Wrongly Convicted? The Case for Saturated Fat - Health & Wellness

(sott.net) Recently the Harvard School of Public Health issued its criticism of the new USDA 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, complaining that among other things, the new guidelines were too soft on red meat. It points out that a porterhouse steak has 44 grams of fat, 16 of which are saturated fats, and that should mean eating red meat sparingly.

Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, disagrees and faults the guidelines for continuing to demonize saturated fats based on unsound science..... Click to continue reading

Feeling winter heaviness? Five common cleansing foods and herbs to lighten up

(NaturalNews) If the approach of spring has you eager to get up and go, but you're feeling weighed down from winter hibernation and heavier foods, it's time to lighten up.

For most of us, especially those who live in colder climates, it's somewhat natural to feel sluggish after the winter months. However, the heavier foods and inactivity can lead to imbalances in the body that often create feelings of depression or moodiness, as well as laziness and/or congestion......  Click to continue reading

What could be more important than good health?

A couple of years ago, after a series of family set backs.  Double redundancies, business difficulties, selling our much loved home etc, I was left depressed, weak and debilitated.  Visits to the doctor really achieved little as I was not in their eyes 'ill' but neither was I 'well'.  It was left up to me to find a way of bringing my mind and body back to wellness.

I searched the internet, read everything I could lay my hands on about illness, nutrition and vitamin & minerals.  By a combined effort I have coaxed myself back to heath.  Initially, I learned about raw foods, and juicing and the wonders of superfoods, but I am sure that anyone who has tried juicing will admit that it takes a huge commitment to keep juicing all the time.

Imagine my excitement recently when I discovered some products that have the beneficial effects of juicing, without the continual fandango of shopping, washing, juicing and cleaning all the equipment afterwards.  Oh it is nice to juice, but who has the time every day?  I am told that there are 97 reasons to use Limu Plus! and I do not think convenience was even listed as one of them.  Check out further the full benefits of this amazing tonic. 

But perhaps my personal favourite item in this range is the VitaOne multi vitamin product.  It has the benefit of the nutrition that I include in my home made juices, but it is just so convenient!  Each daily allowance comes in a handy pack of that day's tablets.  Conveniently priced too, as it works out at about £1 a day.  Pop a few packs into a handbag or briefcase and they can be taken even after leaving home in the morning.



Ok, well I have to admit that I am so impressed that I now have my own website of these products.  When I find something really good, I just want to share it with family and friends.  I will tell you of the other great things in this range later, unless you want to have a look for yourself.........  website here

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Banana Ginger Cake Recipe

Now this recipe is really yummy.

Cake:

6 oz sugar, (3 oz demerera, 3 oz caster)

2 oz butter, softened

3 medium bananas, mashed
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
7 oz flour

1½ tsp baking powder

1 oz finely chopped glace ginger

2 tbps semi skimmed milk

Topping:

6 oz icing suger
2 oz butter

½ tsp ginger powder (or to taste)
Sprinkling of nutmeg

1. Preheat the oven to 180° C/350° F (Gas Mark 4)
2. Grease an 8" square cake tin
3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, mix sugar and butter together. until blended.  Add mashed banana, vanilla and egg.  Mix well.
4. Add flour, baking powder, glace ginger, to mixture.  Mix well, and add milk as needed.
5. Transfer to the cake tin.
6. Bake for around 25-35 minutes at 180° C, until a skewer into the centre comes out clean.  Leave to cool, then turn out onto a cooling rack.
7. In a small bowl cream the butter, then mix in the icing sugar and ginger.  
8. Cover the cake with the topping, leaving it rough or peaked.  Sprinkle with the nutmeg powder.  Cut into around 9 squares before serving.

Whenever I make this cake, it is well received.  I have to say, I just love ginger, so this is one of my favourites too.

My Beautiful Christmas Present

Christmas came and went this year, the Christmas Cards were left unmade, but hey, it is only a day, a holiday, not real life.  The household was thrown into disarray by the arrival of my Christmas present.  The arrival of the delightful Bella!  She arrived a week before Christmas less than 2lbs of Chorkie.  We set out in thick snow to collect her in time for her to settle in for Christmas.  As DH put it, you get a lot more steak for your money!

The delightful, dainty, diddy Lady Isabella Boo is a Chorkie, a Yorkshire Terrier and Chihauhau cross.  My last baby, the little girl of our family.  She is my little princess....

She has a page on facebook, so feel free to follow her there.   Lady Isabella Boo on Facebook....

Saturday 26th February 80 years commemoration outside Streatham rink 6.30pm

This Saturday evening at 6.30pm we will be holding a gathering outside Streatham Ice Rink to give the old lady the last rights in her 80th year rather than celebrate her birthday we will be highlighting the ghastly fact that she will be demolished in September.  Join us to commiserate together this untimely loss, we fear she will not return to Streatham.

Contrary to Lambeth's and Tesco's assertions that she is about to fall to pieces, we know she could last another 20 years, however these bullies have presented false information about Streatham Ice Arena and the temporary rink in Brixton to justify it is equivalent, we all know it isn't but they have mugged us and this grand old historic Ice Rink will soon be gone forever.

What is worse Tesco's have played the long game, th

Dorset Apple Cake Recipe

• 225g cooking apples
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 225g plain flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 115g butter
• 165g soft brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2-3 tbsp milk
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon

1. Preheat the oven to 180° C/350° F (Gas Mark 4)
2. Grease an 8" ring cake tin
3. Peel, core and chop the apples into small pieces, and toss in the lemon juice.  This will keep the apples fresh and stop them discolouring.
4. Sift the flour and baking powder and using an electric whisk break up the butter, until like breadcrumbs.  Alternatively rub in with your fingers.
5. Stir in just 115g of the sugar, saving the remainder for the topping.  Mix the apple and the beaten egg, and the milk, a little at a time.  Mix this to a dough.
6. Transfer to the cake tin.
7. Mix the remaining sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle this evenly over the top of the cake.
8. Bake for around 45-50 minutes, until a skewer proves the mixture is set.  Leave to stand for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack.

I have made this cake in a normal round tin too, but it does require slightly longer cooking time.  I also sometimes sprinkle a little caster sugar over the top after cooling, just because it looks pretty.

The cake is beautifully moist, which my husband is most fond of.  He prefers this to the sponges that I sometimes make.