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Top 6 Indian spices and their benefits

This week I got to sit down with Ayesha D’Mello, owner and fabulous Indian cookery instructor at Ayesha’s Kitchen to talk about her top 6 Indian spices and their health benefits. Born and raised in...

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How is food affecting your mood?

Food is essential to staying alive, we get the energy to live our lives from it but the effect of food goes beyond sustaining us, it also directly impacts our mental well being. Although we don’t have...

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Aleavia, Prebiotic Skincare Wonder

The idea that you need good bacteria on your skin to promote alkalinity for a smooth and glowing appearance is quite a new idea when it comes to skin care. I was lucky enough to talk to Mark...

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HeadSpace, The Modern Meditation Tool

Meditation, a practice that’s been around for thousands of years and is rapidly becoming the preferred tool to reduce stress which is one of it’s many benefits. With science backing up that meditation...

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Doing it out of love with Pangea Organics

Pangea, the supercontinent, evokes an essence of togetherness when all our continents were connected in one. This is the name chosen for one of the most natural, organic, environmentally friendly and...

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Non-Stop Health Advice with Nutrition Expert, Reid Eckert

Sitting in a very average looking, small health store in Tamarac, FL, I know I am about to have about to have a pretty unique experience. It’s 10:30 in the morning and quiet but there is already...

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How to make your own pumpkin face mask

Fall is here and before you know it, it's pumpkin extravaganza. Why not use it for more than just decoration and pie? It's also one of mother nature's great ingredients to make your skin...

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Product review : argan oil for beauty

Argan oil, a Berber tradition in Morocco used for it cosmetic, medicinal and nutritional properties for centuries. The oil is made from the kernels of the fruit on the argan tree which is known as the...

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Product review : Egyptian Magic

I've, personally, been a big fan of this wonder balm and have used it daily for the past year. So what's so great about Egyptian Magic? First of all, every ingredient is natural with no nasties...

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Switch to natural perfumes to save money and protect your skin

Spraying on a spritz of perfume is a ritual most women savour everyday and smelling lush does us no harm to attract the opposite sex either. The thing is most perfumes out there are loaded with...

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Product review: Seashell elemi/orange facial wash by Coastal Cassic Creations

Coastal Classic Creations was founded in 2001 to create non-toxic beauty and personal health care products. This company is cruelty-free and environmentally friendly with lots of great products. One...

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Take magnesium to help manage stress

If you are having a stressful time in your life such as starting a new job, moving house or just general work stress, it's likely that you are rapidly using up the magnesium in your body. Why is...

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Anti-aging and Energizing B12

Not feeling like the sharpest tool in the box? Feeling sluggish? Or that Father Time is catching up on you? A deficiency in vitamin B12 could be the culprit. B12 is a micronutrient that aids in...

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Aloe Vera, Youth and Cleopatra

Fresh aloe vera, hailed the “plant of immortality” by the Ancient Egyptians and famously used by Cleopatra as part of her beauty regime besides those milk baths to keep her looking youthful. As a skin...

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Absorb the Goodness of Local

It’s funny how history repeats itself, once upon a time all products were made locally and you would travel to far flung places like France and bring back a little jar of the most luscious face cream...

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Silicon inside out and around

Let's talk about silicon, not exactly the kind at your plastic surgeon's or that valley in Cali. But the mineral, the one that's the second most abundant element on the planet next to oxygen...

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Can Oil Cleansing Improve Your Complexion?

When navigating the internet recently, you may have recently noticed beauty bloggers, natural skin care advocates and self-confessions from individuals raving about the “oil cleansing method” (also...

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Invigorating Matcha Green Tea and White Tea Face Mask

Taking the inside-out approach when it comes to looking healthy proven to be the best and it’s even better when ingredients can be used internally and externally. The philosophy of “if you can’t eat...

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