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.
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.
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.
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?
Richard Kramer RCST BSc, Crouch End-based Cranio-Sacral Therapist, writes: Cranio-sacral therapy (CST) is natural, safe and effective - it uses the light touch of the therapist to encourage the body to heal itself. It is based around the gentle and natural motion of fluids which surround the brain and spine, and which influence the whole body.
For a sauce with a difference, puree some raspberries, add a splash of agave syrup
Everyone I introduce these salad rolls to falls in love with them and they make an interesting alternative to ordinary salad. Try serving them with grilled fish.
After chopping garlic, leave it for 15 minutes before cooking with it. This allows the health protective mechanisms in the garlic to develop, a process which is halted by cooking.
by Liz Bygrave
Every time we eat cooked food, immune cells rush to our digestive system as if our body has been invaded.
Did you know that eating sunflower seeds can help eliminate cravings for cigarettes?