Party time!
When Boy Wonder turned two I put on a morning tea for him and invited family over. He has enough cousins, Aunties and Uncles that we didn’t invite friends, there wouldn’t have been room! Most birthday...
View ArticleConscious eating… raw style
You can’t hang around health circles for any length of time and not hear about / know about the benefits of raw food diets. The basic premise is that you eat raw, unprocessed, plant-based food, based...
View ArticleOn being Fed Up!
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Fed Up roadshow, run by Sue Dengate. If you haven’t heard of Fed Up, it is an Australian movement/support network concerned with the effects of food on...
View ArticleYOLO (The Sheeples’ Catch-Cry)
Do you ever have people look at your lifestyle or dietary choices and then rationalise their opposition to it with something along the lines of, ’Meh! We’re all gonna die some day anyway, I’d rather...
View ArticleRadical homemaking
I’ve discovered a phrase (and a concept, a momentum, a lifestyle) that describes perfectly the journey I am on. I recently read the book Radical Homemakers by Shannon Hayes and it hit me like a punch...
View ArticleWhich bugs are best? (Comparing Probiotics)
Most of our immune system is in our guts, so we need a healthy and strong digestive system in order to get and stay well. Our bodies naturally contain hundreds of different bacterial species (around...
View ArticleFive reasons I make my own toothpaste
Up until two or three years ago I was using regular toothpaste from the supermarket. The big brand. The popular one. I never thought too much about the ingredients list or that fact that it contains...
View ArticleThe best little un-granola bars ever
I had some puffed spelt that had been in the pantry for a few months and I wasn’t sure what to do with it, so was looking for ways to get rid of it quickly. My plan didn’t entirely work because while I...
View ArticleReview: The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care
The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child CareI should start this review by declaring that I am not a member of my local Weston A Price Foundation chapter and while there are some things I love...
View ArticleHomemade Sun Cream
I dislike using sun cream. It blocks absorption of UV radiation, which produces Vitamin D in the skin. Vitamin D is a cancer-preventer and has innumerous benefits to human health. Many people are...
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