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Y Galon, an croÃ, el corazón, le coeur, il cuore. The heart is amazing...
Did you know that it starts to beat within weeks of conception and continues, on and on until it's time to for us to depart? The only...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Jan 30, 20223 min read
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The Skinny on Detox
It's early January and the panic is setting in. The guilt, unjustified, surrounding our indulgences over the festive season has us...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Jan 1, 20224 min read
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Velvety Leek, Butterbean and Miso Soup
I love leeks. The national vegetable of Wales where I live they were brought to the UK by the Romans. Apparently they considered leeks...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Dec 22, 20212 min read
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Sprouts, not just for Christmas
When you think of sprouts does your face grimace and nose turn up as you get an olfactory memory of the overcooked sulphurous little...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Nov 23, 20212 min read
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How to lose weight before Christmas
Some of us love it, some loathe it and some of us fall somewhere in the middle, not quite Bah-Humbug, but not quite in love with it all....

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Nov 3, 20215 min read
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Cinnamon Almond Cookies
I am a nutritionist but I am also a human. As humans we are hardwired to desire sugar or sweetness. Our primitive ancestors lived in very...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Mar 13, 20213 min read
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Beetroot, Feta and Walnut Burgers
We all know that beetroot is good for us and to enjoy eating a rainbow of colour for optimal health. But do you know why beets are so...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Aug 19, 20203 min read
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Sea'weed' or Sea'vegetable'?
As an island nation our shores are surrounded by hordes of algae, amazing marine plants which have been in existence and sustaining life...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Jul 20, 20203 min read
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How do you like your brownies?
Looking at the ingredients here you might think I was having a pantry clear out and not gathering the ingredients to make brownies. You...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Jun 21, 20202 min read
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Spring Into Summer
Today is March 20th, 2020 and is the Spring Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere meaning a promise of longer days as we edge towards...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Mar 20, 20205 min read
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Shocking sugar
The sticky truth about the white stuff In 2016 20% of all 10 year olds in the UK were classed as obese and 15% classed as overweight. Up...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
Jul 31, 20194 min read
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Your Guide to Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent Fasting or IF, is one of the latest buzzwords now in the health and fitness world with online searches for it having...

Patricia Alexander-Bird
May 30, 20194 min read
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