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Eat well for life | Healthy living tips
Shop, grow, prepare and eat tasty, healthy food. Our nutrition, wellbeing and healthy living tips will teach you to heal from the inside out using everyday fresh foods. Know your own body and eat and live in a way that really works for you. Eat for health, eat for life.
Cor, that’s mint for mind and body!
I love mint – the helpful herb of health - which is great because mint is good for you. And you don’t even need a green thumb to grow this ancient friend of the Aztecs. Once you get it into a pot, it’ll grow you proud. And, if you have a profusion of mint in your...
Probiotics and immune system health
Probiotics and immune system health The benefits of using probiotics to improve our immune system are now starting to be understood. The best-documented positive effects of probiotics include helping with bowel disorders such as lactose intolerance,...
Diuretics – cleanse your cells of toxins and fluid – veggies and fruit
Why do we need natural diuretics in our diet? Diuretics help the body get rid of excess fluid, mainly water and sodium. Diuretics stimulate your kidneys to release sodium into your urine. Water is then pulled from your blood to concentrate the sodium levels, producing...
Irritated bowel? Making changes for good
Making an irritated bowel happy... Not that long ago, I figured out that the food I ate irritated my bowel immediately AND caused the ugly merry-go-round of disrupted hormone levels and mind-changing issues, like paranoia, anxiety and terrible moods, all at the same...
Herbs for the brain
I encourage you to find a space for a few herbs in your life. Growing herbs in a pot or two is a mindful exercise, with incredible benefits to the body, the mind and the soul.
Is it OK to eat raw rhubarb?
Eating raw rhubarb is OK and here are 5 reasons why. I juiced raw rhubarb to make a juice smoothie - which is a juice blended with a bunch of foods like avocado, banana, mint, seeds or whatever you feel like. So, here's the thing: 1. Rhubarb is a vegetable, often...
Sleeping beauty – NOT!
To sleep, perchance to dream Can't sleep? I might be able to help with some getting to sleep tips. Before you rush to the doctor or health shop for remedies chasing the ultimate sleep support ask yourself the following questions. Or you can send your answers to me in...
What’s with wheat?
Have you ever wondered what’s happening with the food we eat? Wheat, a staple food for many – cereals, sandwich for lunch, pasta for dinner – and the current processing of it is affecting our health.
My Wellness Journal – making health a reality day-by-day
‘My wellness journal’ is written especially for those on their journey to wellness. Inspired by her many clients already succeeding in achieving better health, Jocelyn J Murray (Certified Nutrition Consultant and Health Coach) knows that those who journal are most...
Calendula – flower or herb?
This season's crop Calendula is a flowering plant I have been fond of since I was a small child because my mother fancied them, and she always planted a row along the pathway to the back door. I'm sure it's because they are bright, and hardy, as well as therapeutic,...
Hormone replacement therapy for menopause
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) - Questions to ask your doctor. If my doctor suggested hormone replacement therapy for menopause (HRT), what questions would I ask about my hormones and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to understand the risks? Is there any...
Where lies the secret to living forever?
‘Living forever’ The eternal fountain of youth and the secret to living forever has escaped humans for centuries. This has been curbed by the idea or belief of ‘the afterlife’. Great Kings, Emperors and Pharaohs of the world, for centuries, have gone to lavish extents...
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