CHEMICAL REACTION: CEREAL OFFENDER TO AMBASSADORS FOR SOIL

  How did I come to be on an island off mainland Scotland? Easy. After so much travel soil searching I needed to know what was happening in the UK. For the most part I had travelled in brittle rain deprived areas, from the bush in Zimbabwe, to the soil denuded desert in the NW Territory … Read more

CANCER HOPE: THIS COULD BE A GAME CHANGER!

This is all about why being prejudiced against drugs could stop you helping yourself or a friend or relative from beating cancer. We are not talking about chemotherapy and overkill. But off label ‘old’ drugs, no longer requiring kickbacks to their makers, and used for a different purpose than they were originally made for. This … Read more

A cowboy’s story of personal growth: acknowledging emotions as a force for change.

So as I near the end of the first phase of my journey looking at grasslands, the focus moves from the soil to people. I set off on this mission to find out how we can rebalance our carbon output, not just cutting it, but also by holding carbon in the soil. That needs people to manage … Read more

Health, Soil, Carbon and Cows

  When I read that whilst staying at Dimba Ngombe Ranch (African Centre for Holistic Management in Zimbabwe) I could experience what it was like to go out herding in the bush I immediately booked. If you are here as an ecotourist with a sketchy understanding of what Allan Savory means when he says livestock properly managed … Read more

When it comes to the Thyroid …..

  It seems that Thyroid cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the US. And there are epidemic levels of glandoid tissue cancer, over and above the thyroid, such as ovaries, uterine, breast and prostate. Other problems with the thyroid that should concern us are hypothyroidism as in Hashimoto’s Disease, where the thyroid is under performing. … Read more

IS SEVEN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES A DAY THE NEW HOLY GRAIL?

  SEVEN A DAY Here in the UK we have just been told to up our fruit and veg to seven a day, if we want to be healthy! This is based on ‘science’ of  course. No mention of where we get Vitamin D from, or essential fatty acids or protein. I guess its taken … Read more

Why Kefir is a Habit to Maintain

Kefir: make your own and reap the rewards! I have been making kefir for the last four years. Kefir is a fermented drink, most often made with cows milk. Its similar to yogurt, but even better for you: 1) because of the broader range of beneficial bacteria it contains 2) and the greater ability of … Read more