It's time to look and feel better in time for Christmas! The lead up to Christmas can be CRAZY, with functions, shopping, and planning celebrations. Feeling better about ourselves makes these tasks so much easier as we feel a sense of control in our lives, and I don't know about you, but I would certainly [...]
WINTER DETOX SPECIAL Why is Winter a great time to detox? I find that doing a body cleans can be fabulous in Winter! I generally do one at the end of January (after totally splurging over Christmas and New Year), and then again in August. My 5 top reasons for doing a detox in Winter [...]
Ingredients 2 cups raw mixed nuts (I normally use cashews and macadamia nuts) 1 cup medjool dates 1 cup organic desiccated coconut 3 tblsp coconut oil 3 tblsp raw honey 3 tblsp unhulled tahini Method Throw ingredients into a high powered food processor and whizz until all mixed together Make small balls with your hands [...]
STAYING HEALTHY IN A TOXIC WORLD With more than 2,000 new chemicals being produced every year, infiltrating our soil, air, water and food supply; exposure to toxicity is an unfortunate yet unavoidable fact of life. A "toxin" refers to any substance that has the potential to interfere with our cellular function and both our [...]
Caramelised Banana Oats Porridge is by far, my favourite Winter breakfast! Also great to have on the go in a mason jar :-). PORRIDGE: 1/2 cup organic rolled oats 1 cup organic almond milk 1/2 or 1 small, ripe, mashed banana Celtic sea salt 1/2 tsp organic cinnamon powder 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional) 1/2 [...]
In an era of prescription human-made medicines, many people are looking for natural health alternatives to treat their ailments. Manuka Honey is supported by scientific research to contain medicinal qualities that cover a range of conditions. Based on the report by Crop & Food Research Institute, a New Zealand Government research agency (Dec 2007), [...]
INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon olive oil 8 eggs 2 cups quinoa cooked (can be replaced with brown rice) 1 and 1/4 cups milk 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp thyme, chopped 3 cups spinach, roughly chopped Pinch of pepper and nutmeg 1 cup shredded cheese 1/2 punnet cherry tomatoes spray oil METHOD Preheat oven to 160 [...]
There is more to detoxifying than meets to eye. If detoxifying to you means starving yourself, or just drinking juices and feeling like rubbish, then I would put it in the too hard basket as well!! Proper detoxifying takes into account all of your elimination channels, not just the liver - after all, who wants [...]
Good fats are extremely important in our diet, but there is a lot of confusion about the health effects of different fats and oils. I have noticed recently that canola oil is marketed as a healthy option, because it is low in saturated fat and contains omega 3. The bottom line is canola oil is [...]
How to Make a Dry Turmeric Tea Mix If you’d rather not mix up the spices each time, you can easily make a mixture of the spices and just add to warmed milk when ready. Mix up: 1/2 cup turmeric powder 1/4 cup cinnamon powder 2 teaspoons ground black pepper 1-2 Tablespoons ground ginger [...]
