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Forever looking for new healthy recipes and different ways of cooking ingredients, I recently came up with this brown rice and fennel with tomato and mussels. The result was surprisingly tasty!

We are all guilty of falling into an easy routine, even in our diets. However, have you ever considered that this might not be the healthiest option to keep your metabolism working properly? The advice from nutritionists is to keep our diet varied. Read why here.

The benefits of Spirulina are similar, but not identical, to those of chlorella. How do these two powerful micro-algae compare? Before deciding which is more indicated to your needs, you should carefully consider the differences between the two. TCM is instrumental in this.

Looking for the ultimate liver detoxifier? The answer lies in introducing Chlorella and Spirulina into your diet. Read about what they are, their specific properties, their benefits and how you can take them.

For a long time I have wanted to find a cheesecake recipe that was easy, as well as sugar free. What I came up with was a coconut milk “cheesecake” on a base made with oats instead of biscuits, using agar agar to set the filling and pureed fresh fruit as topping. Easy, quick and delicious!

The kumquat or Citrus Japonica , unlike other citrus fruits, is eaten whole, peel included. According to TCM citrus peel in general is full of health benefits which can help with digestive problems and as a lung decongestant. Kumquats are rich in Vitamin C, far more than oranges.

Our immune systems develop according to our environment, developing the necessary bacteria and antibodies to fight infection. If we over-sterilise our environment our immune system will not develop as it should, so we should avoid doing this if we want to say healthy. However, you might be surprised to hear that researchers in Norway have conducted studies that show that people exposed to spray cleaners in particular, increase their risk of lung damage similar to that of smoking a pack of 20 cigarettes a day! Learn how to make your own multipurpose cleaner which is as effective, if not more so, than chemical laden supermarket bought ones.

Sometimes it is your intuition, or sixth sense, that will guide you towards optimal health. Do you listen to your intuition? What is it telling you? Do you trust it?

It’s that time of year again when pumpkins appear on the shelves of supermarkets and green grocer’s. Bearing in mind that pumpkins are full of health benefits, what will you do with all that orange flesh you spent so long carving out? And don’t even think about throwing away those seeds!

Referred to as the Queen of Grains, millet is in fact a seed from a grass originating in Africa and dry regions of Asia, where it replaced couscous. Apart from cooking faster than most grains, it is naturally gluten free and has a low GI as well as a host of health benefits.

The month of September marks not only the end of summer and beginning of autumn, but also the back to school period. As temperatures begin to drop, and the weather changes, sometimes dramatically and unpredictably from one day to another, so our body needs to be in top shape to avoid getting ill. Mother nature, as always, has what we need at hand.

Suffering from water retention? Are you feeling heavy after a long hot damp summer or prior to that time of the month? There is a powerful weed growing in your garden which holds the solution to this and many other ailments. It is also a liver and kidney cleanser like no other and you can get all your benefits in one simple cup of tea!