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Interesting video from TEDtalks, presented by Pam Warhurst, on the power of small actions… Watch it here: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes
Category Archives: Health
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Snuffles grabbing you by the scruff? Get them outta here by building up your defences. Wholesome foods, herbs, supplements, exercise and sleep all help to boost your immunity. Nutrients, naturally… Vitamins A, C, D and E and zinc and selenium are key. Where can you find them in foods? Vitamin A: Red and orange produce […]
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Sugar – it’s a sticky mess. We are told to lay off golden syrup, but maple syrup is fine. Steer clear of chocolate except the dark stuff OR do we permit the ones sweetened with xylitol? We are told our kids will explode if they eat too many jellies, but they can mainline dates and […]
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Christmas day 2014. I’d arrived in Peru, feeling bewildered and anxious. I’d be staying with a tribe in the Amazon jungle. It was daunting. Then I was handed some fresh, hot cacao. And standing under the wondrous tree that it came from I drank it all in. The effect was profound. With Easter on the […]
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Winter is around the corner, and we all know what that means. It's the season of coughing and scratchy throats. Colds and flu cases are the norms for most people during the cold months, and so is the provisional stocking of pills and cough syrups, but it doesn't have to be that way. The Hopsack […]
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Product: YourZooki Vitamin C Zooki Why I chose it: I chose this product because it was recommended to me by a colleague for enhancing my general health and wellness. How I took it: It comes in a box containing 30 servings of Liposomal Vitamin C packaged in separate sachets. It can be taken a number of ways like […]
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Product Name: Living Nutrition Cognitive Why you chose it: I wanted to take something to help me focus on my studies. I’ve also been feeling foggy-brained and forgetful so I was hoping that this would help me. How you took it: I took 2 a day most days. Benefits: I definitely felt benefits from this product. The days that […]
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With the days growing colder and the effects of the pandemic still impacting our lives, it is only normal even for the most active people to feel out of energy and be taken over by a sluggish feeling. If you’ve been groggy while you should be tackling work, you are not alone. But there is […]
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With just a month and a bit until Santa squeezes his way into our world through a dwindling number of chimneys, many traditions are having to be rethought this year. What once seemed a given, the big meal, with the whole extended mad family seems less likely than a quiet TV dinner this year, and […]
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Ancestral Preservation Meets The Future of Food History of food preservation Fermented food. Fringe at best. The preserve of hippies and overhyped, anti-ageing, marketing driven food fads, right? WRONG. Fermented food is at the core of your daily diet whether you like it or not. You’ve heard of sandwiches right? The ubiquitous “desk lunch” that […]