Caffeine how coffee and tea created the modern world
by Michael Pollan I love a recommendation from customers and this one is an audio version. I guess, it’s not difficult to see why it caught my attention. Our lives are fairly dictated by coffee and tea. It makes a change for me to get off the subject of sugar! This audio book has given me pause for thought though. How a plant can change the world etc. It really is quite amazing to consider this from a wider perspective. Addictive performance enhancing legal drugs of choice eh? If we extrapolate from coffee and tea it makes me wonder about the natural plants around us that have the potential to help us do great things for humanity. I’ll ponder as I pour myself another cuppa. https://michaelpollan.com/books/caffeine-how-coffee-and-tea-created-the-modern-world/ Anne Maher
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Brain Energy by Dr Christopher M. Palmer
I have enjoyed listening to Dr Palmer recently being interviewed about his book which is adding to the evidence that diet plays a critical role in brain health and cognitive function. Our mood and mental performance are affected directly by our dietary choices. What a surprise! Optimal brain function seems wishful thinking in our world of chronic ill health and mental health issues. Is it a case that our poor mental functioning in general has prevented us from making the link between diet and improvement of same? I find it surprising that this is news particularly in the medical world but to be fair I am seeing more lightbulb moments where diet is being given the acknowledgement it deserves and increasingly patients are being offered a dietary solution instead of a pill. This book is a very welcome addition not only for the quality of information but the genuine relatable human way Dr Chris brings it to us. Highly recommend! Anne Maher Grow Cook Eat by GIY
Grow Cook Eat is not a new book but we have ordered it again for its handy reference for all of us novices dipping our toes into the spring fest of gardening. We like it for many reasons and apart from the obvious social enterprise connection with GIY, the book highlights the plants of the month. It is important to remind ourselves what plants grow at different times of the year to maximise the benefit of nutrition. For many consumers, we have lost the link with when food is ripe! Gardening helps us to reconnect with the soil. The knowledge is never wasted! Anne Maher The Vaccine Booklet: Pregnancy, babies and children up to 5 years
by Health Freedom Ireland A comprehensive overview of pregnancy and childhood vaccines in Ireland. This is a new publication by Health Freedom Ireland encouraging you to become fully informed about vaccines and the associated illnesses. This educational booklet contains primary sourced unbiased scientific information and data with graphs, statistics and data derived from government sources along with the manufacturers' patient information leaflets. At 122 pages it is comprehensive and a great reference for informed choice. Anne Maher Cures of Ireland by Cecily Gillighan
Let’s move away from the sciency stuff and go back to the traditions. I was glad to come across this book recently and it is a treasury of Irish folk remedies. Many conversations happen at The Urban Co-op about wellbeing. Magic Pills and Cures are often discussed. The hard work of changing diet say from ultra-processed to real involves a certain level of discipline so when we find out about some magical or unexplainable solution it does offer a different perspective but it must be said there is a strong memory in Ireland of traditional cures so I was happy to find out more. More than once I have heard from people that because I am married to someone with the same name I have a cure.. so it was interesting to read this section. There are no recipes as such but the themes of herbalism and faith are involved mostly. Cecily tells the story of meeting these characters and interestingly finds that “ many of the old cures continue to help and to heal people and some are thriving”. Anne Maher Toxic Legacy by Stephanie Seneff
Let’s just say that this book should be on the required reading list of every farmer, gardener, greenkeeper and policy maker. Dr Stephanie Seneff is like a Super Granny. I picked this up at the Biofarm conference recently as it had been on the to-do list. What a journey she takes you on to uncover the horrors of glyphosate aka Roundup? Again the David and Goliath scenario of the people against the profits. Like Tobacco and Sugar before the drive is on to maintain the status quo of farmers using these sprays because they are big business. The cost though is enormous to our health. Are we willing to keep paying the tab? Dr Seneff argues for a complete ban on this poison before it is too late. Anne Maher The Clot Thickens by Dr Malcolm Kendrick
There is no doubt that the title of this book wins hands down and I was so looking forward to reading it. I have had the pleasure of meeting Dr Kendrick and he is as entertaining to chat with as he is to read. Perhaps it is the Scottish charm. Whatever it is he deserves to be taken very seriously for his sterling work on heart disease. He has dug deep to give us an alternative view of what causes heart disease. Well away from the cholesterol hypothesis that keeps the medical world kachinging away. Of course, his view is not welcomed by the mainstream. Why would it? But he puts across great arguments for how and why atherosclerosis and heart disease are prevalent and what to do about it. The book's detail does make it not the easiest to understand at times but ultimately his tone and humour bring you through. Anne Maher Why are we sick by Benjamin Bikman
Let’s just say it as it is. The title is eye catching you must admit and this months book is worth investigating. I had the pleasure of chatting to the author at a recent conference following his presentation. In the book he presents his evidence on how the major diseases we are all familiar with - cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease have a common root cause. Insulin Resistance. Its compelling and easy reading with a positive plan on how to reverse and prevent this root cause problem. You will think differently about that sweet tooth you have! Anne Maher |
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