Autumn is here and it’s time to save fruits and vegetables for winter. I’ve made peach chutney, bottled apples and pears, frozen passionfruit pulp and courgettes. The feijoas are yet to ripen. It surprises me how few people eat enough vegetables to stay healthy and a recent survey in America shows the consumption of fruit Read More …

Recently I spoke to a group of women who are keen to be healthy. Here’s one of the topics I shared. According to recent research the average western woman uses “12 personal care products and/or cosmetics a day containing an average of 168 different chemicals.  Tampons, pads and liners are also chockfull of toxic chemicals, including Read More …

With winter on its way I called my friend to ask about replacing some curtain linings. The current curtains are backed with thin cotton, so I’m looking for something mould resistant, darker and heavier. Many of us have too much light in our bedrooms which can make it difficult to get a deep rejuvenating sleep. Read More …

I was wandering around a mega store when a man asked me what weedkiller I’d recommend. I was taken aback as I wasn’t wearing orange and black, however I laughed and said “You’re asking the wrong person as I’m an all natural gal myself.” He explained that he’d recently made a raised vegetable garden and Read More …

Read the label on your toothpaste. Most supermarket brands have fluoride which doesn’t pass through your body. The end result may be illness or maybe even Alzheimers disease which is reaching epidemic proportions in Australasia. Unfortunately we are being misinformed about the effects of fluoride.There’s an argument that fluoride is good for us as it Read More …