After Ana

How I overcame an eating disorder and found vital health

Archive for July, 2008

Get back to the patch!

July 30th, 2008

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In my travels this week, I stumbled upon Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's site River Cottage. He makes an excellent argument as to why we should all get into permaculture at home. Here's an excerpt.. ...there is still an important sense in which the vegetables you grow yourself really are free. When your ... MORE...

Shampoo, shmampoo

July 26th, 2008

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What is your beauty regime? Mine is very simple. 1. Scrub body all over with a long handled brush in the shower (no soap just warm water) 2. Use a scrub cream that I made (homemade moisturiser with coffee grounds) on my face 3. Wash my hair with natural (ie no petrochemicals etc) ... MORE...

Progress report: IF and Warrior Diet

July 22nd, 2008

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Week one successfully completed! Well... I took Sunday off, PMS and a funeral, didn't bode well for ANY type of self control. Not that I was that bad, just a regular day of eating three meals with a few more carbs than I needed. I was back on track by Monday, ... MORE...

Fasting for health

July 16th, 2008

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Hello everybody! Just thought I'd share... I'm starting a new plan as of this week (two days down!). The facts of the matter are these... My low carb diet advised by my naturopath has given me a LOT of energy. My mental state has also improved dramatically. I'm full of beans ... MORE...

‘Earthships’ and sustainable housing

July 14th, 2008

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Did anyone catch the story on 60 Minutes last Sunday night? It was all about building sustainably with 'Earthships' as a prime example of how to reuse water and sewage, make electricity an insulate with used and natural materials. These homes are built out of used ... MORE...

What I eat

July 6th, 2008

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I know there are a lot of you out there with PCOS, chronic fatigue and other health problems or you may be starting an NT diet for the first time. This is a sample of my diet from the last few days to help give you some idea of what ... MORE...

Real milk for hypertension

July 6th, 2008

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The latest from my stricter low carb regime.... I've lost a kilogram in 11 days. I haven't been eating much grains at all and only an apple (or equivalent) a day. You can check out my diet here. I'm yet to measure my muscle mass gains, but when ... MORE...

The most delicious way to eat eggplant

July 1st, 2008

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This is one of my favourite recipes so I thought I'd share. It was one of the first real food meals I started making when I stopped eating just soup and apples, prompted by my new self-education about nutrition. At first I could only manage one meal of this a ... MORE...

nour·ish (nûrsh, nr-)
  1. To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.
  2. To foster the development of; promote: “Athens was an imperial city, nourished by the tribute of subjects” (V. Gordon Childe).
  3. To keep alive; maintain: nourish a hope.

Originating from Latin Nutrire which means to feed or suckle

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