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The Food Phoenix My goal is to guide you on your journey of transformation into a healthier, revitalised, vibrant, authentic version of yourself.

03/05/2026

Spotted the first gooseberry sawfly damage today. Eugh.

I plant lots of pollinator plants to attract beneficial predator insects. But the predators don’t appear until June. So, until then, I’ll need to keep an eye on my gooseberries and squish the sawflies.

The joys of being a no-spray, organic gardener.

No manmade toxins anywhere. Loads of bees and hover flies. You can’t walk around barefoot (bees, gooseberry thorns, brambles, rose thorns… it’s a thorny, spiky sort of garden really).

And from June, the miniature pirate bugs munch massive chunks out of you that swell out like balloons!

Fresh medicinal mushrooms from St George’s market. Do you know your medicinal mushrooms? Can you ID these beauties and w...
02/05/2026

Fresh medicinal mushrooms from St George’s market.

Do you know your medicinal mushrooms? Can you ID these beauties and what they might be helpful for? 🍄

In 2017, the FDA admitted that there were no safety studies done on gadolinium based contrast agents used as MRI dyes on...
01/05/2026

In 2017, the FDA admitted that there were no safety studies done on gadolinium based contrast agents used as MRI dyes on humans or young animals and animals of reproductive age.

They mandated that the drug industry do those safety studies.

Now, almost 40 years after the first contrast agents were licensed for human use, I’ve been going through the 3 mandated studies with a fine toothed comb.

To say I’m horrified by the state of what they got away with publishing is an understatement. There are several ways I could express exactly what I feel having dissected these studies, but none of them are repeatable.

Instead, take a look at these images to grasp the top of the unfathomable iceberg…

Anyone for chervil?You’re right. It’s shot. And considerably more than I can eat. This is just a bit of it. It’s great, ...
29/04/2026

Anyone for chervil?

You’re right. It’s shot. And considerably more than I can eat. This is just a bit of it.

It’s great, though, because slugs won’t eat it!

28/04/2026

I have a reputation for recommending that you eat liver regularly.

It really is the most nutritious food on the planet by a long shot.

But just as a matter of interest, do you actually eat it?

And if not, have you tried it recently (or ever)? Or does even the thought of it put you off?

27/04/2026

I’ve been back on the lion’s mane mushrooms for a while and wondering why the hell I ever stopped them in the first place.

They seem to be great for mopping up extra heavy meta and reducing the toxicity of oxalate dumping.

But this is really the first time I’ve tried cordyceps. And, although it’s very early days, I’m cautiously optimistic.

Have you ever tried medicinal mushrooms?

Which ones?

What did you discover about them from your own personal use?

26/04/2026

Went to Lidl to buy food.

Spotted some fig trees in tiny pots.

Guess who’s now the proud owner of of a little Napolitana Negra fig she never intended to buy?

23/04/2026

Regrets, I've had a few...

Green smoothies might be one of the top ones.

Then there was the single gadolinium contrast I had.

And believing that whole grains were "heart-healthy."

21/04/2026

I know what you're thinking.

"Free call" probably means twenty minutes of being told I need to buy something.

So let me tell you what actually happens when we speak.

You get to talk. Properly. Not the seven-minute, one-problem-per-consultation GP appointment version where you have to triage your symptoms before you've even sat down. I mean, actually talk through what's been happening, how long it's been going on, what you've tried, what's helped, what's made it worse.

I listen with a medical brain that also understands nutrition, toxicant load, gut function, hormonal shifts, and the cumulative cost of years of stress. I'll ask questions you probably haven't been asked before.

By the end, you'll understand more about what might be driving your symptoms than you did going in. Sometimes that's genuinely the first time anyone has connected the dots for them.

Then I'll tell you honestly whether I think I can help. If I can, I'll explain how. If I'm not the right person... I'll tell you that too.

That's it. That's the call.

It's not a sales pitch. It's a conversation with someone who has been exactly where you are and eventually found a way through.

[Link in first comment if you'd like to book one.]

Did I mention it’s free? Genuinely no cost at all.

Over the weekend, I was working on modules 2 and 8 of my programme. Module 2 is about stress management while module 8 i...
20/04/2026

Over the weekend, I was working on modules 2 and 8 of my programme.

Module 2 is about stress management while module 8 is about living well, even with chronic illness and after you recover. It’s about meaning, purpose, happiness, connection, values, relationships, connection, the mind, spirituality, and all those sorts of things.

There’s some overlap between these modules. But there’s enough there to make them rather different, too.

However, threads that run through them are that our ancient bodies and spirits are built for the open air and connection, not for concrete, wires and isolation.

Connection to other people, yourself, but also all the things in nature. The breeze rustling the trees. The birds singing. Flowers growing and trees leafing out. The changes in the seasons.

Hunter gatherers around the world view themselves as part of nature, not apart from it.

Or more accurately, many view all the components of nature as having a spirit. Some view nature as a parent that cares for them, teaches them, gives them things, and nurtures them, not just physically but emotionally and mentally.

There are tribes who think of nature as being part of their song or dreams.

I think it’s no coincidence that so many of us feel much better when we get outside and away from artificial structures.

So, today I wanted to share some pictures of local wild plants this spring.

They may not be as showy and many varieties you can buy in a garden centre, but that doesn’t make them any less charming. Many also smell quite fabulous.

Also, see if you can spot the ladybird!🐞

17/04/2026

Yesterday, during our meeting, Professor Wagner pulled up an image of the new gadolinium contrast that they’re waiting to sneak through regulatory approval.

I s**t you not, it looks like a sw****ka.

Make of that what you will.

Instead of having a single gadolinium atom at its core, it’s made of 4 molecules joined together like a sw****ka, each with its own gadolinium at its evil, little heart.

4 times the fun.

What do you think?

Anyone lining up for an even more reactive and charged heavy metal drug?

They say this allows them to use lower concentrations…

16/04/2026

I always enjoy catching up with Professor Wagner’s team every couple of weeks.

If you didn’t already know, Professor Brent Wagner’s University of New Mexico team are some of the world’s leading experts in gadolinium toxicity.

I’m their patient liaison.

I get to hear their breakthroughs first.

Like their newest research confirming that the myth about 48 hour elimination of gadolinium is a mess delusion.

Nobody, not even the healthiest animals with metabolic rates far higher than ours, can eliminate gadolinium after even a single dose of Multihance.

There’s never, ever been a single study showing that gadolinium is eliminated from any human or animal with normal or abnormal renal function within 48 hours.

Yet this delusion persists.

Time to stamp it out.

Gadolinium lingers. In kidneys. In brain. In bone.

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