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I’d only let my kids eat colourful and cartoonish looking cereals as treats when they were young. It was quite obvious to me that there’d be more nutrition in the...

Here’s a great post about all the “Health Foods” out there that are hyped or fashionably marketed as healthy, or candy in disguise, or just intentionally mislabelled as healthy in...

I already knew that using electronic devices like phones, Ipads, and laptops is horrendous for our sleep patterns. I find the screens a bit much to look at in the...

A couple of these are obvious, some of them are difficult, and some of them are time consuming—but I’m sure we can all find one perfectly timed week every once...

Remember the Lynx ad where a guy puts on some Lynx and then is chased by hoards of beautiful women? That is one of hundreds of ads we will no...

Thanks to everyone who has sent me videos of hens – one man even offered me some free hens! My hen house isn’t quite ready yet, so I’m having to...

I always talk about how bad we have it here in New Zealand with all the hidden chemicals we have being sold to us in misleadingly “green” or confusingly labelled...

Here we go again—well nearly. We’re definitely used to hearing that we’re surrounded by and indulging in all the cancerous things that life has to offer, but the dangerously hot...

Coffee is unlike anything else, so replacement and alternative are words I won’t use here, but if you’re like me and want to switch to something different, here’s a post...

I’ll be trying this recipe out over the weekend as it’s looking to be a very indoors kind of weekend. I’ve never even thought about making parmesan and I think...

I thought I’d share this great infographic to go with this week’s special because many of the essential oils mentioned in it are used in our cleaning recipes as well...

Once again, I’ve started a knitting project for winter. There’s just something so nice about knitting in front of the fire on a cold night. Although the other day I...

It probably comes as no surprise, but palm oil is still bad. And it turns out that even the eye-roll inducing “sustainable” palm oil used by so many environmentally friendly...

If you’re like me, you probably hate using plastic bags from the supermarket. Not only do you get to feel guilty about the environmental impact of them, but you get...

There’s nothing like finding out what harmful chemicals you’re being exposed to due to either your own lack of knowledge or the sloppy regulating we have here in New Zealand....

There’s nothing quite like a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter’s night and I’m a big fan. Did you know that cocoa is very good for you? It...

I always forget how easy it is to steam veggies. Not only is it easy but it’s a far healthier alternative to many of the common winter time techniques and...

Many of you have probably read my book Supermarket Companion which is a guide to food labels, codes, and pretty much everything we need to be aware of lurking in...

It was refreshing to find this post championing walking. Not just walking, but walking without the need for special pants, or futuristic shoes, or step-counting-heart-monitoring-sweat-analysing-wristbands. It was a lovely reminder...

Apple cider vinegar is a fantastic natural product which is not only great to have in our food but also has benefits for our beauty regime. Hair rinse. Infuse some...

With winter here, colds and flu are everywhere. Pearl has been busy studying for exams and has come down with a cold. My cure-all for colds is always Vitamin C....