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Natasha

No Egg Mayo

For those with an egg allergy or vegan, this is perfect. I’ve tried cashew mayo which leaves a grainy texture on coleslaw, but this is truly smooth. Tastes delicious and the flaxseed mean it’s packed with omega 3’s.

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Natasha

Stop Brain Drain

Not the kind of brain drain where the brightest sparks clear off to other countries and contribute to other economies. The kind where your own thoughts clear off to some far off place that you can no longer access. I’m talking Dementia. A dreaded D word (another dreaded D is

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Natasha

I’ve been kidding myself!

  So here I am, in a reflective mood on holiday in Kos in 2017.   The holiday was nearing its end, and we’d had a really great time. So what has this got to do with me kidding myself? Well let me get to that…. The holiday was in

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Natasha

Clean science:The Dirty Truth

Did anyone see the BBC programme last week, Horizon ‘Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth’? I watched it, anything to do with health and food is my thing, but just from the title I knew it wasn’t going to flatter those trying to help people reclaim their health. And I was

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Natasha

Cake free coffee mornings? Nooooo!!

You’re definitely not going to like this. What could be a cosier way of fund raising for a good cause than by selling cakes and biscuits and chatting over a cup of tea or coffee? It’s been going on forever hasn’t it? Lovely sugar laden treats that tempt you to

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Natasha

TV dumbs down health

I’m the first to put the series link on and devour the info that’s spewed forth by good looking presenters masquerading as experts in health knowledge. But since immersing myself in the world of health and nutrition, and reading everything I can get my hands on, these programs become more

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Time on my hands

I’ve only gone and got myself an allotment! I’d envisaged this: And got this! Well to be precise I got it a month ago, and have been hard at it, clearing the mess before I can get down to the real work of growing things to eat. It seemed like

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Low carb or what?

  All these food rules. I’ve heard of people making themselves really ill by literally just eating protein and very little else. Carbs or carbohydrate rich foods, have now become synonymous with celebrity fad diets. Fad diets full stop. What do you think of when someone says they don’t eat

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Turn back the clock

  A New Year. A clean slate. Lets look forward to a lifetime of good health. My goal for this year is to turn back the clock. Not just for myself and those I love, but for anyone who wants to understand how easy it is to get on with life

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Have you got the time?

Have you got the time? Natasha Hodge- Wide Eyed Nutrition (Published in mailchimp 13th march 2015) Rush! Everyone seems to be rushing. So busy all the time. Getting everything done seems an impossibility. I bet you’re speed reading this right now! Scanning to get to the point. We also have

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