Author: Philip Archer

  • Tips for a Low Salt Diet

    By Sandra Kaye Williams:   Read ALL food labels and stick as much as possible to less than 120mg/100g. Shop around the edges of the supermarket where possible – this is where the foods are fresh or processed as little as possible. Cook and eat fresh fruits, veggies, meat and fish wherever possible. Shellfish and…

  • Prediabetes Increases Your Cancer Risk by 15%

      By Dr. Mercola More than one out of three Americans aged 20 and older has prediabetes,1 a condition in which your glucose, or blood sugar, levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as full-blown diabetes. For those with prediabetes (86 million Americans in all), 15 percent to 30…

  • What Ketones Are and Why All Diabetics Should Care

    By Jacqueline Marshall, May 15, 2014 If glucose cannot be used for fuel, the body burns fat, creating ketones – a back-up fuel supply that keeps us going. Most of our cells can use ketones for energy, and the brain can burn ketones for about 75 percent of its fuel needs. The human body regulates ketone…

  • Australian Researchers Catch Diabetes Type 1 Killer Cells in the Act, Sparking New Hope

    In a world first, Australian researchers have caught deadly auto-immune cells red-handed at the crime scene in what is becoming an amazing spell of good news for science in the quest of a cure for diabetes. “It’s really extremely rare to get that sort of opportunity,” said Dr Stuart Mannering, an immunologist at St Vincent’s…

  • Roasted Capsicum and Chili Salad

    SMOKED SALSA INGREDIENTS 4 tomatoes, diced 2 onions, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 1 yellow bell pepper, diced 1 orange bell pepper, diced 3 jalapeno peppers, diced 1 lime, juiced 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste ginger and ground black pepper to taste 1 bunch fresh cilantro, finely…

  • Masala missi rot

    This crisp and mildly spiced flatbread is perfect for spooning up dal or gravy. We cannot do without the oil here as it gives the flaky texture that is characteristic of missi roti. Preparation Time :11-15 minutes Cooking time : 6-10 minutes Servings : 4 Main Ingredients Gram flour (besan), Whole-wheat flour (atta) Ingredients Gram flour (besan)  180…

  • Fishing

    I enjoy fishing and it is only natural that Tex would accompany me and my fishing mates on our fishing adventures. In fact he gets quite upset when he does not come. He has never attempted to jump over board and even gets quite protective of the boat if birds get too close.   Here…

  • Chickens

    What came first the chicken or the egg? I cannot answer this question but I am going to start with the egg. Eggs can be incubated either under a broody hen or in an incubator. The hen should not be a large meat bird as these will crush the eggs. Many egg laying breeds do…

  • Goats

    A few years ago I bartered a few chook for 2 Eating goats. When they arrived 1 was heavy in kid so I kept her. Here is my little flock now. Mary had twins today while I was away between 2 and 3 pm, a boy and a girl. Jack comes for a scratch to…

  • Bread Making

    There is nothing more enjoyable than baking your own bread. Not only do you get the enjoyment of eating something that you have made, but you have total control of what goes into it. This to me is important. As a diabetic I want total control over my diet and this means what I eat.…