Detoxing through TRE – Tension and Trauma Release Exercises

Guest Blog by Vicki Cook - Detoxing through TRE - Tension and Trauma Release Exercises TRETM is a self-help therapy that I am passionate about because it has helped me to return to full health and energy.  I had many debilitating symptoms that are grouped under the...

Sauerkraut Recipe

Sauerkraut Recipe

Sauerkraut  Many people think Sauerkraut is from Germany, when in fact, although it’s been a major part of German cuisine for a long time that it actually came from China (where it was originally fermented with rice wine instead of salt & water) and then found its...

Energy Healing Detox

Energy Healing Detox - Guest Blog by Rachel Medhurst  Do you ever feel drained? Does your body feel tired and exhausted? Our bodies run on energy. We have energy centres in our bodies that control how we feel in general. When I decided to try my hand at energy...

Homemade Natural Cleaning Products

Making your own cleaning products is not only extremely easy but also a lot cheaper than shop bought environmentally-friendly products. The four main things I use to clean my house are: 1. Tea-Tree Oil - I use this neat, directly onto mould spores or make a bathroom...

Water Cultured Kefir

Water Cultured Kefir

So what is Kefir?   Kefir is a fermented/cultured probiotic drink.  It comes in both ‘milk kefir’ and ‘water kefir’ forms. As the name would suggest ‘milk kefir’ is made from milk, but not just dairy milk.  Milk kefir is also made with coconut milk, almond milk, soya...

Seaweed Anyone?

As some of you may know I often talk about how wonderfully good seaweed is for you.  So when one of my lovely local health food stores, Real Foods asked me to write a review about kombu seaweed (of the kelp family of seaweeds) I pretty much jumped for joy! What a...

DIY Natural Palm Oil Free Liquid Soap Recipe

This is my favourite DIY natural liquid soap recipe.  Like all my other natural product recipes, it's palm oil free. If you're wondering why this is then please take a look at this article - I wrote it some time back, and it should answer all of your questions: Palm...

A Lesson in Losing & Finding my Authentic Self

Things have been a little tricky of late, or should I say my mind has been a little tricky of late!  It occurred to me, late one night (as these things do) that I'd lost sight of that what was genuine and authentic to me. I've now realised I was concentrating more on...

Eco Soy Teacup Candle Recipe

As you may know, most normal candles are made of paraffin.   They also contain concoctions of chemicals to dye and scent the candles.  These ingredients are not only harmful to the environment, but also to our health.  So here is a simple, easy, and cheap way to make...

DIY Natural & Palm Oil Free Soap Recipe

This is my favourite DIY natural soap recipe.  Like all my other natural product recipes, it's palm oil free.  If you're wondering why this is then please take a look at this article - I wrote it some time back, and it should answer all of your questions: Palm oil,...

Self Love Starts Today!

So today is Valentine's day and, as with most Valentines day's, everyone is out to show the people they love how much they really care about them.  But what about you? How do you feel about yourself and how much of a hard time do you give yourself on a day to day...

What’s All This Meditation About?

As I recently attended another mindfulness weekend, I thought this would be the perfect time to write a blog about meditation and mindfulness and the positive impact introducing something so simple can have on your mental and physical health and well-being.  I know...

28 Day Challenge Days Twenty Seven & Twenty Eight

Hello and welcome to the final blog post for the 28 Day Challenge! How have you found the challenge? Easy, hard or have you just dipped in and out? It's been a great healthy start for 2014 for us all, hasn't it? So for the last two days of the challenge there aren't...

28 Day Challenge Day Twenty Six

Welcome back! So we have almost completed the 28 Day Challenge, well done to everyone that's still with us. How have you found it? So here's Friday's blog post for you to follow: Day Twenty Six (Friday):  1. Out with gluten, processed sugars, sweeteners, alcohol and...

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