Protected: Christmas Bear Hunt
We’re going on a bear hunt!
Watch out for the December newsletter and your chance to enter our Christmas Bear Hunt.
For the month of December and to celebrate Christmas, we will be hiding a Tinsley Bear somewhere within our website. Within the December newsletter will be a set of clues to hunt down the bear.
The first 10 entrants to email the clinic with his location will win a Tinsley Bear.
If you are not on our mailing list then sign up now, it’s quick and simple, just enter your email address and name within the sign up box opposite!
Winter PC Soup
Tasty Winter soup to keep your tummy full and brain stimulated.
4 Large parsnips
2 Medium sized carrots
2 Medium onions
1 Medium potato to thicken
2 Knorr chiken stock pot capsules
Chop the onions and sweat in a little butter and olive oil until soft without colouring. Add chopped parsnips, potato and carrots to onions and cook for about 10minutes. Add about 1 3/4 pints of boiling water and then add the 2 stock pot capsules. Cover and simmer for about 40 minutes until all vegetables are soft, then use a blender to achieved the required consistency. Add extra seasoning if required or use a few drops of Worcestershire sauce.
Tom and pot salad
Tom and Pot salad
Serves 4
20 salad potatoes
12 medium tomatoes
Glove of garlic
Virgin olive oil
Red wine vinegar
1 Boil the potatoes, drain and put aside to cool
2 Slice the tomatoes into quarters removing core
3 Drizzle the virgin olive oil into a large bowl, add a dash of red wine vinegar and chopped garlic. Agitate vigourously with a fork
4 Halve the potatoes and remove skins and place in the bowl together with the tomatoes.
5 Leave for at least an hour, turning the pots and toms at least every ten minutes. The longer it is left the better it tastes. It can be left overnight (covered) in the fridge.
6 Serve with cold meats/fish and green salad
Junk food is in the news again
Junk food is in the news again. Researchers claim that the sugar, fat and salt rush of fast food has the same effect on the brain as hard drugs.
An article in the New Scientist this month suggests there is compelling evidence that junk food can alter brain chemistry in much the same way as hard drugs. One study has shown a rise in the levels of dopamine – a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure – after subjects just looked at pictures of their favourite junk foods.
Rat Stew
Rat stew
Serves 4
1 onion, halved and sliced
1 clove of garlic, chopped
1 red pepper, de-seeded and chopped
1 medium courgette, sliced
1/2 aubergine de-skinned and sliced
4 ripe medium tomatoes
12 runner beans, sliced 1″ long
2tbsp tomato puree
A good sprinkling of dried Herbs of Provence
1. Fry the onions and garlic in olive oil until soft. Place in a large saucepan
2 Dry and fry the aubergines until golden brown. Place in large pan with onions.
3 Fry the peppers until soft. Place in pan.
4 Boil courgettes and runner beans until tender. Strain and add to pan.
5 Nick the skin of the tomatoes and place in boiling water for 5 mins. Skin and slice to remove to remove hard middle section. Add to pan
6 Add tomato puree, herbs of Provence to pan, season to taste and gently stir before allowing to mix to simmer for 15-20 mins.
Bon appetit
Tinsley House Clinic is now on Skype
The Tinsley House Clinic is now offering consultations via Skype webcam.
With patients traveling to the clinic from all parts of the world, Skype is a safe, secure and free method of visual communication. All you need is a PC or Mac, internet connection and webcam.
Initial consultation is £150, with the second consultation priced at £100 and follow up consultations at £50.00
PC or Mac Internet Webcam
Contact Robin Pauc to book your next Skype consultation by calling 01590 612432 or email the clinic info@tinsleyhouseclinic.co.uk
Issac knows his onions and his tomatoes
Isaac is certainly a young man that knows his onions and his tomatoes for that matter. It was with great pride that he informed me of the 9 and a bit toms on this magnificent specimen. Just think how much he will enjoy eating them. Well done that man.
Visit our diet page to read about the three essential facts that parents need to know about their children’s diet.
Believe it or not computer games are actually good for you in the short-term.
However, after about 30 minutes problems can arise and many children (and adults) become almost addicted to the game, having to get to the next level, and a major tantrum can follow an instruction to save the game and switch it off. It would seem that an area of the brain that may struggle to hold attention in the classroom, can hyper-focus when gaming to an almost obsessive level. Therefore, it is best to set a house rule regarding the amount of time spent gaming. This is not going to make me very popular but I would suggest 30 minutes maximum.
Apart from the fact that many breakfast cereals have high sugar and salt contents, you have to bear in mind that your child probably has not eaten for more than 12 hours. Therefore, the first meal of the day needs to be a mixture of proteins, fats and carbohydrates that will keep the digestive system busy for most of the morning as opposed to cereals that can be processed by the body in a little over an hour.
A cooked breakfast not only provides the body with a variety of foods but also helps to keep the blood sugar levels steady thus helping to prevent health issues in the future.
