The Amazing Power of Wholegrains!
The Amazing Power of Wholegrains! The most important dietary change you can make is to integrate whole cereal grains (particularly short grain brown rice) into your daily diet. This should be a staple for everyone. Simply put, whole grains and grain products are the cornerstones of any healthy, whole foods diet. In our friend Verne Varona's fantastic book 'Macrobiotics for Dummies'...
DIETING IS OUT - HEALTHY EATING IS IN!
DIETING IS OUT – HEALTHY EATING IS IN! Obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century. Its prevalence has tripled in many countries of the WHO European Region since the 1980s, and the numbers of those affected continue to rise at an alarming rate. In addition to causing various physical disabilities and psychological problems, excess...
DIET AND DISEASE
DIET AND DISEASE The relationship between disease and diet has been well documented over the past five decades. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, over 80% of human cancer is caused by environmental factors. Those factors include smoking, diet, exposure to environmental toxins and alcohol. In other words, they are avoidable causes. Even though this is well known...
Bad Medicine
BAD MEDICINE Conventional medicine has a sad and dysfunctional relationship with nutrition. Growing evidence on connections between diet and disease means doctors are asked questions they have evaded for decades. Many of my clients experiencing the benefits of a healthy plant-based diet ask “Why didn’t my doctor know about this?” I fully respect the good work that most doctors do. Modern...
The Carnivore Karma
THE CARNIVORE KARMA Many American and British people are repulsed by the idea that people in China, Korea or other parts of the world eat dogs. The practice is called a barbaric habit and uncivilised. Horse meat is consumed in France, Belgium, Hungary as well as in Mongolia and Japan. The English speaking world is horrified – these are our...
Diet and Human Ecology
Diet and Human Ecology The biosphere is a delicate and dynamic system of energy, organic and inorganic matter. When we disrupt any part of it, the results ripple out and have far-reaching effects, often seemingly unrelated to their source. We search in vain to find some alien cause. Our attitudes regarding degenerative disease are a good example. When we focus...
MACROBIOTICS AND MACROVegan
The macrobiotic dietary principles have been developed over the past 60 years in America, Europe and Asia. They are based on the philosophy of Asian medicine as practiced in China and Japan. These concepts reflect physical, environmental and social observations for a period of over 5,000 years. On the surface the philosophy bears little relationship of Western nutritional science...
Winter On the West Coast of Ireland
Winter On the West Coast of Ireland I have been in love with the concept of seasonal energy for decades. After all, it is not merely about just changing your wardrobe; it’s about adapting your diet to suit the environment and ‘Living’ with the Seasons. Here in Galway, when I see people in cafes and bistros eating cold salads and...
Ecosia - Tree Planting Program
COOL CLIMATE Trees absorb CO2, which is one of the main drivers of climate change. Larger forests can even create clouds, which then reflect the sunlight and cool our planet. BIODIVERSITY Forests are the most diverse systems on land with millions of species out of which many have not even been discovered and analysed yet. SOIL PROTECTION Trees protect the soil from erosion...
MACROVegan for The World
MACROVegan for The World Like many of you, I have a mission in life, and my mission requires me to have a lot of energy. Part of my mission is to entice as many people back into their kitchens and introduce them to the delicious and healthful benefits of eating an exclusively plant-based diet. My vegan lifestyle is based...