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?

Jan 11, 2026

Passionfruit possets can be made in a way that is healthy and tasty.

Passionfruit possets are prepared using natural honey and all the fibre in the fruit; never strain it out.

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Jan 09, 2026

Why medication for weight loss doesn't work long term.

Why medication for weight loss doesn't work but a change of lifestyle will have a dramatic effect on energy levels and success in restoring health.

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Jan 08, 2026

What are the worst side effects of Fosamax? This is for osteoporotics.

What are the worst side effects of Fosamax? The merits of the standard drug for osteoporosis prevention and treatment are weighed.

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Jan 07, 2026

Life without medication; is that a lunatic thought?

Life without medication poses the precept that many of the drugs we are taking are only because we resolutely refuse to make healthy lifestyle changes.

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Jan 05, 2026

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 trigonelline and niacin.

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Dec 31, 2025

Banting for vegetarians since they too may be prediabetic and obese.

Banting for vegetarians can be done without food high in animal fat and protein; it does mean cutting out all refined carbohydrate though.

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Dec 30, 2025

About resistant starch explains what it is and where it can be found.

About resistant starch describes how some carbs are digested in the small intestine giving a surge in glucose but others pass through unaffected to the colon.

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Dec 29, 2025

Demyelinating diseases: What is oleic acid? It's one of the mono fats.

Demyelinating diseases: What is oleic acid? It is mainly in the fruit fats especially olives and avocados. It has benefits for folk with conditions like MS.

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Dec 28, 2025

Can you get wholegrain wheat? It's so difficult to buy real flour.

Can you get wholegrain wheat? There's talk of a "big fat lie" in milling circles. We must admit that the modern loaf's awful; no wonder bread sales are dipping.

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Dec 28, 2025

Eight colors eggs Florentine makes the perfect breakfast when banting.

Eight colors eggs Florentine that is, trying to lose weight by cutting out carbohydrate and increasing the fat so you don't feel famished all day.

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Dec 27, 2025

The modified Banting diet allows legumes along with animal protein.

The modified Banting diet forbids your high GI starches but not the nutritious whole grains. Research clearly shows the benefits of beans, peas and corn.

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Dec 26, 2025

Protection against high cholesterol: Baba-Ghanoush is from eggplant.

Protection against high cholesterol: Baba-Ghanoush is a traditional Lebanese dish that is easy to prepare and will help the LDLs down and HDLs up high.

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Dec 25, 2025

Easy sourdough bread recipe uses a starter of yeast and friendly bugs.

Easy sourdough bread recipe takes less about ten-minutes to make and allows you to choose how much salt and the kind of flour; there is less gluten intolerance.

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Dec 25, 2025

Prevent breast cancer: Sesame Tahini butter is a source of lignans.

Prevent breast cancer: Sesame Tahini butter is much loved by those besotted with the nutritious foods enjoyed by folk living around the Mediterranean Sea.

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Dec 24, 2025

Peripheral neuropathy: Stuffed Vine Leaves with true rice and lentils.

Peripheral neuropathy: Stuffed Vine Leaves are rich in vegetable protein and the very important nerve vitamin called thiamine. A deficiency causes leg numbness.

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Dec 23, 2025

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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Dec 22, 2025

Gelatine powder for arthritis is gleaned from chicken bones.

Gelatine powder for arthritis contains the building blocks for repairing joint cartilage; that injured as in a slipped disc and others that simply are aging.

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Dec 21, 2025

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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Dec 21, 2025

The tomato prostate link is now conclusively proven in the literature.

The tomato prostate link points out that surgery often leaves the victim impotent, that very emotion laden word that those from Mars avoid thinking about.

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Dec 20, 2025

What are the signs of prostate problems and why are they so common?

What are the signs of prostate problems? Having to get up frequently at night to pee may becoming irritating; and not able to empty the bladder.

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Dec 20, 2025

Your prostate: What are phytosterols and why are they so vital?

Your prostate: What are phytosterols and how do they influence our health so profoundly. If you want to protect your wellness down yonder this is for you.

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Dec 20, 2025

Breast cancer and prevention is very important in any health practice.

Breast cancer and prevention is vital with one in eight Western women now getting CA of the boob; it's time to think about prioritising alternative strategies.

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Dec 19, 2025

Let your food be your medicine if you hate seeing pill dispensers.

Let your food be your medicine was the advice of the healer Hippocrates; he remains father of western health care. Truth be told we revere and then ignore him.

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Dec 19, 2025

Side effects of artificial sweeteners contribute directly to diabetes.

Side effects of artificial sweeteners cause a range of serious diseases from metastatic tumours to anxiety; raw honey is a better alternative.

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Dec 18, 2025

Combating heart disease, stroke and diabetes is a major concern.

Combating heart disease, stroke and diabetes is a dire subject that every one of us has to become involved in; there is only so much that doctors can do.

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Dec 17, 2025

What is the healthiest type of flour and should we buy a mill?

What is the healthiest type of flour and can those with gluten issues really eat sourdough bread?

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Dec 16, 2025

Why do we choose yellow maizemeal is very important for diabetics.

Why do we choose yellow maizemeal? Its ratio of sodium to potassium means that it gives 50 times better protection against hypertension than the white grain.

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Dec 16, 2025

A mealie a day would provide much of the starch we need for energy.

A mealie a day is a staple in many countries but once refined it becomes a junk food of the highest order; the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients are gone.

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Dec 14, 2025

Vitamin D slows cellular aging by protecting the chromosomes.

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

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Dec 12, 2025

Ultra-processed foods and colorectal cancer are strongly associated.

Ultra-processed foods and colorectal cancer are correlated because of a change in the microbiome; toxic pathogens that attack the lining of the gut.

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