Whether you’re recovering from a cold, feeling ravaged by stress or simply want to boost your immune system, the right ingredients could help you feel better and fend off future illness. So says chef Gemma Ogston, founder of plant-based delivery service Gem’s Wholesome Kitchen and author of new book The Healing Cookbook. Ogston selects the ingredients for her recipes based on their individual health benefits – from liquorice root to regulate cortisol (the stress hormone) to oyster mushrooms that help with high cholesterol. ‘Food is the best place to start with improving your wellbeing,’ she says.
Ogston discovered the benefits of eating a plant-based diet a decade ago, after years of burning the candle at both ends. Switching up her diet to include more vegetables, ferments and ‘superfoods’, such as cacao…
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Red UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023