Recipes
The Rooibos Latte
For those of you who follow me on twitter, if you don't I highly recommend myself as your tweeting health guru @keziahalllhealth, will know that this weekend my main activity was the rooibos latte invention which led to rooibos latte obsession. As you...
5 Myths About Saturated Fat
Last week we began our little foray into the world of fats. I explained a bit about the different types of fat you get, and my own realisation that my body needs more fats than I ever thought it did. Today I am going to debunk some popular schools of...
Sauerkraut & Its Benefits!
Now I hope I haven't put you off this post entirely by using the word sauerkraut in the title. I can understand if I have, I too used to have a sauerkraut prejudice. I thought the idea of fermented cabbage sounded as pleasurable as eating out of arm pits and was no...
Homemade Toothpaste
Teeth are a pretty big deal. Gone are the days when dentists used to whip them out, as dentures were seen to be better (my poor grandma!). We are all now pretty convinced that keeping our own natural nashers is a...
Making Bone Broth and Its Benefits.
"Good broth will resurrect the dead," A South American Proverb With various post talking about meat and homemade broth/stock I thought I would show you how to make some and prove that stock should never come in tiny powdered cubes from the supermarket (accept for when...
10 Tips for GAPS on a Budget
To finish off a GAPS-diet-themed week I thought I would share with you some of my tips for doing GAPS on a budget. As I explained in a previous post, GAPS is a brilliant way to deal with long standing health issues. However, the food and lifestyle involved...
GAPS Intro- Summer Smoothie
Here is just a quick post to share a delightful drink I have created that is actually fits in with the GAPS Intro diet regime which after a week of broth and meat eating filled me with excitement and as this is a GAPS themed week I thought I would quickly share...
What is the GAPS Diet? Should You Do it?
You may have noticed that on several occasions I have alluded to the mysterious diets called GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) and (because I must love abbreviations) SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet). I also mention a lot about healing the gut, flooding the gut with...
Summertime Romaine Smoothie
With a heat wave hitting the UK (even Scotland people!) and posting about the wonders of Kefir I thought it only fair to give you a super quick and tasty way to incorporate it into your summers days. This is also the evidence of my new found vegetable...
Kefir: What is it & how to make it
After my many posts alluding to kefir (Fermented Fun, Getting More Gut Flora etc) and my many recipes involving homemade yogurt or whey, that it was time to explain myself! Kefir (pronounced either ke-fear or kee-fer ), meaning to froth or foam, is...
Why Meat is Good for You
This is the first in a series of posts for men. In all my research I have yet to come across anything that caters for men's health that isn't purely based on chemical-filled protein shakes for muscles. I thought I would fill the gap and...
Combat Hayfever: Cocktail Iced Tea!
Here is a quick recipe for a delicious way to defeat hayfever (as described in my last post). This summer I have been trying to go drug free when it comes to hayfever and had been managing great until this weekend when I think the pollen count went sky high, Tea was...
Grain Free Beetroot Chocolate Fudge Cake
This little blog has been going a few weeks now so I thought I should let you in on a secret. I just love cake. One of my earliest memories is standing on a chair, cracking eggs into a mixing bowl to make mountains of cake for our family's next...
NO (sham) POO – The Controversy
About 5 months ago I decided to stop using shampoo and conditioner. That is right, my hair has not been touched by any shop bought hair product for a while. In fact I only wash it about 2/3 times a week and spend...
Fermented Onion Chutney
As promised in my previous post, Getting More Gut Flora I mentioned an easy way to increase your probiotic consumption through lacto-fermented vegetables. This, I understand does not sound appealing, but honestly it is delicious and a much easier and quicker way...