Curried Parsnip Soup
Provided by Just Natural, the organic health food shop on Park Road, N8.
Quick & Easy Winter Soup
By Liz Bygrave
This soup takes five minutes to make, so it’s a great recipe for cold winter days when you’re chilled to the bone and need something quick to warm you up.
Go Nuts About Soap Nuts
by Liz Bygrave
If you want an environmentally-friendly detergent that actually works, look no further than soap nuts. Sustainably harvested in India and Nepal, these sticky shells are a traditional laundry agent in these countries. They contain saponin, a natural detergent, causing them to create suds when they come into contact with water.
Susie’s Gardening Tips - Autumn Lawns
By Susie Helme, garden designer.
Bet you were surprised to see to see your lawn recover after the summer drought! I was. With these autumn downpours, grass has proven its resilience and is greening up with a vengeance. But take a close-up look. Especially around the edges giving onto the borders, a lot of that beautiful green you’re looking at is actually moss.
Need More Energy?
By Liz Bygrave CTha, Muswell Hill-based natural health practitioner
Learn how The BioEnergiser D-Tox Foot Spa could have you dancing to work in the morning. By Liz Bygrave CTha, Muswell Hill based natural healthy therapist.
The Feldenkrais Method
by Victoria Worsley
Developed by Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-84), an eminent physicist who also helped introduce Judo to Europe, The Feldenkrais Method is beginning to find its place as one of the most effective methods in the field of movement and body/mind or ’somatic’ learning.
Pumpkin and Chickpea Stew
This recipe is provided by Crouch End health food shop Just Natural. They prepare daily lunches in-store, and this is one of their favourites for the autumn to winter months, when pumpkins are in season and the drop in temperature makes us all crave warming comfort food.
Some Fats Are Essential
By Liz Bygrave (with nutritional advice from Ella Owen)
After years in the wilderness, unloved and unwanted, fats are fashionable again. And with good reason. While there’s no doubt that in large quantities some fats are bad for us (though Atkins aficiionados might disagree with this!), others known as ‘essential fatty acids’ are, as the name suggests, essential for good health. And, what’s more, most of us don’t get nearly enough of them in our diets.
Coconut Oil - good or bad fat?
By Randhiraj Bilan, a natural health therapist based in Alexandra Palace.
For many years coconut oil has had a bad press because of its high fat content. Yet it has been used for cooking, frying and baking for thousands of years in tropical countries. Here in the West we are at last beginning to understand why it has withstood the test of time in these regions.
Ecover Refills
Did you know that you can save a bit of plastic by going to Natural Choice Health Food Shop in East Finchley to refill your Ecover containers?