SAINSBURY’S
First delivery since February arrived today with everything on the order arriving and no substitutions. No bags though, because they have run out, evidently. Steaks
ELLA’S KITCHEN APPLE AND CINNAMON CRUMBLE
Organic. No added sugar. Low carb at 9g carbs per 80g pot. Cheap, at 4 x 80g pots for £1.75. Widely available in British supermarkets
CLOUD BREAD
It’s not bread as we know it. Jim. Didn’t have psyllium husk so coconut flour was substituted. Followed the recipe from Diet Doctor. It’s best
ON THE HUNT FOR LARD
Here in the UK, lard used to be a necessity for making good flaky pastry. It’s pure fat, without water, unlike butter. Some home cooks
KETO KITCHEN, INDIA
Back in September 2018, BNN (Bangalore News Network) visited India’s first keto restaurant, interviewing Founder Directors Dr Vijayalakshmi Paramesh and Dr Paramesh Shamanna. Also interviewed,
FOODS TO AVOID ON A LOW CARB DIET
Dr Eric Westman MD of Duke University studied The Atkins Diet then formulated his list. Here he talks to Adapt Your Life on 8th July
WHY CHICKEN IS KILLING YOU AND SATURATED FAT IS HEALTHY !
Dr Paul Saladino MD, author of The Carnivore Code invited Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, to his podcast in June 2020. Soil
EAT FAT GROW SLIM COOKERY
Nutritionist Joy Barnett, was Honorary Secretary of the Food Education Society, when she wrote the companion for Dr Richard Mackarness’ Eat Fat Grow Slim EAT
THE COMPLETE DUKAN DIET COOKBOOK
The Complete Dukan Diet Cookbook by then doctor, Pierre Dukan, was published in France in 2011 by Flammarion and in Britain in 2012, by Hodder
THE NEW KETO-FRIENDLY SOUTH BEACH DIET
In the first paragraph of Chapter Two, Dr Arthur Agatston MD confesses that his new approach combines ” the best of the original South Beach
PAULA DEEN: GREEN EGGS AND HAM
Every day during Lockdown, Paula Deen, Queen of Southern cooking, has been putting up a video on YouTube. This one is a ‘Blast from the
FAT: A DOCUMENTARY
Vinnie Tortorich has been in the health and fitness industry for over forty years. He made a documentary, directed by Peter Curtis Tardini, entitled FAT
LOW CARB WEIGHTWATCHERS ?
Weightwatchers Reimagned is the new strapline for WW. Why anyone would mess with a name known around the world, is mystifying. WW vs the Keto
GAYELORD HAUSER DIETETICIEN SUPERLEVURE
For those who read the blogpost on Gayelord Hauser the Superlevure arrived from France, today. If that means nothing to you, here’s a link to
#FOODFORTHOUGHT2020
On the 29th and 30th June 2020, the BMJ (British Medical Journal) and Swiss Re Institute held an online conference, Food for Thought 2020: The
SOCIAL DISTANCING ? 9 TIPS FOR LIVING A LOW CARB LIFESTYLE, FROM ATKINS
These are a few tips for people new to the low carb lifestyle. Many people have found that food has brought a new focus to
PERSONAL FAT THRESHOLD: DR NADIR ALI
Dr Nadir Ali MD is an interventional cardioogist, working out of the Clear Lake Hear and Vascular Institute. He uses a low carb high fat
HARISSA CHICKEN TRAY BAKE: JAMIE OLIVER
This recipe can be found in Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients: Quick and Easy Food. For low carbers, the traybake can be served with a spicy
NIGELLA LAWSON: TURKISH POACHED EGGS
Forget the toast.. everything else is low carb.
ROBIN WILLIAMS COOKS WITH MARTHA STEWART
Robin Williams appears on Martha Stewart’s show in 2014 and it’s comedy gold. If you want to look for any Martha Stewart recipes you may
SATURATED FAT DANGERS DR KEN D BERRY MD (VIDEO)
On 23 June 2020, Dr Ken D Berry MD, a family physician in Camden, Tennessee and member of the Diet Doctor low carb expert panel,
SATURATED FATS AND HEALTH: A REASSESSMENT
Just accepted to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on 16th June 2020, is a study which included participation by well-known low carber
LADY CARNARVON’S BAKED EGGS
Lady Carnarvon, as the wife of the 8th Earl of Carnarvon, is the Countess of Carnarvon and chatelaine of Highclere Castle. Highclere Castle is known
EAT FAT AND GROW SLIM
This book was published in 1958, the same year as Professor John Yudkin’s This Slimming Business and would have been competing with it for sales.
DR CARLTON FREDERICKS’ LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIET
Dr Carlton Fredericks (1910-1987) was born Harold Frederick Caplan, in Brooklyn, New York and changed his name at the beginning of his radio career. He
CASCADE SHOPPING
Never heard of it ? It’s a new term, which I just invented this afternoon. I wanted to buy organic celery, to make Hauser Broth,
ROSEMARY CONLEY RECIPES
Rosemary Conley CBE DL was massively successful in the 1980s with The Hip and Thigh Diet and The Complete Hip and Thigh Diet. It’s a
QUARANTINE COOKING: PAULA DEEN
Since lockdown, the Queen of Southern Cooking, Paula Deen, has been making a video daily and posting it on YouTube. This video, from April, shows
HOW DO CARBOHYDRATES IMPACT YOUR HEALTH ? TED-Ed
Richard J Wood narrates an animated video about carbohydrates, for TED-Ed in 2018. It’s easy to understand, shows how carbs are broken down and explains
MOST DANGEROUS COOKING OILS IN THE WORLD – DR KEN BERRY MD
Dr Ken Berry MD is a family doctor in Camden, Tennessee. and specialises in carnivore and keto diets. He has a website DrBerry.com
THE FODMAP TOUR DOWN UNDER: IBS AND THE MONASH UNIVERSITY APP
The Central Clinical School at Monash University has done a lot of work on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and FODMAP, creating an app to help
COMING SOON..
More content.. including book reviews of Professor John Yudkin’s Pure White and Deadly: The Problem of Sugar, Doctor Richard Mackarness. Eat Fat and Grow Slim
CARB LOADED: A CULTURE DYING TO EAT (VIDEO)
Documentary made in 2016, which has had over 1.3 million views on YouTube. Clear and humourous, with interviews from doctors, nutritionists and chefs.
LOW CARB DIET: FAT OR FICTION ? (VIDEO)
In 2014, Dr Maryanne Demasi investigated low carb diets for the ‘Catalyst’ show, from ABC (Australian)
BOOK: THIS SLIMMING BUSINESS
Our favourite charity shop is sending books out again and This Slimming Business, arrived recently. Published in 1958, it was the first book by Professor
REVERSING TYPE 2 DIABETES BY IGNORING THE GUIDELINES (VIDEO)
Back in 2015, the amazing Dr Sarah Hallberg gave a TEDx talk at Purdue University.
FINDING REAL FOOD ON A BUDGET
If you have watched EAT REAL FOOD, PROTECT THE NHS, SAVE LIVES (VIDEO) or seen anything similar on social media or YouTube, or read one
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COVID-19: DR ERIC WESTMAN MD (VIDEO)
Dr Eric Westman MD is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Lifestyle Medicine Clinic at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. He is Co-founder and
AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST’S TAKE ON COVID-19 (VIDEO)
Dr Simon Thornley PhD MBChB FAFPHM, an epidemiologist, researcher, lecturer and public health physician at the University of Auckland, gives his view of Covid-19, in
EAT REAL FOOD, PROTECT THE NHS, SAVE LIVES (VIDEO)
Dr Aseem Malhotra talks from the Public Health Collaboration’s virtual conference in May 2020.
CORPORATE WEALTH OR PUBLIC HEALTH ? (VIDEO)
Professor Robert Lustig was a speaker at the Public Health Collaboration’s 2019 conference, at the Royal College of General Practitioners in London. He gave a
HOW TO BUTCHER A WHOLE LAMB (VIDEO)
Butcher, Justin Williams, showed Bon Appetit magazine how to butcher an entire lamb.
LOW CARB & THE PANDEMIC
On 30 May 2020, Wall Street Journal published a piece by Nina Teicholz, Executive Director of Nutrition Coalition and Adjunct Professor in the Department of
HOW LEA & PERRINS MAKES WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (VIDEO)
In 2019, Business Insider visited the Lea & Perrins factory in Worcester, to see how Lea & Perrins makes the original Worcestershire sauce. Marcus Sandys,
HELEN BROWNING’S ORGANIC FARM (VIDEO)
Helen Browning OBE DL is primarily a pig farmer, based at Eastbrook Farm, in Bishopstone, Wiltshire. Helen Brownings She is currently (2020) Chief Executive of
THE GALLOPING GOURMET: GRAHAM KERR
Graham Kerr was born in London in 1934, to Scottish hotelier parents. At fifteen years old, he joined The Roebuck Hotel in Forest Row, East
THE TABBOULEH SONG (VIDEO)
Habib Abdul-Habib, is an Iraqi comedian, who appeared on America’s Got Talent, in 2017, dubbed ‘ Baghdad’s Worst Comedian’.
NOUR EL AIN – AMR DIAB (VIDEO)
Amr Diab is an Egyptian singer. This song has the date 2014 for the lyrics, even though the women look like New Romantics from the
BASICS: FACE MASKS
If you are looking for face masks, Home Bargains has quite a few. Home Medics washable black 80% polyester 20% spandex face mask 1.99 eachhttps://www.homebargains.co.uk/products/18531-washable-spandex-face-mask.aspx
ABEL & COLE
Abel & Cole https://abelandcole.co.uk began as a doorstep potato delivery service in south London, by City University alumna Keith Abel, after failing his bar exams
COOMBE FARM ORGANIC
Coombe Farm Organic https://www.coombefarmorganic.co.uk began in 2015, although the farm has been Soil Association-certified for over twenty years. Coombe Farm has been farmed since the
MORRISONS: DELIVERY
Morrisons delivery 25-05-20 Clarence Court white duck eggs (6) 2.50 will have one for breakfastArla Lactofree Whole milk (fresh) 1L 2 for £2 in freezerHodgetts
HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR DIET ?
Australia’s University of Newcastle is doing long-term research on diet. It was aimed at Australians, but other nationalities are welcome. They focus particularly on healthy
COVID LIFE SURVEY: FIRST REPORT
University of Edinburgh, Generation Scotland and Wellcome launched the CovidLife survey in April 2020. They are still looking for people (especially males) in UK https://www.ed.ac.uk/generation-scotland/covidlife-volunteers
FOODIE FIND: PARK FARM BUTCHERS
Park Farm Butchers in Hawkhurst https://www.parkfarmbutchers.co.uk/ was opened in 2001 by Andrew Clarke and his son William, who supply the beef, lamb and pork from
OLIVE AND MABEL (VIDEOS)
Sports commentator Andrew Cotter, normally commentates on events such as Wimbledon, Six Nations and the Olympics. But with sport suspended, he started commentating on the
ADAM LAMBERT: ‘CLOSER TO YOU’ (VIDEO)
Last week, Adam Lambert sang ‘Closer to You’ for the One World: Together At Home virtual concert organised by Global Citizen.
TOM WATSON ON LOW CARB (VIDEOS)
At his heaviest, former Deputy Leader of the Labour party, weighed 2 stones (308 pounds or 139.7 kilos) and was inspired to lose weight by
FRIDGE TOUR: JERSEY SHORES’ VINNY GUADAGNINO (VIDEO)
Vinny Guadagnino from ‘Jersey Shores’, invited ‘Women’s Health’ to his home in January 2019, for a Totally Keto fridge tour.
ROB LOWE TALKS LOW CARB TO DR OZ (VIDEO)
Actor Rob Lowe talks low carb to cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Mehmet Oz back in July 2019 and they make ‘Rob Lowe Carb Granola’
DELIVERY: MORRISONS
It has to be said, that Morrisons has stepped up to the plate in a crisis. with boxes and Deliveroo delivery and a discount for
OVAS A MINHOTA
We picked up the recipe for this starter, from a chatty waiter in Albufeira, Portugal, although it appears that the recipe originates in northern Portugal,
MATT HANCOCK LOW CARBED TO LOSE 28 LLBS
Health Secretary used a low carb diet to lose weight and is now being advised on obesity by low carb cardiologist, Dr Aseem Malhotra. More
FOODIE ON A BUDGET: ASDA
ASDA is a mid-market supermarket. Not as upmarket as Waitrose but equally, not a German discounter, like Aldi and Lidl. Often, it gives them a
ROASTED ONIONS AND FRENCH ONION SOUP (VIDEOS)
Over the winter, we use more onions, and as spring comes and the veg boxes are filled with onions, it’s easy to build up an
POT AU FEU
One of the easiest recipes you could ever make. Really nutritious, too. Pot-au-feu was named after the pot in which it was cooked, over a
LOW CARB EXPLAINED (VIDEO)
Dr Andreas Eenfeldt MD, the Founder and CEO of http://dietdoctor.com interviews Dr Mary Vernon MD. She explains what a low carb way of eating is,
BASICS: NHS COVID-19 FAQs (VIDEO)
Dr Nam Nguyen, Clinical Lead at NHS.UK and NHS Digital, is also a GP. In this video, from March 2020, he answers FAQs about Covid-19
EATING CHALLENGES DURING COVID-19 (VIDEO)
The high probability, is that we are all having eating challenges during this pandemic. It starts with finding food in a local corner shop, convenience
FOODIE FIND: MUSK’S NEWMARKET SAUSAGES
Newmarket sausages were first mentioned in November 1618, when James I visited the aea and details of a banquet for his son’s 18th birthday (later
SUGAR: THE BITTER TRUTH (VIDEO)
This video from University of California Television, is ten years old. More than 10 million views though, because it’s the best video on sugar, out
RIVERFORD
Riverford Farm at Buckfastleigh, Devon, was taken over by the Watson family, in the 1950s. Guy Watson-Singh (born 1960) studied Agricultural and Forestry Science at
SAFER GROCERY SHOPPING (VIDEOS)
Syracuse.com
CORONAVIRUS MEASURES, PIGGLY WIGGLY (VIDEO)
Kelvin Harris, Assistant Manager at the Piggly Wiggly in Columbia, South Carolina, talking about coronavirus measures and the reaction of shoppers.
PEPPERED PEARS
Picked up this recipe in Canada and it’s delicious. Great starter, especially on glossy black or white plates. Not really low carb. Hoping to find
HIGH BLOOD SUGAR MAY INCREASE RISK OF COVID-19 (VIDEO)
Cardiologist and lipidologist Dr Brett Scher MD, Medical Director of Diet Doctor, talks about the increased risks of Covid-19 for people with high blood glucose
HOLLAND & BARRETT
Holland & Barrett was founded in 1870, by Major William Holland and Alfred Slapps Barrett, who bought a grocery store, in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire. By
DELIVERY: WAITROSE
Waitrose & Partners began as Waite, Rose and Taylor, in Acton in 1904. when Wallace Wyndham Waite, Arthur Rose and David Taylor joined forces to
LOCKDOWN RECIPE RECREATIONS
Companies have been sharing their iconic recipes, so that we can recreate them at home. First up is Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries with CalMac and Cheese
TIP: McDONALDS MILK IS ORGANIC
In the UK. McDonalds uses only organic milk in their dairy products. In Normal Times, if you run out of organic milk on a Sunday
GUINEA FOWL
Guinea fowl or guineafowl originated in Africa, where they can still be found in the wild. Guinea fowl is not a bird which can be
GLUTEN-FREE BREAD MIX
One of the MaisonCool team members has NCGS and must eat a gluten-free diet. Today was the first step, towards making his own gluten-free bread
FOODIE FIND: H M SHERIDAN
H M Sheridan is a butchery which has held Royal Warrants for Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Prince of Wales, Duke
COMMUTING IN CORONA TIMES
Artist Kera Till draws a public transportation map for these strange, uncertain times. Commuting in Corona Times — Discover
FOODIE FIND: THE HOUSE OF BRUAR
The House of Bruar., according to a cousin who lives nearby, is a tourist destination, near Blair Atholl, in Perthshire. Scotland. It could be expected
FOODIE FIND: SILCOCKS FARM SHOP
Silcocks Farm Shop is the retail and processing operation of Honour Farm, run by David and Juliet Fenton and is situated in St Michael’s, close
FOODIE FIND: STOUR VALLEY GAME
Stour Valley Game has been selling game for ten years, and in 2019, won Countryside Alliance Awards Game Champion National Champion. No slouch locally either,
EUROPE DAY: ODE TO JOY (VIDEOS)
Europe Day, 9th May 2020, is our first Europe Day outside of the European Union. We must not stop fighting to regain our place in
HOW DIET IS DRIVING COVID-19 OUTCOMES (VIDEO)
Dr Aseem Malhotra, the British cardiologist, was a guest on Episode 109 of ‘ The Doctor’s Farmacy, from Dr Mark Hyman MD on 4th May
THE JANE ASHER BAKING BOX
As Jane Asher says herself on her website, Home Bargains has been “really clever” and put together the Jane Asher Baking Box for 20.99, delivery
FOODIE FIND: WATTS FARM
Watts Farms is a family farming business, begun by Donald Watts in 1952 which now farms over 600 hectares, in Kent, Essex and Bedfordshire. They
FOODIE FIND: BARTON’S PICCALILLI
Bartons was founded in 1905, by Edmund and Lydia Barton, literally as a cottage industry, in the kitchen of their home in Lascelles Street, Fingerpost,
DELIVERY: PIKT
Pikt is a family business supplying organic and plastic-free fruit and vegetables to foodservice customers, offices and homes. It had been supplying domestic customers way
FOODIE ON A BUDGET: B&M
Himalayan pink salt. No grinder unlike Poundstretcher (89p for 100g) and Poundland (375g for £1) but £1 for 750g is a very good price.https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/spice-emporium-coarse-himalayan-pink-salt-750g-345980 If
MARY BERRY’S PAPRIKA PHEASANT BREASTS WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE (VIDEO)
Low carbers could cut down on the sugar or omit it altogether and sub swede mash or fennel and celeriac mash for the potato mash.
RIVERFORD RECIPE: ASPARAGUS WITH EGGS & HERBS ON TOAST (VIDEO)
Bob Andrews shows a quick way of using asparagus.
FOODIE ON A BUDGET: POUNDSTRETCHER
Poundstretcher is another discount store, founded by Paul Appell and Stephen Fearnley, in 1981. It has been through several changes of ownership and is now
FOODIE FIND: PROSCIUTTO PARMA HAM
Parma ham or prosciutto in Italian, is a traditionally-made and additive-free ham, made from just two ingredients, pork legs and salt. No nitrates or nitrites,
WHAT’S IN MY PANDEMIC PANTRY? (VIDEO)
Celebrity fitness coach and keto nutrition coach Thomas DeLauer talks through his quarantine pantry in March 2020.
THE DEVIL’S VIOLINIST (VIDEO)
David Garrett, renowned German-American violinist, teamed up with Nicole Scherzinger, for ‘Lo Ti Penso Amore’ in 2015, in a promo for the movie in which
SELF CARE: MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES
There are two mental health studies being undertaken during the Lockdown in Britain. (Not open to those outside UK) RAMP ( Repeated Assessment of Mental
QUEEN & ADAM LAMBERT LOCKDOWN VERSION ‘ YOU ARE THE CHAMPIONS’ (VIDEO)
Recorded on mobile phones in Los Angeles, Cornwall and London, the video released on 30/04/20 on the Queen Official YouTube channel, aims to raise $5
JEREMY CLARKSON ON FARMING (VIDEO)
Jeremy Clarkson appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show in December 2019, to talk about his new venture, farming..
FOODIE ON A BUDGET: POUNDLAND
Founded by Dave Dodd and Steven Smith in 1990, Poundland used £1 as the price point for everything across its stores. At the time this
MICHAEL McINTYRE’S BEST SHOPPING JOKES (VIDEO)
In August 2019, Michael McIntyre posted a compilation of his best shopping jokes, on YouTube.
MAKING EUROPEAN-STYLE BUTTER (VIDEO)
Back in October 2016, while Brits were stressing about Brexit, Father Vlad was making sour cream and butter in the USA, for his Orthodox Christian
FOODIE ON A BUDGET: ICELAND
Iceland Foods, now led by Malcolm Walker’s son Richard, might not be the first store which you think of, as a Foodie. But if you
THE FOODIE PANTRY
Back in the mists of time, in August 1982, the first article on the food-obsessed was published in Harpers & Queen, describing us as ‘foodies’.
TROUT IN NEWSPAPER ‘FLOYD ON FISH’ (VIDEO)
Back in 1985, Chef Keith Floyd took himself and cameraman Clive, to a trout farm for ‘Floyd on Fish’ (Season 1 Episode 6) where he
YOGURTS, BEANS AND BANANAS…
Dr Chris Steele MBE recommended yogurt, beans and bananas to Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes on ‘This Morning’ on 16 April 2020, as a way
BASICS: LAUNDRY AND CORONAVIRUS
Synthetic fabrics may be cheap, but they cannot be washed at such a high temperature as cotton. Buying natural fibres, which are ultimately biodegradable, in
BASICS: FOOD DELIVERY
Let’s get the bad news out of the way, first. Prices are rising, and it’s more difficult to find the best prices and compare them.
GRUMME GRON SOPA
We are told that soap will kill the coronavirus, which causes Covid-19. Grumme Gron Sopa is a liquid soap made from pine oil and has
ADAM LAMBERT ‘GLEE’ (VIDEO)
A little bit of fabulousness from Adam Lambert, to perk up Sunday.
BASICS: NHS HANDWASHING GANGNAM STYLE (VIDEO)
NHS Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire teamed up with Northampton General Hospital in 2012 for a fun video, showing handwashing, Gangnam style.
DECLUTTERING: BOOKS… AND CLEANING THEM TOO
In Normal Times, many of us would donate uwanted books to local charity shops. These are now closed. Social distancing means that so many events
THE LITTLE THINGS
It’s almost like a hive mind is developing in this crisis. Loo rolls, soap, hand sanitiser, bleach, tinned tomatoes, then flour and yeast, were stockpiled.