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Sunday breakfast

Scrambled eggs and avocado with some shoots and lemon and ginger hot water. Protein in the eggs and complex carbs and good fats in the avocado. @grayshottspa

Sharing my brave descent with you Into the icy cold plunge pool

Ha ha! Brave or stupid? Good for circulation. Immune system. Injuries If Andy Murray can do it so can I….

So after a ‘fast” yesterday of no breakfast, a substantial lunch, then bone broth for dinner

.. Today is back to 3 full meals around exercise, treatments and relaxation. Creamy scrambled eggs with button mushrooms and chives for brekky after a brisk early morning walk on the heath. Mid morning liver detox is a warm castor oil pack placed over the liver area (the 2nd of these treatments) Lunch (I’m stuffed […]

Bone broth night Starting with saurkraut and bitters to get the digestion going

Bone broth simmered for a minimum of 12 hours to get the most out of the bones. With finely chopped blanched vegetables.

Chargrilled chicken breast in shitake broth and kimchi and vegetables

Kimchi is a mix of fermented cabbage carrots and spices. Fermented foods are great for promoting gut health Ingredients 1 Chinese cabbage 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2½ cm/1in piece ginger, grated 2 tbsp fish sauce (optional) 2 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce or chilli paste 3 tbsp rice vinegar 8 radishes, coarsely grated 2 carrots, cut […]

Starting lunch with a delicious homemade soup

The soup is celery (diuretic) with turmeric, cumin (both anti-inflammatory) Main course is mustard and honey roasted ham with mango or red pepper dressing choices. Courgette and pickled lime dip. Blanched ( not raw-as more indigestable) salad with a large bowl of mixed mostly green vegs. Yummy. Hardly starved am I? Even though detoxing. All […]

Good gut health is important for your whole health and wellbeing

A healthy gut supports your immune system, your body’s response to stress and how your body responds to the food you eat. Fermented foods such as Sauerkraut eaten before a meal help trigger the digestive processes. As do digestive bitters or a tablespoon of organic raw apple cider vinegar. This can also help acid reflux […]

Starting the day with a green smoothie for breakfast

Ingredients include coconut milk, soaked almonds, soaked chia seeds, soaked flax seeds (all soaked to be more digestible) avocado for good fats, spinach, cucumber, ( good carbohydrates) lime juice, blueberries, water, vanilla extract, sea salt, raw honey, mixed spice (cinnamon coriander dill seed nutmeg cloves). @grayshottspa

Fillet of Seabass with cavolo nero , cauliflower tabouleh, and aubergine caponata and mixed vegetables

Healthy good fats in the seabass with crispy skin -yum! A smear of aubergine puree and cauilflower couscous and crispy cavolo nero. The carrot is sliced and cooked together with cabbage and kale. Mixed together with some Moroccan style spices. vegetables