Bernard Preston Blog

If Bernard Preston's inspirational books do not awaken in you the desire to live long in the land, then alas I have failed! Oh yes, and the desire to sit under those trees you once planted, to nurture those grandchildren you have borne.

Alas, sometimes it takes a fist banging on the skull, or a pick axe to break open the frozen sea within us. Is poor health trying to tell you something...? Just where are you planning to live, if you don't look after your bod, eh?

Aug 08, 2026

Bread for diabetics is allowed in moderation; keep the GL down.

Bread for diabetics considers two factors; the overall carb load and the roundedness of our meals. Glycaemic starches lead directly to insulin resistance.

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Aug 08, 2026

Wheat: How did bread lose its special appeal? Why did it happen?

Wheat: How did bread lose its special appeal? Since the dawn of human existence the common loaf has held almost the status of a revered staple; it's all gone.

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Aug 06, 2026

Keep your plate colourful; it may just save your life.

Keep your plate colourful because seven or more green, red and orange foods daily for example will lower the all-cause of death by over 30%; that's massive.

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Aug 03, 2026

Spiced mead with strong black tea is made with honey and cardamom.

Spiced mead with strong black tea is wonderful on a cold frosty night, lower in alcohol than a more traditional glühwein; less of a glow but it's more healthy.

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Aug 01, 2026

Homemade meads, beers and braggots are rich probiotics.

Homemade meads, beers and braggots may possibly enable us to enjoy alchohol without the strong association with cancer. The friendly yeast cells may protect us.

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Jul 31, 2026

Can I keep a beehive at home? What are the guidelines?

Can I keep a beehive at home? Do they sting, is it dangerous and what should I look out for?

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Jul 29, 2026

How to make a kefir salsa probiotic; a simple garnish for any pizza.

How to make a kefir salsa probiotic blends the richness of an avocado and tomatoes with the sourness of a fermented food. Use one of your favourite chilis.

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Jul 28, 2026

Benefits from homemade probiotics like kefir foremost for a happy gut.

Benefits from homemade probiotics like kefir can be obtained simply from a few coconut granules and a cup of milk for the friendly flora; and a high fibre diet.

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Jul 26, 2026

Backyard permaculture starts with small things like storing rainwater.

Backyard permaculture may end up with solar generators and a huge food garden making you largely self-sufficient; fresh organic fruit and vegetables.

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Jul 24, 2026

Total blackout is a distinct possibility in South Africa every winter.

Total blackout and regular loss of power are extremely frustrating but there is an alternative; harvesting sunshine and storing it in batteries.

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Jul 17, 2026

Sugars are the drivers of fatty liver disease, not dairy products.

Sugars are the drivers of fatty liver disease but high red meat consumption comes into the equation, especially that which is processed; pasture-fed is unknown.

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Jul 13, 2026

Winnowing grains at home is tedious but good exercise too.

Winnowing grains at home is for those who are determined to enjoy better tasting, wholesome food. It's almost impossible to purchase true 100% meal.

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Jul 11, 2026

Bernard Preston invites you to think, laugh and relax; and enjoy life.

Bernard Preston urges us to start taking care of both ourselves, healthy and strong and Mother Earth in a stricken and fallen world; blue and green zone issues.

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Jul 04, 2026

HELENS 15 EURO SALAD is the effective cure for constipation.

HELENS 15 EURO SALAD along with pickled beets and you have the total solution to a bunged up colon. It also provides with all the 7 colours you must have daily.

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Jul 04, 2026

Free range eggs are hard to come by.

Free range eggs command a premium price and rightly so; or you can keep your own hens. You'll find they are hard work and the mongoose takes his share.

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Jul 04, 2026

What foods prevent Parkinson's Disease is a fascinating topic.

What foods prevent Parkinson's Disease, the fastest growing neurodegenerative condition? Fava beans are the only source of pharmaceutical quantities of L-dopa.

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Jul 03, 2026

Community-built underground reservoirs can store harvested rainwater.

Community-built underground reservoirs can provide water for vegetables grown during the dry season; and of course for the home. Gutters are essential.

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Jul 01, 2026

Caring for the temple is our Lord's desire for every person.

Caring for the temple means being ready and willing to ring in some changes to lifestyle which may be difficult; but for the most part they are fairly simple.

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Jun 30, 2026

Panera bread menu recipe gives you control over the ingredients.

Panera bread menu recipe makes baking a delicious, nutritious low GI loaf so easy using a small oven; manage yourself the sugar, salt and preservatives.

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Jun 30, 2026

Gluten free bread recipe may be a solution to abdominal pain.

Gluten free bread recipe is so easy in your machine if you have bloating or diarrhoea, or other signs of inflammatory bowel disease.

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Jun 30, 2026

Whole foods are chewy and so are shunned by society.

Whole foods are chewy but we pay a terrible price if we avoid them; they are at the heart of the happy tum.

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Jun 30, 2026

Freezing butternut squash so you can enjoy them all year-round.

Freezing butternut squash is just about pressure cooking or roasting the fruit in the oven and then blending the concentrate.

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Jun 27, 2026

Olive garden menu tapenade on crackers never tasted better.

Olive garden menu tapenade is really just a variation of our pate with added capers.

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Jun 27, 2026

Fava beans with cream and thyme are unbelievably delicious if fresh.

Fava beans with cream and thyme can provide enough L-dopa for most of those suffering from Parkinson's disease; and Restless Legs Syndrome.

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Jun 26, 2026

Why do we choose yellow maizemeal is very important for diabetics.

Why do we choose yellow maizemeal? Its ratio of sodium to potassium means that it gives 50 times better protection against hypertension than the white grain.

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Jun 26, 2026

Recipe for sesame chicken is delicious with all the tahini benefits.

Recipe for sesame chicken is so easily barbecued; a pressure cooker reduces the time by two-thirds.

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Jun 24, 2026

Modus operandi harvesting honey will vary enormously.

Modus operandi harvesting honey is completely dependent on your circumstances; are you robbing 2 hives or 100 or even more??

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Jun 24, 2026

What is health span and why are so many people anxious about old age?

What is health span and is there anything that we can do to ensure that our last years are not spent in misery? Are our seventies inevitably to be dreaded?

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Jun 24, 2026

Grow your own food because fresh fruit and veggies taste so good.

Grow your own food because working outside is such excellent exercise, you get plenty of natural vitamin D and you can be assured there are no toxic ecocides.

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Jun 23, 2026

Carbohydrate count chart helps us grasp that not all starches are bad.

Carbohydrate count chart says that the calories and glycemic index give you the clues; many are extremely nutritious and can be enjoyed daily without guilt.

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