A ❤️ heart-gut friendly 1-day menu for TV star Jeremy Clarkson
Here's a protein-packed microbiome-boosting anti-inflammatory menu for you Jeremy. Healthy food doesn't have to be "horrific"
It’s not often I feel empathy for Jeremy Clarkson (British TV presenter, journalist, farmer, shop owner, brewer, and pub landlord).
But I did when the 64-year-old poured his heart out (pardon the pun) last week to The Sun readers in this video and article online.
His address came after doctors discovered his arteries were “calcified fat-filled stalactites”.
He was whisked into surgery where 2 stents were put in said arteries so blood could flow through them again to keep his heart and him alive.
He was then sent home to his farm in Oxfordshire (best known for featuring on the TV show Clarkson’s Farm) with orders to cut out all the foods he loves.
Namely:
Sausages, bacon, beef, pork, lamb, anything fried, and “apparently egg yellows are bad” he says
His daily Cadbury’s fruit and nut bars
All booze - he said he had previously been drinking 3-4 pints (of wine) daily (translation: at least 2 bottles of wine)
“I’ve had a week now to live on the new regime and it’s horrific,” he says.
He tells us what he’s eating today: yogurt and blueberries for breakfast, an apple for lunch, and prawns with avocado for dinner.
He goes on to complain bitterly about how bitter kale is (that his girlfriend grows and is now encouraging him to eat).
I feel for him.
Because what is touted as a cholesterol-lowering diet by the medical establishment in the UK and around the world is confusing, and can on first appearances seem like a dietary desert.
I’ll run through a few of the controversies/current confusions, and suggest a delicious day’s menu to inspire Jeremy and hopefully you.
Because what I believe is becoming clear (but may take a couple of decades to reach full mainstream) is that if you target your microbiome health with diversity of plants and live foods containing probiotics you may help your heart health too.
