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?

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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Jun 07, 2025

How to make kale pesto is for the whole body but especially the eyes.

How to make kale pesto can be prepared start to finish in ten-minutes if you're like Jack, nimble and quick.

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Jun 06, 2025

How to make carrot smoothie, rich in beta-carotenes.

How to make carrot smoothie, full of previtamin A and natural sugars; so take a short brisk walk after breakfast.

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Jun 06, 2025

Frailty and vitamin C concern caring for the temple; our bodies.

Frailty and vitamin C are part of the greater wellbeing for Christians series given at the Church of the Ascension, Hilton.

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Jun 05, 2025

Worm farms and the black plague are a solution to collection of waste.

Worm farms and the black plague which is always a threat where garbage removal is improperly done because the rat that spreads the disease flourishes.

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Jun 05, 2025

Getting your garden soil ready is vital for both you and the planet.

Getting your garden soil ready is important since it will then become a carbon-sink and help prevent global warming. Chickens would add their nitrogen too.

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Jun 04, 2025

Yellow and orange foods for better health provide beta-carotene.

Yellow and orange foods for better health have been used for centuries as a natural remedy for diabetes; all about trigollenine and niacin.

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Jun 03, 2025

Fresh tomato recipes are not only delicious but full of anti-oxidants.

Fresh tomato recipes add so much to a green salad and are loaded with protection of the prostate gland by lycopenes.

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Jun 03, 2025

Off the grid is for the wealthy and those living far from utilities.

Off the grid used to demand expensive batteries so that you would have power at night and during inclement weather; but they have now become much cheaper.

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Jun 03, 2025

What is a lignan is a question every person should be able to answer.

What is a lignan is a subject for all; make sure you are eating them daily for protection against the chronic degenerative diseases.

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Jun 01, 2025

Rich kefir smoothie combines the benefits of a probiotic with greens.

Rich kefir smoothie makes for a happy tum by helping to maintain the myriad of swarming bugs in the intestine; and giving them plenty of fibre to feed on.

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May 30, 2025

Crystallised and creamed honey are not the same.

Crystallised and creamed honey are in part totally natural processes that happen to supersaturated solutions; seeding the liquid makes a lovely smooth texture.

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May 30, 2025

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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May 29, 2025

Kale and almonds salad combines two of our best foods.

Kale and almonds salad with added feta cheese provides a full meal in itself; have a slice of artisan-bread and butter on the side perhaps.

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May 28, 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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May 27, 2025

Vitamin D slows cellular aging by protecting the chromasomes.

Vitamin D slows cellular aging by minimising the shortening of gene structures known as telomeres.

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May 22, 2025

Where to get raw honey should not be too difficult.

Where to get raw honey may be confusing; don't start with the grocery store. Commercial bottlers heat the liquid gold, spoiling and raising the GI alarmingly.

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May 22, 2025

A susu a day keeps hunger at bay; also loved by those not starving.

A susu a day keeps hunger at bay. It's surprisingly rich in protein and is high in important vitamins like folate and C; very soothing for the unhappy stomach.

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May 17, 2025

A sound and blameless body is a phrase taken from the Bible.

A sound and blameless body is surely something we all desire; but it means saying a firm no to temptation and asking for forgiveness when we have slipped.

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May 17, 2025

The very good foods are mostly to be found in Genesis, chapter 1.

The very good foods are to be contrasted with those from the Devil's Pantry; those that make us constantly sick, sore and cut short our lives.

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May 09, 2025

What is yellow maize good for is a question we should all be asking.

What is yellow maize good for and why should we be feeding it to our children? It has more protein, is cheaper and is rich in the precursor to vitamin A.

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May 08, 2025

Being a blood donor is 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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May 08, 2025

My journey with broad beans started with how awful they can be.

My journey with broad beans ended with the disovery fifty years later how delicious the young legumes are; and how they solved the tremor in my right hand.

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May 04, 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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May 03, 2025

Fruit with highest pesticide residue should put the wind up all of us.

Fruit with highest pesticide residue is for those who want to die healthy in their own beds.

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May 03, 2025

Make medicinal turmeric mead to delay the onset of diabetes.

Make medicinal turmeric mead for the unparalled benefits of your own unpasteurised and natural homemade alcohol. Raw honey lowers fasting blood glucose.

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Apr 23, 2025

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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