We are rarely aware of how we are making ourselves sick, so when we do ‘catch’ something it feels like something happening to us from the outside ourselves rather than from within. Our physical being for whatever reason seems to have moved away from that which it innately strives to move towards – harmony. We … Continue reading
For some of us winter is just that time of year we have to get through before we can enjoy spring and summer. The days are short and cold and everyone seems to have a sniffle. But luckily for us there are many nutritional foods to help beat the winter blues and help kick start … Continue reading
Australia (and most countries of the “first world” for that matter) no longer has a health care system; instead we have developed a disease-management system. It’s a system that relies heavily on pharmaceutical medicines and surgery, while ignoring the majority of preventive measures and simpler treatment alternatives. How can a system whose priority (by law) … Continue reading
Hi, One of the issues I have had with my diet was that I would eat an excessive amount of junk food at night. I’ve never been a huge sweet eater… meaning I could not sit and eat a whole block of chocolate or a whole packet of biscuits like some friends of mine. I … Continue reading
(a traditional French Chicken Fricasse) 8 medium chicken thighs, bone-in & skin-on 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 3 teaspoons Himalayan/sea salt, divided 2 teaspoons pepper, divided 1 medium onion, diced 2 medium carrots, diced 2 large celery stalks, diced 1 pint baby bella mushrooms, quartered 3 cloves garlic, diced 1/2 cup … Continue reading
Ingredients: 2 avocados, chopped 1 lime, juiced 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 small red onion, finely diced 1/3 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped 1 small chili, diced Method: Place avocado in a bowl. Spoon over 2 tablespoons lime juice. Toss gently to coat.Add oil, onion, chili and coriander to avocado. Toss to combine. Season … Continue reading
Ingredients: 700g of boneless chicken thighs 1 or 2 cans of coconut milk 3 tsp red curry paste 1 small yellow onion 1 medium red capsicum 1 medium green capsicum 1/2 head of cabbage. Method: Turn on slow cooker before beginning prep. Pour your coconut milk into your slow cooker and add your curry paste. … Continue reading
Dealing with stress. Stress, the anxiety laden bane of modern societies the world over. Well, not so, at least in the context of our physiological wellbeing. Stress is necessary for the health and balance of our bodies. Over the millennia of our evolution we have developed a very complicated set of behavioural traits and responses … Continue reading
Sometimes the simple salads are the best… Ingredients (serves 2) 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced 1 lemon, juiced 2-3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 pear, thinly sliced baby spinach or rocket leaves macadamia nuts, roughly chopped Method: 1. Add fennel, lemon juice and olive oil in a bowl. Toss to combine and refrigerate for a … Continue reading
Author and activist Anna Lappe takes on the billion-dollar business of marketing junk food, soda, and fast food to children and teens. With diet-related related illnesses alarmingly on the rise, pervasive marketing of junk food to kids is downright dangerous. The food industry says its up to parents to raise healthy kids. Lappe agrees, that’s … Continue reading