I cook a lot of mushrooms! Benefits of well cooked white button mushrooms: A great alternative to carrot salad. They lower excess estrogen, endotoxin and nitric oxide; when well cooked, mushrooms help move along in the intestine anything that … Continued
real food
milk powder pancakes
Who would’ve thought: powdered milk in place of flour. Ray Peat really is a genius! These beauties are rich in calcium and protein, and almost completely devoid of PUFAs. They’re surprisingly fluffy, with a texture fairly similar to a regular … Continued
naringenin: inhibiting inflammation with marmalade
Don’t just drink your orange juice, eat the peels too, very very well cooked. Ray Peat PhD, quotes on Naringenin: “Orange juice contains the antiinflammatory chemicals naringin and naringenin, which protect against endotoxin by suppressing the formation of nitric oxide … Continued
January 2015, The Daily Telegraph Sydney
ice cream: bringing back a perfect food
Yes, ice cream is a perfect food. You read correctly. But not just any kind of ice cream … I found it interesting that throughout my first pregnancy (and the second one too) it was the one constant “craving” I had. I … Continued
me, pregnant
Yes, 35 weeks now and it’s flying by! I wanted to post a little about my experience so far through this bizarre and wonderful time. After working with women for years, tuning their food habits through the pre-conception, pregnancy and … Continued
defending fruit … and other NONcomplex carbs
Here is a collection of research notes, insights, scientific explanations, and clinically-founded conclusions, concerning the importance of sugar. And when I say sugar, I’m referring to the simpler carbohydrate comprising glucose and fructose; a.k.a. sucrose. In nature, this is the carbohydrate found … Continued
proof is in the pudding
There’s been a cheeky photo comparison circulating the internet, comparing these two food-obsessed ladies: Gillian McKeith (age 51) and Nigella Lawson (6 months off 51)
melbourne lunch seminar
In December, we conducted our first Ladies’ Lunch “Nutrition Q&A” at The delightful Green Grocer in Melbourne. It was a great get-together of like-minded ladies in the most lovely setting. The chefs put on a delicious, organic and nutritionally perfecto … Continued
