Tag: diet
Transformation Photo Candidates – be in it to win a share of $2,500
Deadline to register: 15th October 2018 Do you see those transformation photos on social media – those before and after shots – and think “I’d never do that”. Last month, I reflected on the last few years. I decided to look for a visible…
Reduce cholesterol in 3 months.
To look at me, I’m usually pretty slim and active. But no one knows that as a skinny beach-bum teenager, my bad cholesterol was 7.2 LDL. My mum did a great job helping me get it down through diet to 5.8 which was the…
What it means to have an Acidic or Alkaline body
We’ve all heard about creating a more alkaline body by drinking salted water with bicarbonate soda, or lemon juice in water upon waking – and most of us definitely need a reminder from time to time! For the benefit of our blood and overall…
What oils to cook with? Which fats are good fats?
Wondering what oils to cook with? Confused about which fats are good fats? Want to know if fat free foods are what they say they are? Wanting to lose weight but are not sure how to? Wondering how to get the good fats into…
A fun game for teaching kids how to eat healthy food
We are having great success with our Food-Life-Fun game at home – and in case you missed it, here are the details. This game will suit you if you are enthusiastic and committed to making sure your kids only eat real, healthy, beneficial food….
Book Review: Sweet Poison, David Gillespie
In a quest to learn how to eat right and have good health for a long lifetime, I visited the library and browsed the health food and diet section. Without too much thought, I grabbed the book ‘Sweet Poison’ by David Gillespie. I’ll admit…
Recipe: Ramen with tamari, ginger, garlic, lemongrass and honey
My DS (currently 3.5 years) and I have a fun ritual of cooking and eating together every lunchtime – and making a real activity out of it. There are so many learning benefits to this activity such as encouraging creativity, following instructions, sharing ideas,…
What is the difference between cacao and cacao?
According to the history of the human body and its evolution, humans have always been attracted to sweet foods. You may already know that our bodies literally run on glucose – sugar in the blood. All foods that we eat become glucose within our…
Why: I chose the Tribal Wellness Movement
More and more lately I’ve been concerned by the naivety we, as a family within a governed nation, have towards free radicals and carcinogenic substances destroying the healthy cells in our body. For many people and beginning at a young age, the bad cells…
Recipe: Vegan San Choy Bow
Our vegan San Chiu bow is a fun dish to make, serve and eat for the family. This dish is meat and dairy free and is packed with fresh seasonal produce (from our garden, mostly). When DH and I tasted this we were oohing…
