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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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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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Essential resources for plant-based living.

Faine Bellord — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 21:06:40 +0000

In this post I’m going to share with you some of my favourite resources for plant-based living. They offer a great starting point for anyone interested in learning more about the benefits of a plant-based diet. Whether you’re completely new to the idea, these are the books, documentaries, websites, and podcasts that taught me a…

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Unexpected positives of changing my diet.

Faine Bellord — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 21:23:46 +0000

Without sounding too cliché it’s the time of year for resolutions and in order to make a really good new year’s resolution, it helps to look back on the current year to figure out what that’s going to be. I often find myself contemplating life at this time of year. People who know me well…

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