For several years I started my day with a green smoothie, carefully avoiding juicing because I felt the fibre that’s discarded in juicing was good for me and also I didn’t want yet another kitchen gadget cluttering up my kitchen.
Nov 172011
Jul 132011
To my family’s frustration I can leave a box of chocolates unopened for months. However, once opened, I become a compulsive eater, the chocolates quickly disappear and my skin shows its disapproval.
Read on to find out how I now enjoy just one piece of chocolate!
As the festive season approaches you’ll probably be bombarded with more food than at any other time of the year. For me all the dried fruit, nuts and chocolate are delicious and extremely tempting so I can easily overeat, only to suffer the consequences of feeling overly full and then lethargic once the sugar stimulus has passed.
This year I’ve become much more aware of my eating; so here’s the most powerful tip I use to eat well and feel good afterwards! Continue reading »
Jun 302010
Have you ever struggled with the discipline of rinsing your sprouts twice a day? Maybe forgotten, and had to throw the smelly mess away? Don’t despair, there’s an easy way to get all that live nutrition without only one rinse! Continue reading »
What if your body has more awareness about what it needs to eat than you do? Imagine how freeing that would be – no need to follow a particular diet or eating regime, just check what your body wants, go with that, and notice how much better you feel! Continue reading »
Oct 142009
As a change from a slice of lemon in your water, try a slice of cucumber. It’s surprisingly flavoursome, and refreshing, as I discovered at a TAT Practising Presence workshop in Sweden.
One slice in a glass of water, or four slices in a jug. To comment click: Continue reading »
Ginger has a multitude of healing properties, including: alleviating motion and morning sickness, aiding digestion, acting as a decongestant and also as a diuretic. (It also has a warming effect, so best avoided if you’re feeling hot or have high blood pressure.)
Cut thin slices of fresh ginger root. Add boiling water and a slice of lemon. Allow to infuse until it reaches the strength you like. Sip and savour!
I first tasted this tea with an Italian fig biscuit in the tranquility of the Botanic Gardens in Cambridge! To comment, click Continue reading »
Wild fruits usually have a more intense flavour than their cultivated counterparts, much more yummy!
They are less likely to be contaminated with pesticides. And, freshly picked, you get the full benefit of all their nutrition. Here are the wild plums I picked from the woods near our house. I’ll soon be on the lookout for blackberries, elderberries and rose hips.
What wild fruits could you enjoy? Continue reading »
I was wary of adding beet stalks and leaves to my smoothies, thinking they would make it bitter. Not so, it came out a beautiful pink colour and delicious!
Blend: 1 peeled orange, 1 inch slice fresh pineapple, 1 banana, 1 apple, handful of beet tops (stalks and leaves). Add some water if you prefer a drinkable smoothie. Vary the ingredients to match what you have available.
Enjoy! Continue reading »
Jul 222009
It’s one thing to know that an alkaline body is healthy, and quite another to actually move your body up the pH scale from acid to alkaline. This article gives some suggestions to do so through your eating. The first two articles in this series are: The One Scale You Want To Move Up and How Acid Is Your Body? Continue reading »
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