Have you heard of Baobab? You’ll wonder why you haven’t tried it before now. It’s an exotic fruit, grown on magnificent trees in Africa. This powdery white fruit is rich in all sorts of beneficial nutrients, providing up to six times more vitamin C than oranges, more potassium than bananas and it’s also a powerhouse…
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Find Skin Balance with Tomatoes
What’s the secret to finding balance in your life? I’m not sure I’m quite ready to answer that deep a question just yet, but I can tell you that the secret to finding balance for your skin is tomatoes! Yes To… Tomatoes, to be exact! The Yes To range covers pretty much every skin type,…
Veganuary Recipe Special – Cooking with Superfoods… Quick & Easy Beetroot Falafel
With the help of supplies from Indigo Herbs, I’m delighted to share with you my recipe for vegan beetroot falafel, in aid of Veganuary. To all those taking part – congratulations, you are doing amazing things! I hope you continue being vegan beyond January and save many more animals. Beetroot is a wonderful super-food, packed…
Wellbeing… The Power of Mushroom Superfood Powders!
Did you know, that we are more closely related to funghi than to any other kingdom? Surprising isn’t it? Only 600 million years ago, animals and funghi shared common ancestry. Some single celled organisms developed into multi-celled creatures and became either plants, animals or funghi. There are many similarities between animal cells and funghi cells…
Pure Chimp Super Tea (Matcha Green Tea)!
It’s the New Year and time for all those promises to yourself to get healthy, fit or try new things. Well, Matcha Green Tea is certainly a health boost (especially if you’re trying to cut down on your coffee intake) and it’s probably new for many people too! I was very kindly sent a tub of…
Random Beauty… Smooth, Calm & Hydrate your Combination Skin!
Even if you have oily or combination skin, it’s important to moisturise. Cleansing alone simply strips your natural oils away, so in response, your skin will pump out more sebum and oils in a bid to replace those lost, and you’ll be back to where you started! The secret is finding the right moisturiser for your…
Random Beauty… Butter Me Up for Winter!
It’s that time of the year again. Cold air outside. Warm, central heating inside. Scratchy tights and long boots. These are all great things, but they can play havoc on your skin. My legs, in particular get very dry and itchy, and I need something really rich and nourishing to get them back to condition….
Random Tea… Chocolate Orange Goodness!!!
It’s National Chocolate Week! On reading back over past posts, however, it appears I write about chocolate quite a lot (hmm, I wonder why) and I thought I’d mix it up a bit! And it just so happens that the lovely people at Revolution Tea sent me a sample of their Orange Chocolate Green Tea to…
Game, Set & Matcha
Wimbledon is in full swing at the moment, and if you’re like me you might be wondering how to get a little of their energy. Well, I have one way I can think of and it involves some lovely green powder, a whisk and a pretty bowl. No, I’m not making a potion, just some…