The benefits of having sheep

The benefits of having sheep

I recently got two new black baby lambs, just 2 months old.  Last year we have a friends flock of 30 sheep here for several months and that has inspired me to have a few myself since then.  They were quite scared to start with but are now getting us to me and the...

Grow Your Own Scoby

Grow Your Own Scoby

Grow your own scoby... Many people believe you need a scoby (mushroom looking thingy) to make Kombucha and search high and low for someone (like me) with some to spare.  When, in fact you can so easily grow your own, because the scoby is in fact a bi-product of the...

Why we struggle to make dietary changes…

Why we struggle to make dietary changes…

Why we struggle with dietary changes…  When we change our diet, we are always thinking we are ‘missing out’.  But what we forget to focus on is how much we could be gaining.  For many of us that could quite literally be getting our lives back. We always think we need...

How to know what to eat…

How to know what to eat…

How to know what to eat… The first thing to consider is to do nervous system regulating techniques before each meal.  When the nervous system is more regulated you uptake the nutrients from your food more easily.  Sitting down to eat feeling stressed/anxious and/or...

What not to do if you have a dysregulated nervous system

What not to do if you have a dysregulated nervous system

What not to do if your nervous system is dysregulated… Spend lots of time away from nature (lack of earth and sun, community and connection) Spend lots of time Infront of screens (especially without blue blockers and grounding mats of sheets). Not switching screens...

My Oxalate Journey

My Oxalate Journey

My Low Oxalate Journey… Many years ago, when I was still veggie/vegan/raw-vegan I came across this odd thing called oxalates.  Some people were claiming that chemicals (oxalates) in plants were killing us.  Being very narrow-minded with my diet/health journey at the...

Pemmican Recipe

Pemmican Recipe

Pemmican Recipe I'm a big fan of making my own foodie produce (as you can see from all the recipes for raw-vegan & veggie foods, cakes and such like over the years here on this blog).  So, when I moved over to eating mostly animals proteins and a small amount of...

Why I failed at being Vegetarian, Vegan & Raw-Vegan

Why I failed at being Vegetarian, Vegan & Raw-Vegan

Why I failed at being Vegetarian, Vegan & Raw-Vegan I was 9yrs old when I became a vegetarian (when I realised where meat came from). My Mum thought it was a faze, so just let it happen, that faze ended up lasting over 33 yrs (I was always a bit stubborn ha)....

Fermented Foods Reduces Oxalates (& more)

Fermented Foods Reduces Oxalates (& more)

Fermentation Reduces Oxalates As you know if you have been hanging around here for a while, fermented foods and drinks are so good for sooo many things (I will link my benefits list in my stories).  But recently even though I have been a total fermenting freak for...

Simply Being – Poem – Thingy! ;0)

Simply Being – Poem – Thingy! ;0)

As the years pass by As the body ages As the leaves fall from the trees And the seasons pass A slowness creeps in Not one of aging but one of growing Not needing to prove, to change, to please A lessening The story not complete, but not needing to be anything else The...

Please stop trying to fight cold’s and flu’s

Please stop trying to fight cold’s and flu’s

Please stop trying to fight cold’s and flu’s. Like many others I used to think colds, coughs and flus were a bad thing, a thing to be fought, avoided & stopped. I used to think there was something wrong and something to be fixed! However, over the years and me...

It’s time to go back to books!

It’s time to go back to books!

It’s time to go back to books! I’m not just saying this because I’ve published some books, and this is going to sound like some sort of conspiracy theory, but you must have noticed this yourself!?... When you look things up online now, even if you use an alternative...

Fruit Leathers Recipe

Fruit Leathers Recipe

Fruit Leathers Recipe Ingredients 500g (roughly) of fruit of your choosing 100ml of fruit juice (like the juice of lemon, orange or lime) 1 tbsp. honey or maple syrup if it does not taste sweet enough for you Optional: a pinch or two of cinnamon   Directions...

Homemade Tomato Ketchup Recipe

Homemade Tomato Ketchup Recipe

Tomato Ketchup Recipe   Shop-bought ketchup has so much rubbish in it and not very much nourishment, but it’s really easy to make your own.   Ingredients 1kg tomatoes 300ml apple cider vinegar 160g brown sugar 2 tsp. garlic powder 2 tsp. onion powder...

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