family life & travels
If you are a regular reader of the blog, you will know that I love a good green juice in my life. I think that they taste good, and of course, love that they are full of natural goodness. I like to make my own where I can, but have to come to realise that
We all want to live a better life. Some of us think that we might only be able to give our health the proper consideration it needs in a ‘perfect world’. It’s true that there are barriers to both the healthcare and the healthy lifestyles we need. However, you can overcome those barriers. Here are
We all know at least one amazingly fit person who seems to stay healthy and in shape without making any conscious effort whatsoever. They love eating veggies, and they’re always active. It can be tempting for us to dismiss these extremely healthy humans as having great genes, but to do so would be to miss
The mechanical alarm clock has a long history dating back to ancient Greece, where the philosopher Plato used a large water clock with an alarm which indicated when his lectures would begin in the morning. The Romans used striking clocks featuring hourly gongs. Similar clocks were used in ancient China. From the 14th century onwards,
For people who are on their computer for many hours a day, like gamers, coders, and yes, bloggers, there is a very real risk of nagging injuries that can hinder the enjoyment of play and prevent work from getting finished. Fortunately, there are some ways that you can help prevent these injuries, just by knowing
When you’ve got children, you seem to be regularly dipping into the first aid kit. With cuts and bruises being a regular occurrence, as well as bug bites or nettle stings. The other thing with having little ones is that I want to keep things as natural as possible. Pumping them full of chemicals doesn’t
I have started a new series on my blog: The PCOS Diaries. So for anyone that has suffers with PCOS, they can come over and read what I have learnt on my PCOS journey. One of the hardest things are planning snack foods. A lot of things need to be prepared, rather than just grabbed
We would all like to feed our families only the healthiest and freshest foods every meal, every day, but that’s not always possible. Whether you end up grabbing fast food a few nights a week or cook all your meals at home, your family still may not be getting all the nutrients they need. Here’s
Fig rolls are very popular in our house. When I look at the ones that we get in the supermarket, though, there is very little fig and lots of sugar instead. this recipe is for sugar free fig rolls, that are just as sweet. I use maple syrup to sweeten the dough and the filling
