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, 2024

Carbs in the life of a believer reminds us of the richness of seeds.

Carbs in the life of a believer shows how modern milling has taken natural grains and turned them into pseudo-foods from the Devil's Pantry.

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Jul 26, 2024

Pork slithers with chives is a dish so quick and simple to prepare.

Pork slithers with chives gives a lovely nutritious balance of protein and green-onions.

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Jul 25, 2024

Peppadew cottage industry could make you a few bob on the side.

Peppadew cottage industry is only for those who love fresh-spices but have no aversion to, hat on head working out in the midday sun.

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Jul 25, 2024

Out of tune with the world brings a few thoughts from Wordsworth.

Out of tune with the world tells how Bernard Preston finds meaning in life in his Green Garden.

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Jul 24, 2024

Pan-fried toast provides a delightfully crispy base for your meals.

Pan-fried toast gives a rich and luxurious flavour to one's food. But will it make you fat?

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Jul 24, 2024

Operation end waste begins in the home with each and every one of us.

Operation end waste is a moral dilemma faced by all concerned with whether our grandchildren will have a habitable planet; a third of our food is never eaten.

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Jul 23, 2024

Nutritional value of green beans is about their protein and vitamins.

Nutritional value of green beans covers the wide array of phytochemicals, minerals and low levels of phytates; they are much easier to cook than after drying.

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Jul 23, 2024

A healthy diet for prediabetes means strictly limiting refined carbs.

A healthy diet for prediabetes explores the different options, the philosophies about starches and the role of fat; and the power of walking to lower BG.

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Jul 23, 2024

Nine bean rows and a hive for the honeybee is from a poem by Yeats.

Nine bean rows and a hive for the honeybee weighs some thoughts by various authors on the need for stillness in the quest for peace and finding our true selves.

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Jul 22, 2024

Food as medicine is increasingly finding its way into mainline care.

Food as medicine is the buzzword as researchers have found that type-2 diabetes can be put completely into remission with dietary interventions alone.

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Jul 22, 2024

How to get more fiber to support those friendly bugs in the guts.

How to get more fiber from our food will probably have a greater effect and make a larger contribution to our wellness than almost any other factor.

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Jul 22, 2024

Feeling of fullness after eating is often described as satiety.

Feeling of fullness after eating is provided by certain foods that stimulate the L-cells in the small intestine to produce the incretin hormones.

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Jul 18, 2024

New potatoes straight from the garden can be enjoyed by all.

New potatoes along with the reds are known as waxy; they have half the glycemic-load. Passing through the SI partly undigested they reach the colon instead.

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Jul 17, 2024

Meet Bernard Preston for a DC, author and lover of life.

Meet Bernard Preston does answer in part who the man is and what he stands for; focus where possible on a life without medication.

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Jul 17, 2024

My sourdough bread journey began with watching a friend milling wheat.

My sourdough bread journey has meant escape from obesity, not prostate troubles and avoidance of statins; the life without medication is a joy.

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Jul 14, 2024

Mexican avocado soup is the perfect meal for those who are banting.

Mexican avocado soup is high in monounsaturated fat and low in carbohydrate; rich in oleic acid that lines our nerves making this a very welcome dish.

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Jul 14, 2024

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.

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Jul 13, 2024

Meaning of gluten is so that folk do not give up bread needlessly.

Meaning of gluten goes into the chemistry which you need to grasp if it is your desire to continue enjoying wheat but not suffer from the undesirable effects.

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Jul 12, 2024

Maize-meal porridge is only worth making from whole corn.

Maize-meal porridge is a very simple starch to cook but made using the refined grain is very fattening and devoid of good nutrition.

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Jul 11, 2024

Real bread movement started in the United Kingdom by Andrew Whitley.

Real bread movement began in 2015 under the influence of a Scottish baker. A loaf that is nutritious, doesn't taste like cardboard and is baked with wholegrain.

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Jul 11, 2024

Real and fake bread asks hard questions about our favourite food.

Real and fake bread considers why consumption has dropped dramatically in the last few decades; and gives a simple five-minute recipe for making sourdough.

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Jul 10, 2024

Turn compost heaps into raised garden beds for long-term improvement.

Turn compost heaps into raised garden beds for a sustainable method that will mean less work in the long run and tastier vegetables.

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Jul 09, 2024

Broad bean pests can ruin your crop in short order.

Broad bean pests are relatively easily controlled by organic means and rotational planting.

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Jul 08, 2024

Bernie's scientifically proven weight loss program is not complicated.

Bernie's scientifically proven weight loss program without drugs is easier than you may think; make only changes that you are prepared to continue for life.

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Jul 06, 2024

Why Look AHEAD failed is fundamental for those wanting weight loss.

Why Look AHEAD failed looks at the aspects of the lifestyle study that failed so miserably to achieve permanent goals for those with metabolic syndrome.

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Jul 04, 2024

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 01, 2024

Radish nutrition for these peppery veggies to really liven up a salad.

Radish nutrition for the antioxidants like vitamins B6, C and folic acid. The fibre is to keep the colon happy; and prevent many nasties from constipation.

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Jul 01, 2024

Why were cornflakes invented? Surprisingly as a healthy food.

Why were cornflakes invented was first titled I want to be a billionaire; what are the facts?

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Jun 28, 2024

Where is our water is a cry heard increasingly around South Africa.

Where is our water really should be rephrased to also emphasise plastic particles and chemical pollutants.

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Jun 28, 2024

Gems from a weight loss conference gives tips we can all benefit from.

Gems from a weight loss conference emphasises that we should only take on what we can sustain. Otherwise we are doomed to become despondent and discouraged.

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