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Fri, Feb 05, 16
10 Herbal Teas for Health
As you know, I’m caffeine free at the moment and spending a lot of time sampling different herbal teas, and making my own up north from peppermint, lemon balm and...
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Time to organise your kitchen?
I loved this study which found that when you have a cluttered kitchen you are more likely to snack! I am the queen of clutter, but fortunately Paul goes around...
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Are you a natural health supplement buyer?
Then you might be interested to hear that the government is passing legislation called the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill that will limit access to minerals and vitamins. Please...
Read MoreOld Fashioned Salad Dressing
Yum salads! We’ve been eating out of the garden for a month or so already - there is nothing like home grown leafy greens, fresh tomatoes, kale, cabbage and peas....
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7 hotel housekeeping tips for your bathroom
Ever wondered how hotel bathrooms smell and look so clean when you arrive? Wonder no longer and read these great tips which include using hydrogen peroxide which is a much...
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Caffeine free drink ideas
Thanks to everyone who sent me ideas for caffeine free drinks after I gave up tea and coffee. Eileen said: “ Healtheries do a nice bevvie known as Cranberry and...
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Caffeine-free and loving it
I’ve been a tea drinker since I was very young, about 12 and I’ve always agreed with that old tea ad on TV – “I don’t feel alive until I’ve...
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Genius DIY projects
I love finding new ideas for using things around the home that we never thought of. Have a look at this article which repurposes things like a kid’s toy dinosaur...
Read MoreFri, Jan 15, 16
How do solar panels work ?
I know many of you, like me, have considered swapping your house entirely over to solar energy. But it’s still quite expensive and I know that the technology is changing...
Read MoreThu, Jan 07, 16
Top 5 environmental success stories of 2015
Our news is so full of environmental disasters that it was refreshing to find this piece about the success stories of 2015. There is some progress being made such as...
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10 Yoga poses for people who sit all day
I’ve been so inactive the past few months that I have a lot of aches and pains which I know could be stretched out by a decent long walk, which...
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Recipe - Laundry Clay (or powder)
Laundry Clay/Powder 1 cup Green Goddess Premium Soda Ash 1 cup Green Goddess Premium Baking Soda 60ml liquid Green Goddess Hemp & Coconut Unscented Liquid Castile 2ml lavender essential oil...
Read MoreThu, Dec 17, 15
SAFE campaign
This summer SAFE is hoping to raise some money to continue their fight against cruelty to animals. To find out the work they do visit their site at www.safe.org.nz. You...
Read MoreThu, Dec 17, 15
Luxury brands going green in silence
Daniel found an interesting article about the move by Luxury brands towards more environmentally-friendly manufacturing methods and materials. The strange part is that they aren’t mentioning any of these efforts...
Read MoreThu, Nov 26, 15
Living Churchyards
I read a great article at the weekend about a growing trend in Britain to let churchyards and cemeteries return to natural flowers and weeds to encourage insects and wildlife....
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Recipe – Duck Egg Sponge
I was driving along up north yesterday and popped in to see a local guy who grows heaps of veggies and sells them. I was delighted to see that he...
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What is in baby formula?
One of the questions I get asked most often is what goes into baby formula. In the old days it was basically just cow’s milk and sugar but these days...
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Cook with lard!
As you know I’m a big fan of using butter and lard because I would rather use an unprocessed fat than something which has chemicals, colourings and flavourings added such...
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Time to check your shampoo
Does your shampoo bottle list the ingredient Cocamide DEA in its ingredient list? If it does you might want to tip the contents down the sink as it is a...
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How to fold a fitted sheet
Now I know you probably think you’ve got the task of folding a fitted sheet mastered, as I have. But then I came across this wonderful video with an even...
Read MoreThu, Oct 29, 15
DIY Lemon Furniture Polish
The furniture polish recipe below is an old one I’ve found in dozens of books. My favourite is called the Merry Wives of Windsor Balm. I’m not sure what the...
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