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How To Balance Natural Living With A Modern Lifestyle? (video)
13 May 2013
A client of mine emailed me to say that although she’s super motivated to live more naturally, she finds it difficult to balance a natural lifestyle with our modern materialistic way of living. To make natural, healthy living and eating a reality for us it needs to fit into our modern ways of being in more…
Sprouting Is Easy…And Super Healthy (video)
15 February 2013
Sprouting is one way to add a super-food charge of healthful nutrients to your meals all whilst growing your own little ‘garden’ on your kitchen counter – ideal if you live in the middle of the city with no outside space or minimal light. Sprouts are literally live food, they grow before your very eyes. more…
10 Ways to Greener City Living
5 January 2013
“I wondered why somebody didn’t do something. Then I realized, I am somebody.”(source unknown) Were you one of those kids who wanted to save the world? I was. I still am. Except now the adult in me realizes that I can’t. Or maybe I can… I may not be able to save the world, but more…
5 Things We Do With Juice Pulp
14 September 2012
If you’ve embraced the wonders of juicing you’ll no doubt have had a few moments of reticence when it comes to throwing out all that pulp. Sure, the juice itself makes us feel great, but all that waste… We’re always looking for new ways to reduce our waste to live greener lives and show more…
Healthy Pregnancy: Conscious Conception
3 August 2012
On special request by a number of my readers as a follow up to my Fertility Friday posts, this is the first post in a series on conscious, healthy, natural pregnancy. Before we launch into the how to of ensuring emotional and physical health throughout pregnancy, it is necessary to take a step back to look more…
10 Everyday Uses For Apple Cider Vinegar
24 June 2012
If Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) isn’t a staple in your house, it will be once you realise just how many benefits it has (other than to make a delicious vinaigrette). ACV is one of my favourite ingredients to use in the kitchen, bathroom and around the house. ACV has been used for hundreds of years more…
Is Your Deodorant Safe?
25 March 2012
When it comes to perfuming your pits, did you know that your regular deodorant could actually be contributing to ill health? Let me reassure you. I know that some of you think I’m a ‘posh hippy’ with my nature & planet loving ways, but I do draw the line. Yes, I do use deodorant. I more…
No Need To Tighten Your Belt: Healthy Eating On A Budget
26 February 2012
When it comes to healthy eating, resistance often strikes in the form of “it’s too expensive, I can’t afford it…”. I hear it all the time from clients and friends. Rest assured, there is a solution, but it does not come in the form of a pre-packaged brightly coloured box. “So many people spend their more…
4 Non-Food Ways To ‘Lure’ You Into Healthy Eating
19 February 2012
Have you ever considered that the first steps on your healthy eating journey could be other than the actual food you eat? You might have heard the expression, “a bad workman blames his tools“, but seriously, who doesn’t feel a million dollars when they go out in their favourite outfit rather than the ‘stand-by’ one because you forgot more…
15 Easy Homemade Gift Ideas For An Organic, Earth-Friendly Christmas
14 November 2011
Making homemade gifts helps you to ‘use, re-use, recycle’ by offering lovingly made, earth friendly gifts. This is also a great activity if you have children not only because it’s great fun, but also because it serves as an example that you can create special gifts which support sustainability through recycling, the environment by reducing the use of plastic and shipping and that the intention and motivation behind a gift are of greater value than actual monetary value.
