Category: Nutrition

Four Great Books I’ve Read Recently

Posted April 19, 2012
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1. THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS By Danielle LaPorte   A Soulful + Practical Guide To Creating Success On Your Own Terms. I get a giddy feeling in my tummy whenever one of Danielle LaPorte’s newsletters pop up in my inbox, and I absolutely love everything that she produces – so when the publicist for her… Read More

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10 Steps to a Productive, Organic Veggie Patch in 60 Days or Less

Posted April 18, 2012
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Image Guest Post by Nicola Chatham. So you want an organic veggie patch? Awesome! That’s super. I’m genuinely thrilled because you’re going to improve your health and quality of life in ways you can’t yet even imagine. But where to begin? Well, your success will depend on having good soil. Plants only thrive in good… Read More

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Chatting With Juice Master Jason Vale + A Competition!

Posted April 17, 2012
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Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Jason Vale, aka The Juice Master, and conducting one of the most fun interviews I’ve ever done. Jason has been in Australia promoting the new Philips ‘Quick Clean’ HR1871 Juicer, and blessing us with his endless enthusiasm and passion for his subject – juice. Jason has… Read More

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Cereal Lies (Plus What To Eat Instead)

Posted April 10, 2012
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You may recall a post I wrote the other week about the 8 foods people think are healthy, but aren’t. Well, I left breakfast cereals off the list for a reason. Not because they are healthy – but because I felt they deserved a whole post of their own. For something that is so heavily… Read More

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Awesome Dairy Alternatives

Posted April 5, 2012
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Despite marketing attempts, and paid off TV nutritionists and dieticians who tell us otherwise, dairy is not great for us to consume. It’s acid-forming, mucus forming, difficult to digest, and it contains growth hormones, antibiotics, and a protein that switches on and accelerates tumour growth. If you think I’m yanking your chain, click here and… Read More

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Where do vegans get their … ?

Posted April 3, 2012
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Being vegan or vegetarian is so foreign to some of us that we have no idea what the concept involves or how it can possibly be healthy to cut out whole food groups from the diet. When we are brought up in a society that tells us we need meat for protein and iron, dairy… Read More

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9 Awesome Sugar Alternatives

Posted March 27, 2012
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Image found here   After last week’s post about the 8 foods people think are healthy, but aren’t I want to take off my Bad News Betty hat and give you guys something that will add a little spring in your step as you’re trawling the aisles of your local health food store. We all… Read More

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8 Things I’m Loving At The Moment

Posted March 26, 2012
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As part of the life savasana I’m taking at the moment, recuperating following my e-book launch and nurturing myself before my next big online project (which I am SO excited to start working on), I’m making a conscious effort to really immerse myself in the simple beauty and love I gain from the little things… Read More

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Dangerous Food: Why You Need To Know About GMOs

Posted March 22, 2012
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When we scour the shelves at our local grocery store, most people are smart enough to flip a product over and check its ingredient label for things like sugar, salt, preservatives and trans fats. But even the health-savvy among us are a little clueless when it comes to looking out for genetically modified organisms in… Read More

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The Youth Of Your 20’s Is The Key To Your Fertile 30’s

Posted March 21, 2012
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Image found here Guest post by Natalie Kringoudis. Does it seem you spent most of your twenties trying your darndest not to fall pregnant, only to discover that now you’re thirty-something the pipes aren’t as squeaky clean as you expected? You are not alone. Many women are now finding themselves in their thirties, trying to… Read More

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