Robyn (my naturopath) is always telling me to use the 'Emotional Freedom Technique' or EFT to help with my anxiety. The problem is I am a sceptical neurotic. She taught me how to practice it myself, at home, whenever I'm feeling anxious, worried or tempted. It's also called tapping. The ... MORE...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Have you ever overheard conversations between women that go something like this... Woman 1 - "Ooh they look wicked, are you going to get dessert?" Woman 2 - "No, I shouldn't, I'm trying to be good." Woman 1 – "I've got a wedding coming up so I'd better not either, I'll just order ... MORE...
Coming from an eating disordered background, sometimes I get anxious about food. No, make that MOST of the time I'm anxious about food. Food, weight, my body image, the way others perceive me, how I measure up in my looks, personal life and work. I'm constantly feeling inadiquate, weak-willed and ... MORE...
