Raw Unfried Rice Recipe

Most of you will know I eat a fair amount of raw food, not only for the huge amount of health benefits you receive from doing so but also because of it's overall yumminess! As such I wanted to share with you one of my favourite recipes.  I particularly like this...

Natural All Purpose Balm Recipe

Natural All Purpose Balm Recipe

Most balms are petroleum jelly based, which is a toxin and shouldn't be ingested.  However, how many of you lick your lips after applying it?  The other issue with petroleum jelly is that it is well known to dry out skin and not actually soften it. It creates an...

Natural Homemade Laundry Liquid

I love this recipe for natural homemade laundry liquid  - it's so easy, quick and you don't need tons of ingredients! You'll end up with around 2.2 litres of laundry liquid when following this recipe or you can double or even triple the ingredients to make more like I...

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,...

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