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Food & The Emotions
An Exploration of the Body/Mind Connection A Day with Bill Tara & Marlene Watson-Tara One of the most common debates in understanding human emotion is the argument between Nature or Nurture. Are our thoughts and emotions more influenced by our genetic inheritance or our lifestyle and... read more »
THE Healthy Vegan London Workshop Series 2020
We are delighted to be recommencing our monthly workshops running throughout 2020 at our friends premises in London. Clearspring Ltd has a fabulous space that is welcoming and spacious. You can purchase your ticket from EVENTBRITE here for the first of our... read more »
Vegan Health Coaching
Health Counselling & Food Coaching Service with International Author, Health Counsellor & Cooking Teacher Marlene Watson-Tara. Based in Godalming, Surrey, Marlene is an expert in her field with 40 years’ experience of transforming lives around the world. As a high profiled and dedicated health... read more »
Vegan Cooking & Nutrition Classes Godalming and London
The world at large is moving more and more towards a plant-based diet and a vegan way of life. As a long time vegan, this makes my heart sing with joy. The vanguard of modern nutrition now agrees that plant-based diets are not only... read more »
Fighting Fit For Autumn
Autumn is officially here and the harvest moon at the start of this season was particularly breathtaking. It’s time, therefore, to delight in the flavours of... read more »
Vegans found to have highest amount of disease-fighting biomarkers
The proof is in the pudding so to speak. Our friend and esteemed colleague Dr. Tim Radak just shared with me this recent publication from the Adventist Health study shining a very positive light on vegans and gaining a lot of coverage. Dr.... read more »
Humans Have no Need to Consume Animal Products to be Healthy
Here's a useful list of links to use when it is claimed to the contrary. Remember, knowledge is power. A vegan diet contains only plants (such as grains, beans, vegetables, nuts, seeds and fruits). Vegans do not eat foods that come from animals, including dairy products... read more »
DHA Supplement Is Not Required
We are still swimming in the sea of confusion about nutrition on a plant-based vegan diet. Do we need supplements? What about DHA? There has been so much fear mongering over the past months about supplementing with DHA - Docosahexaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty... read more »
The Ocean Is Burning Too
For the past week much of the world has been transfixed by images of the burning jungles of the Amazon basin. Who cannot be horrified by the destruction of both forest and animal life in this blaze? This is the annihilation of one of... read more »
“Could You Just Cut Down A Little On Eating The Planet?”
Climate Change The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has some people really shaken up. They state that the only way to keep global temperatures down is to “change the way the food is produced”. That change is fairly specific if you read anything... read more »