Berry Coconuty Cheesecake – so healthy!
I have had a life-long love affair with cheesecake. My mum used to make an awesome mango cheesecake, sweet and rich! Unfortunately, all that sugar, dairy and wheat just doesn’t love me anymore. Recently, I started hearing about all these healthy people making ‘raw’ cheesecakes. Now to be honest, when someone said ‘raw food’, I wasn’t exactly that excited. It just didn’t really appeal to me. It sounded weird – hippy food! Until I tried it – if this is what...
Read MoreWhy you need to do dry skin brushing!
There are many reasons why you should take up dry skin brushing! I absolutely love the way it makes me feel. Make it part of your morning ritual and see how YOU feel! Okay, so how do I do dry skin brushing? Get naked. Grab a dry, long-handled, natural bristle brush – you can find these at health food stores, chemists or online. Start gently brushing your body. Use long, sweeping strokes, all over your body, always brushing towards the heart, not away from it. Take your time and make sure each area is...
Read MoreWhy I *heart* my thermomix
Meet ‘THERMY’ - my third baby. Thermy is 18 months old now and I don’t know what I did before it and I don’t know what I’d do without it! It truly has taken our goal of healthy, clean eating to a whole new level. If you have never heard of a thermomix, you need to take a look at the website! It is a fantastic all-in-one cooking machine. In fact, I think you could easily throw away all of your other kitchen appliances, microwave and oven and live quite happily with just a thermomix....
Read MoreSecret Women’s Business
WARNING: This blog post is about lady stuff. I know we have a few blokes that hang around, so look away now!! Actually, no, don’t – because I am sure you have females in your life who you care about. So, read on and then share the info! Several years ago, I was advised by a naturopath to switch to organic cotton tampons. Not only because of how heavily sprayed cotton is, but because tampons can contain viscose rayon and polypropylene. Not to mention that GM products and bleach that may be used! This...
Read MoreMake your own (mostly) organic face wash
Why would you use organic or natural skin care? Our skin is our largest organ and will absorb what we put onto it, straight into our blood stream. Think how nicotine patches work! When you start really looking at all the products we use and what’s in them, it will freak you out! This short video explains it really well for those of us without a science degree. You can also check how toxic your cosmetics are at Skin Deeps Cosmetic Database. I have been using natural skin care for a few years now. In a...
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