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3 Thought-Provoking Food Documentaries to Watch for Health and the Planet

Faine Bellord — Sat, 02 May 2026 20:00:32 +0000

There’s something subtly powerful about the way food shapes our lives. When we look beyond flavour or comfort, we can start to notice the way it connects us. To our bodies. To the soil beneath our feet. To ecosystems we may never see, yet rely on every day. Over time, my curiosity around food and…

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Collagen supplements – Trying a vegan alternative

Faine Bellord — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:03:07 +0000

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, but as we age, our bodies ability to produce collagen slows down. Other factors also play a role, such as poor diet, sun exposure, oxidative stress and smoking, which all negatively impact our collagen levels. The benefits of supporting the bodies collagen production go beyond…

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The Benefits of Coffee – Coffee loves us back!

Faine Bellord — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:40:09 +0000

For me, it’s the smell that gets me first if I’m going through a phase of trying to avoid the ‘dirty bean juice’. When those aromas of smokey tobacco and deliciously rich dark chocolate enter my nostrils, it feels nearly impossible to ignore the cravings that come next. But this isn’t a bad thing, due to…

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Connecting to nature through food

Faine Bellord — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:59:49 +0000

How does food connect us to nature? The most obvious response to this question is because, simply put, most of the food we (should) eat comes directly from the natural world. Fruit bearing trees, vegetables, legumes and grains are all rooted in soil. If you eat animals, those animals will have consumed plants from the…

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Lessons for Longevity from the world’s ‘Blue Zones’

Faine Bellord — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 19:51:26 +0000

I’ve wanted to write about the Blue Zones for a while. Writing this post on the 20th March, International Day of Happiness, seemed like a perfectly fitting moment. I read The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner about a year ago and found it to be a very eye opening, grounding and heartwarming read. There are…

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A quick guide to buying better meat and dairy.

Faine Bellord — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:19:52 +0000

Making educated choices around buying better meat and dairy is important for a number of reasons. The food we choose to buy has an impact on our health and also on the environment. In this post I’m going to try and make things as easy as possible to understand. Hopefully it will help you make…

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Recipe: Creamy tomato pasta sauce

Faine Bellord — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 20:57:00 +0000

This creamy tomato pasta sauce is super easy to make. It also incorporates 2tbsps of my epic cashew cheese sauce ← click for the recipe. Have you ever had a tomato and mascarpone pasta sauce before? Well this sauce tastes pretty similar to that without the dairy and with more veggies. It’s the perfect healthy…

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Recipe: Epic cashew cheese sauce!

Faine Bellord — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 20:19:25 +0000

I’ve been making this epic cashew ‘cheese’ sauce for a while now. I feel like I’ve finally perfected the recipe! (yay!) I’ve had quite a lot of people ask me for the recipe. So, I thought it was about time that I posted it on here for all to try. Skip to recipe This sauce…

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Southampton’s Best Plant Based Eateries (updated April 2025)

Faine Bellord — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 21:48:36 +0000

In this post I’ve shared what I think are some of Southampton’s best plant-based restaurants. Make sure you check them out if you haven’t already. I’ve lived in Southampton for 7 years now and have grown fond of this bustling coastal city on the southern coast of the UK. Living by the sea brings me…

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What does a mostly plant based diet look like?

Faine Bellord — Sun, 10 May 2020 13:42:09 +0000

I’ve been eating a mostly plant based diet for about three years. I go through phases of eating only plant based foods for weeks or sometimes months at a time. Then occasionally I will eat animal products. Very rarely do I eat meat or dairy products. I occasionally enjoy fish and other seafood and I…

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