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‘NANA NICECREAM – A Delicious Summer Treat

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Summer is coming. There’s no denying it. Although ole mate climate change is making sure that it lets its presence known with the past few days of odd stormy weather! But the sun is rising earlier, the nights are getting balmier and it’s time to bring in some delicious raw foods that our bodies so […]

LINKS I’M LOVING (and LOVING TO SHARE)

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A little bit of this and a little bit of that. These are the articles//sites that made me sit up and take note this week. So – whether you’re looking to educate yo’self, are hankering for more, or are just curious to see what is lighting my fire – click on the images below to […]

10 BENEFITS OF EATING ‘IN THE RAW’

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1 – Keeps live foods ‘alive’. Cooking foods over 47 degrees Celcius destroys much of the foods nutrients. For spiritually minded folk – it’s also thought to reduce the life energy of the food. 2 – Cooking foods tends to destroy the naturally occurring enzymes in the food that assist our bodies in breaking down […]

THREE HEALTHY HABITS TO LOVINGLY ADOPT … NOW!

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We are all plagued with the ‘shoulds’ – an onslaught of advice from health professionals, friends, families, books, articles, and the media about what we NEED to be doing and why. But today, I’m not going to ‘should’ you. I trust that in this moment, in this life, wherever that may be and however that […]

FEED ME MONDAY – The Chia-riffic Edition

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Ok, so it’s Friday (and not Monday), but I’m having a kind of ‘to hell with the rules’ afternoon. So I come bearing gifts – a lovely recipe for you all to try this weekend! This pudding is an adapted version of one that I came across in Mimi Kirk’s Raw Living recipe book. ROSEWATER […]

MY BLESSED BOOKSHELF

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Regular readers (and friends//family) will know that I am an avid little book devourer. I am a lover of words and a seeker of knowledge – so put me in a book store and I am in heaven! I dragged David into so many foreign language bookstores during our European escapades – because I still […]

INSPIRING SOULS – The Oh So Juicy Edition

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Today, my darling blessers, it is my absolute pleasure to share this space with two sparkly gems. Amanda and Heidi are mamas, entrepreneurs, wellness crusaders and just … well lovely humans. Together they run an incredible juice company here in the South West of WA (I know, I peed my pants a little too when […]

A TRIP DOWN CANDY CANE MEMORY LANE

As the song goes ‘Tis the season to be jolly’, but the composers must have been on a tight time schedule and weren’t able to fit in ’tis also the season to be partying, and making poor food choices, and trading exercise for pudding, and waking up on Boxing Day feeling like a stuffed pig. […]

FEED ME MONDAY – The ‘Vegan Salad’ Edition

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I struggle with a straight up plant only salad. I crave a little oomph. My body feels full but not satisfied. Beans only take me so far, but it seems that I’m developing somewhat of an aversion since getting older and these days a sprinkle of chickpeas leaves […]

NANS Part One – The ‘Got Mylk?’ Edition

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What the fudge is it? Well mylk is like milk, but not so much. Mylk is the term coined to reflect plant based milks – those made from legume, nuts or other plant based sources. The ‘hottest’ versions doing the rounds right now are soy, almond, rice and coconut – it seems e’rry new age […]