I was wrong!
I was wrong… I was wrong when I said eating raw vegan was the healthiest way to eat I was wrong when I thought daily juices and smoothies were super healthy I was wrong when I bought all the superfoods from all over the World I was wrong when I was popping all the...
Meat Myths I had to Unlearn
Meat Myths Unlearned... Moving from plant based to animal based can be a challenge, especially as we have been 'fed' a lot of nonsense about how animal proteins and fats (which we have consumed for millennia without any issues) now someone effect our health in a...
How living off-grid has changed me
How living off-grid changed me… I moved to Portugal almost 8 years ago, as I had wanted to live in a more sustainable and natural way for a VERY long time. So, when I saw what people were getting up to here it seemed like a dream come true! I believe living off-grid...
Treat or Crutch?
Treat or Crutch? I’m not going to be making any friends with this post, but I’ve wanted to write it for a while (as it comes up almost daily with my 1-2-1 and group clients) and it’s something I have struggled with too. I was hoping to fit it onto my latest post about...
Plant based to animal based
Plant based to animal based… I have more and more people contacting me all the time that have or are considering moving from plant based to animal based because of serious health conditions. I know this is a REALLY hard decision for people to make when they have been...
Free-from food scam
Free-from food scam… I remember when free-from foods first came out and I was absolutely delighted. I was so sick of the very limited dietary choices I had. I became veggie at a very young age and then when I was in my early twenties (more than 2 decades ago) I...
What I wish I’d known when buying my first place in Portugal
What I wish I'd known when buying my first place in Portugal… I know a lot of people here are currently looking for property in Portugal and I thought this may be a helpful post for some of you. I wish I’d known… That unless you see with your own eyes the certificate...
How to learnt to thrive
How i learnt to thrive… It’s been a wild ride this thing called life and especially inside this body! Like many of you out there I’ve collected a wonderful variety of ailments along the way. A few of these are CFS, Fibro, an 11-year chronic headache, insomnia,...
Microbiome and how to improve it
Microbiome and how to improve it (and thus general health)… I think everyone by now knows that having a healthy microbiome is a key part of health. But did you know it’s not just fermented foods & drinks that help with this? And, that some fermented foods &...
Allergy Advice
Allergy Advice… If you are feeling the stir of allergies &/or hay fever right now, then here’s some food for thought… Hay fever was never a thing, it’s become more and more of a thing in recent years because of the toxic fumes (exhaust fumes, perfumes,...
My Homesteaders Journal
My Homesteading Journal is here! For years now I have wanted somewhere to write down all my plans, dreams, goals, research, planting, harvesting, egg collection, animal purchases and preserving down. I wanted to be able to keep track of what is happening on the land...
Broody Chickens
Broody Chickens Although chickens can and will go broody any time of year, they mostly do this in the spring and early summer. You’ll know a chicken is broody because she won’t want to get off her eggs (apart from for a short time to eat and drink) and will become a...
Trauma Release
Trauma Release People often think that to heal they must address all their traumas, do all the work and release all that needs to be released. Although this can sometimes be helpful most of the time it is not. Firstly, our body needs to feel safe to release trauma and...
Fun with Firewood
Fun with Firewood Firewood is a massive commodity here in Portugal as many homes, especially here is rural Portugal are not connected to the mains for electric or gas. Firewood is often used to heat the houses (from a log burning stove &/or radiators connected to...
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