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?

Dec 19, 2024

Kefir breakfast smoothie is a sweet and sour treat for your intestine.

Kefir breakfast smoothie provides the friendly bacteria that the gut must have, the fibre that these bugs need to feed on and is a rich source of calcium.

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Dec 18, 2024

Irish potato leek soup is so delicious and very easy to make.

Irish potato leek soup should be enjoyed cold but has many variations; try adding some salmon for a complete dinner. In France it is known as vichyssoise.

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Dec 17, 2024

Best potato latkes recipe ever is made with new spuds.

Best potato latkes recipe ever uses wholegrain flour; they are fried in cold-pressed avocado or olive oil. This dish is wholesome and not fattening.

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Dec 16, 2024

Homemade sauerkraut recipe is so easy to make in your own kitchen.

Homemade sauerkraut recipe is sliced from a cabbage-head with salt and will be ready to eat in three days; add garlic, ginger and chili for kimchi.

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Dec 16, 2024

Turn compost heaps into raised garden beds for long-term improvement.

Turn compost heaps into raised garden beds for a sustainable method that will mean less work in the long run and tastier vegetables.

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Dec 10, 2024

Pumpkin for diabetes is grounded in strong science.

Pumpkin for diabetes not only lowers high blood glucose quickly and effectively but insulin use is also significantly reduced.

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Dec 09, 2024

Why Look AHEAD failed is fundamental for those wanting to lose weight.

Why Look AHEAD failed considers all the aspects of the lifestyle study that slipped so miserably in achieving permanent goals for those with metabolic syndrome.

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Dec 08, 2024

Get your calcium from kefir and the vitamin D from sunshine.

Get your calcium from kefir because the experts are now saying there is an increased risk of cardiovascular disease from supplements; and start walking.

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Dec 08, 2024

A breakfast rich in vitamin E protects the heart and the prostate.

A breakfast rich in vitamin E gives a great start to the day; over 60% of the population have less than the desirable concentration in the blood.

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Dec 06, 2024

Health nut neurosis warns us of the danger of going crazy about diets.

Health nut neurosis describes how an overly unreserved passion about choice foods can lead to orthorexia nervosa.

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Dec 06, 2024

What are new potatoes? The starch is resistant; can be eaten by all.

What are new potatoes? Along with the reds they are known as waxy; they have half the glycemic-load, passing through the SI to the colon partially undigested.

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Nov 30, 2024

Adulteration of honey with high fructose corn syrup is not uncommon.

Adulteration of honey with high fructose corn syrup is estimated to contaminate about a half of the commercial product found in supermarkets.

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Nov 29, 2024

Lignans protect the prostate gland from malicious tumours.

Lignans protect the prostate gland by providing a rich source of differing foods enabling the friendly flora in the colon to synthesise enterolactone.

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Nov 29, 2024

Strict and lifelong gluten-free diet may not be necessary.

Strict and lifelong gluten-free diet is the subject of a robust debate amongst scientists; there is no unanimity on the issues raised.

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Nov 29, 2024

Meaning of gluten is so that folk do not give up bread needlessly.

Meaning of gluten goes into the chemistry which you need to grasp if it is your desire to continue enjoying wheat but not suffer from the undesirable effects.

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Nov 26, 2024

Carbs galore: let's enjoy corn, wholemeal bread and beans.

Carbs galore: let's enjoy corn, wholemeal bread and beans from our own gardens. It raises important questions about starches; can they actually be healthy?

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Nov 24, 2024

What foods prevent Parkinson's Disease is a fascinating topic.

What foods prevent Parkinson's Disease, the fastest growing neurodegenerative condition? Fava beans are the only source of pharmaceutical quantities of L-dopa.

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Nov 22, 2024

Spina bifida and orange juice are for every young woman to consider.

Spina bifida and orange juice would prevent a city the size of Des Moines of paralysed Americans. That's over two hundred thousand people.

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Nov 21, 2024

Broad bean season means a reduction in the tremor in my right hand.

Broad bean season could be all year-round but they certainly prefer the cooler months; then freeze or sprout them.

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Nov 21, 2024

Health benefits of kale stem from being in the top ten best foods.

Health benefits of kale include protection against many malignancies including the breast and prostate; and serious eye diseases like macular degeneration.

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Nov 18, 2024

Night leg cramps in older patients can be extremely painful.

Night leg cramps in older patients are relieved by dark-green leafy vegetables rich in vitamin K.

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Nov 16, 2024

Health benefits of avocado fat; the queen of the monounsaturated oils.

Health benefits of avocado fat along with the olive come from a fruit tree. Oleic acid is the vital compound that encases nerves in a myelin sheath; without it we would die.

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Nov 16, 2024

Spinach, oxalates and kidney stones have confused all the doctors.

Spinach, oxalates and kidney stones have created a mystery that has at last been solved. Scientists have proven that we can relax and enjoy green leafy veggies.

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Nov 15, 2024

Caring for the temple is our Lord's desire for every person.

Caring for the temple means being ready and willing to ring in some changes to lifestyle which may be difficult; but for the most part they are fairly simple.

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Nov 14, 2024

What food has the most vitamin B6, part of the anti-frailty group?

What food has the most vitamin B6 that along with three other equally important micronutrients helps to prevent us from becoming feeble long before our time?

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Nov 12, 2024

Harvesting the rain with a 44-gallon drum is where it all began.

Harvesting the rain with a 44-gallon drum was the start nearly 50 years ago of a journey; with an underground reservoir we are now in effect self-sufficient.

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Nov 10, 2024

Grow your own food because fresh fruit and veggies taste so good.

Grow your own food because working outside is such excellent exercise, you get plenty of natural vitamin D and you can be assured there are no toxic ecocides.

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Nov 09, 2024

Our green kitchen is about slow, nutritious food made fast.

Our green kitchen focuses on meals that taste wonderful and can be prepared quickly; but without sacrificing our well-being.

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Nov 07, 2024

Is drinking hot chocolate good for you is a vexing question.

Is drinking hot chocolate good for you depends on what's in it and your overall lifestyle. Here is a recipe that will please you; much cheaper and healthier.

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Nov 07, 2024

Diseases of the immune system is about the pandemic of this century.

Diseases of the immune system considers the effect of bacteria and helminths in the gut on our well-being especially in relation to the microbiome.

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