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?

Jul 27, 2025

Green foods for better health weighs the anti-inflammatory properties.

Green foods for better health explains why nutrients like lutein and magnesium are so vitally important.

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Jul 25, 2025

Freezing broad beans when you have a glut is really very simple.

Freezing broad beans is important if you plan to use them for the treatment of Parkinson's disease; you need a supply for the whole year.

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Jul 24, 2025

Ketogenic diets are in the main about restricting carbs.

Ketogenic diets have some benefits over others, particularly for the obese as they address satiety where the rest fail; you won't be constantly famished.

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Jul 24, 2025

Natural honeycomb has profound benefits, also defending the liver.

Natural honeycomb significantly lowers the bad cholesterol and raises the good one; best of all it gives protection against insulin resistance.

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Jul 22, 2025

Make your home resilient to the change that is coming to our world.

Make your home resilient because each Earth-Hour reminds us that catastrophic weather conditions will destroy the planet if we do not reduce greenhouse gases.

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Jul 22, 2025

Winter salad with sourdough bread supplies whole grains and greens.

Winter salad with sourdough bread is for folks whose intestines demand plenty of fibre all year-round with a tangy kefir dressing for the microbiome.

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Jul 19, 2025

Night leg cramps in older patients can be extremely painful.

Night leg cramps in older patients are relieved by dark-green leafy vegetables rich in vitamin K.

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Jul 17, 2025

How is sauer-susu made is for those besotted with making probiotics.

How is sauer-susu made is a question that will only cross your mind if you have a glut of chaote squash growing your garden. Can you preserve them?

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Jul 15, 2025

Vitamin C deficiency symptoms include fatigue and lethargy.

Vitamin C deficiency symptoms also mean weak capillaries and depression; for us it is the poor healing of damaged tissue that makes citrus so important.

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Jul 14, 2025

Caring for our own health because no one else can do it better.

Caring for our own health since the really important lifestyle choices are not made by the doctor; we have to make these decisions or suffer from pain.

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Jul 08, 2025

Wheat gluten intolerance and whole grains are intimately connected.

Wheat gluten intolerance and whole grains are inexorably tied up with the fact that fibre slows gastric emptying; that means all the bran.

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Jul 07, 2025

Are eggs good or bad has bedevilled nutritional scientists.

Are eggs good or bad is a question that has at least in part been finally answered; it depends also on what else you are eating.

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Jul 04, 2025

Red foods for better health is about lycopenes and capsaicin.

Red foods for better health explains the need for many coloured veggies and fruits; and the role they play in promoting wellness and preventing disease.

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Jul 04, 2025

Salt versus potassium blood pressure debate has been rewarding.

Salt versus potassium blood pressure debate highlights the huge importance of what we eat; and how our fates lie in large measure in our own hands.

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Jul 03, 2025

Suburban rainwater tanks asks what volume you would need for the home.

Suburban rainwater tanks recommends you store your harvest from the skies underground because it is so much colder, and less unsightly.

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Jun 29, 2025

TIAs are warning shots of a future stroke often within days.

TIAs are warning shots of a future stroke; 20% of those who have suffered a temporary ischemic attack will have a full-blown episode during the next few months.

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Jun 25, 2025

Butter chicken curry is a wonderful dish that takes only 60 minutes.

Butter chicken curry will be even tastier if you allow it to marinade overnight in the yoghurt and lemon juice.

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Jun 24, 2025

Community-built underground reservoirs can store harvested rainwater.

Community-built underground reservoirs can provide water for vegetables grown during the dry season.Community-built underground reservoirs can store harvested rainwater.

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Jun 24, 2025

Being a blood donor will never easy for most of us.

Being a blood donor could be one of the most rewarding things you'll ever do if you hang in and stick it out; literally saving 3 lives with every pint.

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Jun 18, 2025

Plant sprouting onions especially for their greens.

Plant sprouting onions as they are a functional food that helps protect us against disease and enhances our wellbeing.

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Jun 17, 2025

What I did when shocked by the diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease.

What I did when shocked by the diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. It was a massive blow when still in my forties. The changes I made means that all is well.

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Jun 16, 2025

Homocysteine and hip fracture are closely correlated.

Homocysteine and hip fracture can be easily modified by simple dietary interventions; certain vitamins and minerals are essential for its degradation.

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Jun 16, 2025

Linoleic acid in sunflower and soybean oil promotes inflammation.

Linoleic acid in sunflower and soybean oil promotes inflammation by altering the omega-6 to 3 ratio; this increases the risk of bowel disease and prostatitis.

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Jun 13, 2025

Is flossing good for your teeth and how often should it be done?

Is flossing good for your teeth and is it true that it may help your brain too?

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Jun 12, 2025

Does allicin fight infections and what other benefits does it have?

Does allicin fight infections? In the main we are after the flavours added by garlic and onions to home cooking. Do you too love the taste of nutritious food?

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Jun 12, 2025

No detrimental effects of delayed mowing would benefit insect species.

No detrimental effects of delayed mowing should provide nectar and pollen for rapidly-vanishing bees; and birds that have lost their food sources.

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Jun 10, 2025

What is betaine explains homocysteine detoxification in the liver.

What is betaine describes how the nutrient was originally discovered in sugar beets, hence its name and in 100% wholemeal flour. It's a vitamin-like substance.

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