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?

Oct 28, 2025

How to make fish stock is to extract the wonderful rich flavour.

How to make fish stock is a very inexpensive way to get huge amounts of omega-3; forty percent of the fat in the brain.

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Oct 27, 2025

Strict and lifelong gluten-free diet may not be necessary.

Strict and lifelong gluten-free diet is the subject of a robust debate amongst scientists; there is no unanimity on the issues raised.

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Oct 26, 2025

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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Oct 26, 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 phytonutrients called lycopenes that protect the prostate and likely many other glands.

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Oct 25, 2025

Health benefits of kale stem from being in the top ten best foods.

Health benefits of kale include protection against many malignancies of the breast and prostate especially; and serious eye diseases like macular degeneration.

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Oct 24, 2025

Mulberry honey mead is a wonderful way to preserve the nutrients.

Mulberry honey mead would be very expensive to brew but the beekeeper uses the gleanings from the cappings.

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Oct 23, 2025

Darwin's theory of natural selection; created by design or accident?

Darwin's theory of natural selection seems to be inordinately difficult for fundamentalists but not at all for Christians from a scientific background.

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Oct 23, 2025

Kefir breakfast smoothie is a sweet and sour treat for your intestine.

Kefir breakfast smoothie provides the friendly bacteria that the gut must have, the fibre that these bugs need to feed on and is a rich source of calcium.

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Oct 21, 2025

Healthy hummus recipe can be made in five minutes in your own kitchen.

Healthy hummus recipe will turn any boring green salad into a delicious meal. It is the tastiest easy source of vegetable protein for an alternative to meat.

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Oct 17, 2025

Ferment a passionfruit melomel using fresh granadillas or the juice.

Ferment a passionfruit melomel with raw, unheated honey for a delicious aperatief; it's also an excellent probiotic that may evade the alcohol causes cancer link.

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Oct 16, 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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Oct 15, 2025

Best way to cook wholegrain maizemeal lowers the GI; less fattening.

Best way to cook wholegrain maizemeal takes some extra effort and a day's delay; it needs to cool and retrograde for a better mouthfeel.

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Oct 14, 2025

Can you stand on one leg for 10 seconds predicts a hip fracture.

Can you stand on one leg for 10 seconds is a simple test that can be done at home; but paradoxically is not easy. It's also the basis of a helpful exercise.

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Oct 13, 2025

Coffee grounds in the garden are slightly acidic but high in nitrogen.

Coffee grounds in the garden will reputedly help with vegetable yields but some research refutes this; homesteaders should do their own experiments.

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Oct 06, 2025

4x4 interval training for fatty liver disease takes 90 minutes weekly.

4x4 interval training for fatty liver disease together with a restricted carb diet greatly improves the outcome of an otherwise terminal condition.

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Oct 06, 2025

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; only make changes that you are prepared to retain for life.

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Sep 29, 2025

One slice of real bread is enough carb at a meal.

One slice of real bread is enough since it's full of protein, friendly fat and all the fibre; with a salad it is quite sufficient to give satiety.

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Sep 23, 2025

Chronic stress upsets the happy tum by disrupting the friendly bugs.

Chronic stress upsets the happy tum making us prone to inflammation, angry blood vessels and many nasty diseases. Seeking "peace on the range" is the start.

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Sep 20, 2025

Citrus fruit list makes the perfect juice for your breakfast.

Citrus fruit list keeps colds and flu at bay; and tastes of heaven. Our lemon-drop drink takes a lot of beating on a hot day in summer.

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Sep 19, 2025

Post-chlorination of drinking water concerns how it is treated.

Post-chlorination of drinking water raises issues about the effect of toxic chemicals on the microbiome and the advantages of storing the rain underground.

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Sep 17, 2025

The old cardboard Wonder Box is a return to home cooking.

The old cardboard Wonder Box enables the bran in whole grains to hydrate overnight, the meat to soften and the spices to permeate your food.

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Sep 13, 2025

Re-establish the intestinal microbes with kefir.

Re-establish the intestinal microbes using probiotics made very simply in your own kitchen; it takes only five minutes.

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Sep 10, 2025

Easy spicy olives can be prepared in just ten-minutes.

Easy spicy olives need only fennel seeds and bay leaves to make up a delicious side dish to go with any green salad or cheese platter.

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Sep 06, 2025

The berry pickers are a patient lot who unreservedly love good food.

The berry pickers enjoy working out in the great outdoors; they know the value of sunshine but they do wear hats to minimise the noxious side of UV on the face.

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Sep 04, 2025

Kaempferol and cancer prevention is the subject of much research.

Kaempferol and cancer prevention benefits are found in leeks, broccoli and kale. It is a bioflavonoid that has a proven role in mopping up free-radicals.

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Sep 04, 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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Aug 29, 2025

What is a fasting blood sugar level for a diabetic?

What is a fasting blood sugar level for a diabetic? It's not reliable for those anxious about progressing from insulin resistance to the full-blown disease.

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Aug 18, 2025

100 percent real flour contains all the vitamins, minerals and fibre.

100 percent real flour points out that most commercial bakers use a fake that masquerades as the genuine article to make their bread.

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Aug 18, 2025

Red foods for better health; it's all 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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Aug 15, 2025

You must be born again was written in response to a Preston dream.

You must be born again has been said so many times before; does it still have meaning?

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