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?

Sep 23, 2023

Simple vs complex carbohydrate is an important distinction to grasp.

Simple vs complex carbohydrate effects how these food substances are absorbed; understanding it will mean you are far less likely to become obese or diabetic.

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Sep 22, 2023

What is artisan bread is a question asked when looking for real food.

What is artisan bread but the staff of life, the dough prepared literally in less than ten minutes; but requiring another five hours in the oven, of course.

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Sep 16, 2023

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.

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Sep 15, 2023

Why is whole grain better? The gluten question must be addressed.

Why is whole grain better is a complex subject as it may not reduce spiking blood glucose but it does contribute fibre to the microbiome.

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Sep 15, 2023

Eggs Florentine is for those who want to be strong like Popeye.

Eggs Florentine poached on a bed of spinach makes the perfect breakfast for those who are banting; it will have little effect on your blood-glucose.

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Sep 13, 2023

Benefits of folate include higher academic achievement in school.

Benefits of folate along with vitamin B12 help prevent birth defects like spina bifida; it's found in green leafy vegetables and freshly-squeezed orange juice.

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Sep 13, 2023

Choline food sources is an important subject for all.

Choline food sources include meat, eggs and greens; and true 100% wholewheat bread. We just don't get enough of them.

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Sep 12, 2023

What is starch in food is central to understanding this carb.

What is starch in food is a question many obese people are asking; is it bad for us?

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Sep 10, 2023

Linoleic acid in sunflower and soybean oil promote inflammation.

Linoleic acid in sunflower and soybean oil promotes inflammation by altering the omega-6 to 3 ratio; this has been shown to increase the prevalence of IBD.

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Sep 08, 2023

The nutritional profile of broad beans considers all the amino acids.

The nutritional profile of broad beans is so complete; they are also the only common source of L-dopa, the happy hormone. Why are we not all growing them?

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Sep 05, 2023

Risk factors of Parkinson's Disease include an unhappy bowel.

Risk factors of Parkinson's Disease cover the many toxins we are exposed to from our food and the environment.

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Sep 02, 2023

Meaning of starch enables us to better understand the benefits.

Meaning of starch will empower you to grasp which of the carbohydrates will make you fat; and why the way they in which they are prepared is so important.

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Sep 01, 2023

Cooking lima beans means just pod and boil them for a few minutes.

Cooking lima beans is a real blessed addition to your nutritious living food; they are much more than just suffering succotash.

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Aug 31, 2023

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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Aug 30, 2023

Carpet South Africa with spekboom is about a lovely indigenous tree.

Carpet South Africa with spekboom that absorbes huge volumes of carbon-dioxide from the atmosphere and provides copious amounts of nectar for honeybees.

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Aug 29, 2023

Plant indigenous trees for bees like the Halleria lucida.

Plant indigenous trees for bees which are beautiful and encourage threatened, beneficial insects; one in three mouthfuls of our food requires these pollinators.

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Aug 29, 2023

Raw honey is quite different to what you buy in the supermarket.

Raw honey contains a very important enzyme that is destroyed by heating; and a host of phytonutrients from the flowers that promote well-being.

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Aug 26, 2023

Bats in my Belfry by Bernard Preston makes great bedside reading.

Bats in my belfry is a book of carefully crafted short stories; gems both funny and healthful from the life and work of a chiropractor.

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Aug 26, 2023

How to make peppadew oil is an infusion of spices into EVOO.

How to make peppadew oil is an option for those who love the flavour of chilis but without the heafty kick.

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Aug 25, 2023

Artificial sweeteners cause weight gain due to loss of satiety.

Artificial sweeteners cause weight gain by disturbing normal neurohormonal mechanisms; worse, they raise the risk of metabolic syndrome by 44%.

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Aug 23, 2023

Compost or mulch is today's question.

Compost or mulch is not something we should worry about; both are important in the organic garden.

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Aug 22, 2023

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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Aug 22, 2023

Hiving a colony so that it does not abscond when doing bee-removals.

Hiving a colony so that it does not abscond when brought to the apiary requires some skill.

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Aug 13, 2023

Lucky not to have a gardener is about the joy of doing it yourself.

Lucky not to have a gardener weighs up the sheer pleasure of having masses of fresh, unspoiled food from all the hard work.

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Aug 13, 2023

What is a hip fracture and why are vegetarians more prone to it?

What is a hip fracture and why are vegetarians more prone to it? There are simple things they can do to ameliorate this scourge.

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Aug 09, 2023

Is it easy to make a hummus salad dressing recipe? It certainly is.

Is it easy to make a hummus salad dressing recipe? Read on to find out how it can help those who feel constantly hungry.

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Aug 09, 2023

Stunting of children begins in-utero and continues with the newborn.

Stunting of children is not only a Third World problem but is prevalent in the west too, if one includes mental backwardness from poor nutrition.

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Aug 09, 2023

Homemade hummus with lemon pulp means first cooking the chickpeas.

Homemade hummus with lemon pulp also needs freshly-roasted cumin seeds and tahini which is a sesame paste.

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Aug 08, 2023

Capsaicin health benefits include anti-inflammatory effects.

Capsaicin health benefits also cause malignant cells to undergo aptosis; and are used as analgesics in neuropathies.

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Aug 07, 2023

Natural honey consumption by diabetics is complex and controversial.

Natural honey enables us to lose weight and normalise our lipids; it lowers fasting blood glucose but in large amounts also increases the value of HbA1c.

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