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Thank you nutribolt - this is a really helpful summary which you have made. It's a useful aide-memoire and also a nudge to me to re-visit the advice on fasting. I have been using intermittent fasting for a few years now - nothing to eat between early supper until lunch next day - but have never...

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Hi Jo123 Just wondering if you are still using the iqoro and if so, whether you feel it is helping? I'm looking for any exercises which might help me strengthen my diaphragm but would prefer to hear the comments of someone who has used the iqoro before committing to spending a lot of money for...

I think I'll just carry on being an aspiring vegan buddhist...

And I know all about magical thinking too!

Interesting to hear that you also needed to eat breakfast when taking omeprazole. I had been fasting 3-4 mornings a week but obviously now have to eat in order to take the tablets. I find it too hard to fast at the other end of the day so willing to forego the fasting until the month is up. I...

So pleased to find this thread - thanks, Wonkeylegs, for posting it. I have undergone a series of investigations over the last 6 months to try and establish a cause for my very similar symptoms. Whilst all test results (heart, lungs, bloods) have put me firmly in the normal range, which is...

Winnie 53 - I agree with much of what you say. My own bottom line is that solutions are not either/or and they are rarely simple. As we on this forum know, everyone has unique dietary needs and what works for some is not good for others. I suppose all I would want to see is people going outside...

I think Bee Wilson would not argue with what you say about needing a specific diet (she is an omnivore herself) but what she does so well is put that into a global context. She also uses the example you quote of people from the Indian sub continent being more predisposed to T2D because of...

I am currently reading Bee Wilson's new book: 'How We Eat Now'. She gives a very measured and down to earth account of how and what we eat in wealthy countries is dominated by fast food and the resulting poor nutrition and why people living in emerging economies are demanding more 'luxury'...

This is what my granny used to make for me in Yorkshire in the olden days when I was a tiny little thing. She called it coddled eggs and made it in a teacup. I had forgotten it, so thanks for the memory!

So wet and chilly yesterday, I was craving comfort food so made a nice vegan sausage and veggie casserole which was really enough for both of us plus a portion for the freezer but we scoffed the lot. Very satisfying. Starting today with a fast morning before a light lunch around 1.30pm of mixed...

I've been using a variation of this seasoning mix for ages but the quantities vary because I'm the type of cook who does 'a pinch of this', 'a sprinkle of that', 'a slosh of the other' - makes my cooking interesting! I instinctively put these ingredients together after discovering kala namak...

Silken tofu makes a rich vegan mayonnaise - whizz up one of the small packs in a blender or food processor with salt, pepper, 1/4 tsp powdered garlic, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1/2 tsp maple syrup (optional) and 2 Tbs olive oil or cold pressed rapeseed oil. When it is smooth and glossy, add juice...

I never use sriracha sauce because it has too much sugar in it but there are lots of chilli sauces around which are fine - you just need to read the labels. My favourites are any that only have chillies with spices and seasonings as the main ingredients. I make my own harissa sauce using a great...

No breakfast today - went through the morning on decaff coffee with a splash of soya milk plus plain water when thirsty. Lunch was a chickpea wrap (seasoned gram flour mixed with water and coconut kefir to a thickish batter, then fried in a non-stick pan brushed with oil). I topped this with...

I totally agree with everyone who reminds us that what and how you eat is an individual decision based on how you, personally, react to a given food. The only way to know how you react is to test your BGLs after eating - something that is reiterated again and again by forum members. Such useful...

I tend to stick a bit of hemp in things like veggie burgers and nut loaves as well as low-carb bread substitutes, just to increase the nutrition quotient. Teff is used to make injera which is Ethiopian flatbread. I made it once but it sent my blood glucose up too far so not worth it for me. I...

I've made this with cashew and brazil nuts but haven't yet tried macadamia nuts. Must get some and have a go...

I did read Fuhrman's book on diabetes a while ago but wasn't fired up with enthusiasm by it. Interestingly, I recently came across the spat between him and T Colin Campbell (The China Study guy) which has made me wonder if Fuhrman's research base for his recommendations on diabetes is strong. If...