the sensory experience of food
What is it that makes the experience of eating so pleasurable? One of the first clues is the release of dopamine in the brain when we...
22 August, 2013
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what motivates people to change their behaviour?
A little while ago, we were talking about what motivates people to make changes in their behaviour, be it dietary or any other health related...
19 August, 2013
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lemon pesto
How lush is basil? The fragrance is intoxicating. Is there a more perfect food than pesto? Especially when you add lemon juice and experiment with the...
13 August, 2013
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red, red wine
I am relishing the last weeks of winter. It is delicious to tuck up in the warmth and sip on red wine. It lends a...
12 August, 2013
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The Ship Who Sang – Anne McCaffrey
This book is heart warming to say the least. The premise is that a baby girl is born with a disability, in the future, although...
08 August, 2013
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could food be a cultural pathway to peace?
Something that disturbs me about this relatively new adventure into learning about nutrition, is how negative the whole thing can feel sometimes. Most of the...
06 August, 2013
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Narnia’s apple
I want to write something really 'light' for that delicious time of night that is soft warmth and rooibos tea. All that food politics stuff...
01 August, 2013
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Food Inc – review
What an amazing movie, with such insight into the American food supply system! One of my readings today suggested that where food production is concerned,...
19 July, 2013
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hypnic jerk and vitamin B12
I am wondering if those strange nightly disturbances might be vitamin B12 as well as magnesium. Interestingly, it was a search on this site (or to...
22 June, 2013
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