After decades of industrialised whaling, overall whale populations around the globe are 25 per cent of what they once were. There have been movements to save the whales, as we gradually appreciate the importance of biodiversity and find admiration for the capabilities of these impressive creatures. What we are now realising is that whales may […]

Are you feeling alert or brain dead? We all suffer from brain fog sometimes but when we’re in a constant cloud, it’s time to get clear. Applying principles of neurogenesis and neuroplasticity can build better brains for beautiful lives. Brains are the body’s boss. They’re Captain Kirk on the starship’s bridge receiving information, discharging orders […]

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Nature’s Way to Healing by Lee Holmes is a beautifully curated cookbook that celebrates the power of whole foods and natural ingredients to support wellness and vitality. Holmes combines her expertise in holistic nutrition with nourishing recipes designed to heal, energise and inspire. Each dish emphasises fresh, seasonal ingredients that are packed with nutrients, making it easy to create wholesome meals that fuel the body and mind. From immune-boosting soups to delicious snacks and gut-friendly dishes, this cookbook is a guide to using food as medicine, helping you to embrace a vibrant lifestyle through the healing properties of nature’s bounty.

As well as being good to eat and nutritious, mandarins are also very handsome trees in fruit and can be grown as an edible hedge or screen.

Their true identity might surprise you, as capers are preserved flower buds.

Grapes are very long lived and vines can survive for a century or more. They tolerate all sorts of soils and climates and are drought-hardy due to their deep roots.

What could be better than apple and raspberry pie with double cream? Grab any leftover gorgeous summer fruit to make the prettiest dessert around

This asparagus tart is a sensational salute to summer as we say goodbye and roll into autumn and makes an easy meal, served with a salad

If you still don’t like Brussels sprouts, label yourself a “supertaster”, the term coined in the 1990s for people who are more sensitive to bitter tastes than others, and give up on them.