The Oiling of America: Margarine is the bad guy and butter and eggs are the good guys. For fifty years, big business, government agencies and medical organisations have campaigned deceptively against animal fats, meat, eggs, butter and other nutritious, traditional foods, leading to huge profits from the sale of toxic margarine, shortenings and liquid vegetable […]
The Silver Lining in Chronic Disease
The Silver Lining in Chronic Disease: Many conditions and diseases, including obesity, heart disease and cancer, could perform useful and perhaps even essential roles. They could reflect the body’s attempts to resolve imbalances which could lead to fatal outcomes if left unchecked. This is evidenced by a variety of processes that take place in fat […]
Maria Tarantino : Fermentation Workshop
Fermented Vegetables Workshop This workshop begins with an extension tasting session with commentary about how different cultures adapt to their specific climate to celebrate their local produce. During the practical part of this session, we will taste how herbs, nuts and other condiments combine to create new flavours and we will learn how to prepare […]
Raw Milk Quality & Health
The Benefits of Raw and Grass Fed Milk Ton will review studies which find correlation with raw milk and health. He will explain changes that occur when milk is heated and how that effects digestion, also drawing upon human and animal studies Ton will also explore the fatty acid profile of milk from grass fed […]
Autism, Depression and Alzheimer’s; A Shared Understanding.
Autism, Depression and Alzheimer’s A Shared Understanding : The underlying pathology in autism has parallels in other modern diseases of the brain that occur later in life, including depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s. This is further illustrated by biological mechanisms common to these conditions which indicate common lifestyle factors which most will find easy to address: […]
Preconception & Pregnancy
Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD, MMedSci (Neurology), MMedSci (Human Nutrition) Dr Natasha holds postgraduate degrees in neurology and human nutrition and serves on the Honorary Board of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Natasha has become recognised as one of the world’s leading experts in treating learning disabilities and mental, digestive and immune disorders. She runs the […]
Jane Mason: Sourdough Bread Demonstration
Sourdough Demonstration: So many people feel ill when they eat bread and that is just tragic given how good it is for us. Unless you have a serious gluten allergy, you can eat bread but we should all eat bread that is properly fermented without the addition of vast quantities of yeast, sugar, so called […]