Here are some more chronological pictures (up to Jan 23 2017) of beans climbing to 4 metres and still wanting to go higher if they had something to cling to. Interspersed between these pictures are extraordinary quotes from soil scientists and eco-agricultural, biological and nature attuned farmers. This knowledge goes back to the early part of [...]
Only 12 months ago a new rental home presented with some raised garden beds. Excited I was, considering growing in pots for the last 5 years was the only choice. This is a picture of me last week (Jan 12th 2017) with bean plants 2.4 metres tall and only 8 weeks old. This article is a [...]
The Fifth Edition of the Whole Food & Nutrient Synergy Book has just been finished. A 300+ page book that has evolved over the last 5 years to now deliver an experience of learning, reference and fun about foods and the essential nutrients they contain.
During the 1960's, between the ages of 6 to 14 years of age, my parents kindly lavished science instrumentation upon me at the slightest whiff of a birthday or other celebration. Chemistry set, electronic kit, telescope, microscope, large glossy heavy books and the licence to explore, experiment and have fun. They must have seen something in [...]
Optimal Nutrition helps prevent Insulin Resistance (IR) and Diabetes When speaking about health and nutrition, we often find it hard to believe that a serious disease like diabetes can be positively influenced by our inner nutrient balance. Key Nutrients Nutrients are now known to play key roles in the prevention, and the minimisation of symptoms and [...]
If you burned sugar or glucose outside of your body in the presence of oxygen, carbon dioxide, water and heat would be produced. That heat is the energy released. When you eat, say a potato, the carbohydrate is digested into glucose, the glucose then absorbed into the blood, carried to cells and also "burned" in the [...]