Brain food: how to curb cravings
Our brain is the hungriest organ in the body, using 20 % of the body’s energy. So it’s no surprise that we feel a little hungrier when we...
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Clare Backhouse
- Jul 22
The power of peaceful eating
One cheap and effective way to support our health, is to sit down properly to eat, and to take our time when we do. This might sound too...
Clare Backhouse
- May 23
Love and cycles
This month, we’ll consider a very monthly matter: the menstrual cycle. I hope this post will help you, or someone you know, begin to make...
Clare Backhouse
- Mar 21
Love & guts
In my last blog, I talked about re-imagining our health habits, from the perspective of love. If we’re guided too much by the ideals of...
Clare Backhouse
- Feb 10
Nutrition with love
How different might our health experiences feel, if we ditched the rules and guilt and began with love? And not just romantic love; love...
Clare Backhouse
- Jan 25
audio: demystifying thyroid health
I am thrilled to have a new 40-minute audio for you, specifically on thyroid health! Dr Johnson Tamlit, co-founder of health and wellness...
Clare Backhouse
- Nov 8, 2021
more on histamine
Let’s look at non-food factors in histamine overload, which can cause or worsen conditions like: - hay fever - skin rashes - allergies -...
Clare Backhouse
- Aug 23, 2021
behind the scenes
PODCAST EPISODE For anyone on holiday travels, here's a podcast for your journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwKjsoZeNsc&t=64s We go...
Clare Backhouse
- Aug 4, 2021
What's all this about histamine?
If you, or someone you know, has had: - hay fever - a skin rash - an allergy - migraines - stomach acid problems - Long Covid ... there...
Clare Backhouse
- May 13, 2021
thyroid health food
Thyroid health food: a blog about effective, inexpensive, non-pharmaceutical support for your thyroid. Most people take at least five to...
Clare Backhouse
- Mar 18, 2021
all our griefs and comfort
Back in January 2020, I wrote about grief and comfort. Little did we know that Covid was only three months away. At the time, I wrote...
Clare Backhouse
- Jan 14, 2021
this year: Happy in our own skins
I love the French expression, “être bien dans sa peau” – to feel well in one’s own skin. I learned it from adverts on the Montréal Métro...
Clare Backhouse
- Aug 7, 2020
My thyroid mistakes
....and how they could help someone you know. Here’s how I got thyroid disease and made some big mistakes (before becoming a...
Clare Backhouse
- Jun 30, 2020
A pro-energy checklist
Ten ways to check you're set for get-up-and-go Despite the warmer weather and being outside more, it can be easy to feel sluggish on...
Clare Backhouse
- Jun 3, 2020
Protective patchwork pestos
Protective patchwork pestos taste better than ordinary shop-bought pesto, but don’t contain the usual ingredients: you won’t need nuts or...
Clare Backhouse
- May 12, 2020
thyroid, sleep and immunity
Talk to a nutritionist about immune support and you’d probably expect to hear about micronutrients like vitamin C and zinc, or...
Clare Backhouse
- Apr 22, 2020
triggers and emotional eating
Hello, and welcome to the second in my series of posts written especially for this strange season of lockdown. Today I want to mention...
Clare Backhouse
- Apr 4, 2020
calm in the storm 1. the humble bean
Welcome to my first blog in virus-life. I've been thinking about how we can bolster our sanity and health in these strange times, using...
Clare Backhouse
- Mar 11, 2020
Soil Fungi for future harvests
Soil fungi are crucial for the success of all plant agriculture. The way we eat can help save or kill them.
Clare Backhouse
- Feb 5, 2020
So, you're thinking about plant-based eating
Navigating nutrition on less meat