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 08, 2026

Food snob or epicure is the question.

Food snob or epicure is a challenge for all those who really love their food; what do the words fine and good mean when are talking about our well-being?

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Oct 05, 2026

Is there such a thing as low fat hummus? Is olive oil essential?

Is there such a thing as low fat hummus? Yes, there is but there shouldn't be. It is based on the false notion that it is the lipids in food that make us obese.

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Oct 03, 2026

Symptoms of whiplash are diverse and can be very confusing.

Symptoms of whiplash covered in this column will be from motor-vehicle accidents.

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Oct 02, 2026

Take a walk after supper to help reduce the dawn effect.

Take a walk after supper for better digestion, sleep and turning those starches into glycogen instead of glucose.

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Oct 01, 2026

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 29, 2026

Gliding the sport of those who would dare to fly like a bird.

Gliding the sport of those who would dare, invites you to come on a tour with Bernie; you too will be enchanted by rising thermals and terrified by sinking air.

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Sep 28, 2026

Honey bee traps are so easy to make. Increase your apiary.

Honey bee traps should be constructed from a previously-occupied hive; swarms like the smell of an old box. Alternatively daub them with crushed, boiled combs.

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Sep 28, 2026

10 top anti-inflammatory foods to counter the chronic diseases.

10 top anti-inflammatory foods is for those who desire to live long, healthy lives; without many strong medicines.

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Sep 25, 2026

Spicy roasted chickpeas make a wonderful non-fattening snack.

Spicy roasted chickpeas combine the goodness of vegetable protein and olive oil; so easy to make in your own kitchen.

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Sep 25, 2026

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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Sep 24, 2026

Fennel and radish salad on a bed of lettuce makes a scrumptious dish.

Fennel and radish salad gives you half the coloured foods you need every day on one side-platter of the main meal.

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Sep 24, 2026

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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Sep 24, 2026

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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Sep 23, 2026

How to dry peppers is easy when you have a glut in the garden.

How to dry peppers enables you to control the heat and if you are neurotic about pesticides as I am you can be absolutely certain it is organic.

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Sep 22, 2026

Broad beans and beet tops stir-fried with spices make a novel meal.

Broad beans and beet tops stir-fried with spices provide two important nutrients called betaine and levodopa; heart conditions and Parkinson's Disease.

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Sep 22, 2026

Mashed broad bean dip with lemon and garlic is rich in dopamine.

Mashed broad bean dip with lemon and garlic is a traditional side dish enjoyed in the Greek islands; these legumes are strongly associated with less dementia.

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Sep 21, 2026

Broad beans are specifically mentioned in the blue zones.

Broad beans are the richest source of plant protein and one of the few natural sources of L-dopa for those with Parkinson's disease.

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Sep 18, 2026

Smoked salmon dip recipe is for those ready for slow food made fast.

Smoked salmon dip recipe can be prepared in just five minutes; rich in vitamin D, omega-3 and phytosterols to help combat the effects of high cholesterol.

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Sep 18, 2026

Mandarin orange tree is just as pretty as the lemon and much sweeter.

Mandarin orange tree is full of vitamin C and bioflavonoids; all good stuff for preventing tumours but beware of the effect it may have on your blood sugar.

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Sep 18, 2026

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

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

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Sep 18, 2026

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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Sep 18, 2026

Walnuts blood pressure brings new findings about an omega-3 link.

Walnuts blood pressure together with linseed oil reduces inflammation in the body; particularly of the intima of arteries and veins.

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Sep 18, 2026

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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Sep 17, 2026

Dough has a mind of its own so do not give up should you get a brick.

Dough has a mind of its own as subtle changes in temperature, humidity and ingredients can have profound effects; when you add the salt too.

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Sep 17, 2026

What is a raw honey? It's quite different to what you buy in the shop.

What is a raw honey is an interesting question. It contains an important enzyme that is destroyed by heating; and nutrients from many flowers for wellness.

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Sep 17, 2026

Residential solar panels stresses choosing the right size.

Residential solar panels are cheaper per watt if you purchase the larger ones; it costs the same to install them as a small PV.

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Sep 17, 2026

Real bread movement was started in the UK by Andrew Whitley.

Real bread movement began in 2015 under the counsel of a Scottish baker. A loaf that was nutritious, didn't taste like cardboard and was cooked with wholegrain.

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Sep 16, 2026

Green mealie risotto is a rice dish enriched with kernels of corn.

Green mealie risotto is made from whole-grains with added cream to reduce the glycemic index.

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Sep 15, 2026

Discovery of the first vitamin: Generalised muscle weakness.

Discovery of the first vitamin: Generalised muscle weakness was the sign that alerted four very observant doctors.

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Sep 14, 2026

Tomato soup recipe helps to protect the prostate gland.

Tomato soup recipe helps to protect the prostate gland; it's all about an important phytonutrient called a lycopene.

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