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Pistachios: A complete guide
With their bright **yellow-green** colour and delectable **salty** flavour, **pistachios** are certa...
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Quick Tip #153: Three deep breaths
If you had to answer **honestly**, how often do you jump **straight** into a meal, either while **on...
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Brazil nuts: A complete guide
Did you know **Bolivia** is actually the world's largest producer of **Brazil nuts**? You could be f...
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Quick Tip #152: Relationship detox
**Jim Rohn** famously said, **"you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with"*...
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Walnuts: A complete guide
The intelligence of **nature** often gifts us with **perfectly packaged** sources of nutrition, alth...
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Quick Tip #151: Quick dry!
Anyone up for a **time** and **energy saving laundry technique**? We've got a super simple **solutio...
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Almonds: A complete guide
Available naturally in **kernels** or **slivered**, **flaked**, **ground**; or even as a **flour**, ...
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Cashews: A complete guide
One of the most **popular** nuts in the world, **cashews** are loved for their **sweet**, **creamy**...
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Ayurveda: Ashwagandha
In the ancient Eastern practice of **Ayurveda**, people are defined by their unique blend of the **t...
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Quick Tip #150: Cups with character!
You've polished off the last of the **peanut butter/coconut oil/strawberry jam**, and are about to s...
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Pine nuts: A complete guide
With their deliciously subtle, **creamy** and buttery flavour, the versatile **pine nut** is often o...
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How to make a super smoothie
**Smoothies** can be a great way to up your **fruit** and **veg** intake, as well as hit your **vita...
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Quick Tip #149: Bed care
We spend roughly a **third** of our life in **bed**, so it is actually **really worth** taking the t...
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Quick Tip #149: Fabulous Flaxseed!
**Flaxseed** (also known as **linseed**) - although tiny - pack an impressive **nutritional** punch...
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Minimalism: Reuse
**Minimalism** is one of the latest trends in health and lifestyle, offering a **richer** life lived...
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Spinach: A complete guide
Perhaps most widely known as **Popeye**'s go-to green, **spinach** is a popular **dark-green leafy v...
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Kale: A complete guide
**Kale** is currently lauded as one of the most **nutritious** plant foods on the planet, and thanks...
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The Raw-est Hot Chocolate
One of the best things about **cooler weather** - in our opinion - is getting to enjoy **hot chocola...
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Quick Tip #148: Wallpaper wisdom!
While the **disadvantages** of our constant use of **personal devices** are widely recognised, we ca...
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Minimalism: Discard first
**Minimalism** is one of the latest trends in health and lifestyle, offering a **richer** life lived...
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Quick Tip #147: Soak your soul!
Just as we **soak** and **wash** our **bodies** each day, it is important to do the same to our **so...
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Quick Tip #146: Find your method
As health bodies **increase** the number of recommended serves of fruit and veg for us each day, hit...
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Quick Tip #145: Supreme shave
Most people recognise **coconut oil** as a impressively **versatile** product, but did you know it m...
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Quick Tip #144: Launder for clear skin
Be honest: how often do you **change** your **pillow cases**, **bed sheets** and **face cloths**? ...
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Eggplant: A complete guide
Is **eggplant** (**aubergine**) a regular staple in your diet, or does it feel like a chore to inclu...
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Quick Tip #143: Get a wiggle on!
Did you know that simply **wiggling**, **fidgeting** and moving the body through out the day can hel...
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Quick Tip #142: Turn dissatisfaction into drive
As undesirable feeling **disappointed** or **dissatisfied** may be, when pulled into perspective, th...
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Minimalism: Top 5 resources
**Minimalism** is one of the latest trends in health and lifestyle, offering a **richer** life lived...
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Minimalism: What is it
%%"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonardo Da Vinci%% For many years, **'minima...
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Quick Tip #141: Cool Cacao Nibs!
**Raw chocolate** - made from **cacao** - is now a health food **staple** thanks to its impressive *...
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Brussels sprouts: A complete guide
**Brussels sprouts** - not necessarily the **'golden child'** of the vegetable world, but a surprisi...
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Cucumber: A complete guide
**Cucumbers** can sometimes be seen as a bit **'meh'**, but there is a lot to **love** about this cr...
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Quick Tip #140: Vote with your money
Making a **difference** on a global scale often feels overwhelming, if not impossible
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Cauliflower: A complete guide
We're often told to avoid **white foods** - white rice, white bread, white pasta and white sugar, fo...
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Chakras: Sahasrara
**'Chakra'** is a Sanskrit word meaning **'wheel'** or **'disk'**, and is an integral thought in Ayu...
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Quick Tip #139: Wicked Watermelon Seeds!
Are you one to opt for a **seedless** watermelon? Ironically, **watermelon seeds** have recently ...
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Chakras: Ajna
**'Chakra'** is a Sanskrit word meaning **'wheel'** or **'disk'**, and is an integral thought in Ayu...
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Chakras: Vishuddha
**'Chakra'** is a Sanskrit word meaning **'wheel'** or **'disk'**, and is an integral thought in Ayu...
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Chakras: Anahata
**'Chakra'** is a Sanskrit word meaning **'wheel'** or **'disk'**, and is an integral thought in Ayu...
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Chakras: Manipura
**'Chakra'** is a Sanskrit word meaning **'wheel'** or **'disk'**, and is an integral thought in Ayu...
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Quick Tip #138: Tremendous Tiger Nuts!
If you haven't already, you'll be hearing **a lot** about these guys in **2017**
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Chakras: Svadhisthana
**'Chakra'** is a Sanskrit word meaning **'wheel'** or **'disk'**, and is an integral thought in Ayu...
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Chakras: Muladhara
**'Chakra'** is a Sanskrit word meaning **'wheel'** or **'disk'**, and is an integral thought in Ayu...
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Tahini: A complete guide
**Tahini** is often known for its place in making **hummus**, but there are many reasons to enjoy ta...
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Chakras: An introduction
**'Chakra'** is a Sanskrit word meaning **'wheel'** or **'disk'**, and is an integral thought in Ayu...
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Quick Tip #137: Sock mop!
Have a pair of **socks** that have lost their **elastic** or their **appeal**? Put them to good use ...
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Ayurveda: Churnas
In the ancient Eastern practice of **Ayurveda**, people are defined by their unique blend of the thr...
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Quick Tip #136: Separation sorted!
Here's a **clever hack** to stop you having to **stir** that **peanut butter** every time you want t...
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Ayurveda: Sleep
We all know just how **vital sleep** is in maintaining **optimal health** and **well-being**, yet we...
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How to make a super salad
**Salads** are often dismissed as **boring** and without **substance**, or ridiculously **over-price...
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Hoisin & Sesame Broccoli
**Hoisin** is a thick Chinese sauce that has a **sweet** and **salty** taste
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Quick Tip #134: Grate health!
Looking for a **quick** and **easy** way to add more **nutrition** into your day? **Grated veggi...
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Bean & Pesto Stuffed Sweet Potato
One of my **favourite** go-to **lunchtime** meals, I love that I can simply throw this in the **oven...
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Pumpkin: A complete guide
A **nutritionally dense** but **low-calorie** fruit, pumpkin is a smart addition to any diet
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Peanut Butter Stir-Fry
**Peanut butter** rocks a stir-fry by endowing the dish with a **satay-esque** flavour
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Hygge: How to
As a follow on from our last article, ****, we've hand-picked the top suggestions on how to incorpor...
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Parsnip: A complete guide
Sometimes mistaken for a **bulky white carrot**, parsnips are often **overlooked** as far as root ve...
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Hygge: What is it
"Hygge was never meant to be translated - it was meant to be felt
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5 In-Travel Tips
As a follow on from our earlier article, ****, we explore the top five **in-travel** tips as recomme...
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Quick Tip #132: Grain brain!
Whether you're a rice, quinoa, buckwheat, spelt or barley fan, a serve of **cooked grains** make a p...
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Frozen Grapes
Looking for a **sweet treat** over the summer break that complements your New Year **health goals**?...
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Mango Thickshake
Super **simple** but incredibly **delicious** and **filling**
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5 pre-travel tips
For many of us, **school holidays** mean some form of **travel** - whether that be by plane, train, ...
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Quick Tip #131: Pre-Flight Beauty!
Heading on a **long-haul flight** sometime soon? Before boarding your plane, stop by the **d...
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Quick Tip #130: Commanding Chlorella!
**Chlorella**, a green fresh water **algae**, has recently enjoyed a surge of attention thanks to it...
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Brown Rice Congee
This is my **go-to medicinal**, **restorative** recipe for when I am feeling a bit **under the weath...
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Spicy Chickpeas & Spinach
For those **cooler** days when you just want something **quick**, **wholesome** and **satisfying** i...
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Olives: A complete guide
**Olives**, with their **salty** tang and **firm** texture, tend to be a food you either **love** or...
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My microwave-free month
I moved into an **new flat** recently, and not having a **microwave** with me, thought it would be a...
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Zucchini: a complete guide
Did you know the humble **zucchini** is actually a **fruit**? Also known as **'courgette'** in s...
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Quick Tip #129: Mighty Maca!
**Maca**, a turnip-like root grown high in the mountains of **South America**, is another recent pla...
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Maple Roasted Carrot Salad
There's something so **delightful** about a **vibrant** and **colourful** salad
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Quick Tip #127: Amazing Açaí!
The current go-to trend for health nuts and Instagram fans is the alluring **açaí bowl**
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Fantastic fats!
Most of us grew up with the message, **'fats are bad'**
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Quick Tip #126: Benefits of a full freezer
It may seem like a **no-brainer**; having a **full freezer** means **quick and easy** meals, **longe...
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Ayurveda: the six tastes
**Rasa** - the Sanskrit word for **taste** - has a number of insightful meanings, including **experi...
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Broccoli: A complete guide
It's hard to resist a richly coloured head of **broccoli**
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Quick Tip #125: Clean up with coke!
I'm not one to usually advocate the use of **coke drinks**, but if you do happen to have a bottle or...
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Quick Tip #124: Sponge sanitise!
**Kitchens** can be a breeding ground for many unwelcome **germs** and **bacteria** if not well look...
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Tempeh: a complete guide
**Tempeh**, the relatively unknown cousin to **tofu**, is a nutty cake of **fermented soybeans** wit...
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Quick Tip #123: Blender blitz!
One of the most tedious parts of whipping up a delicious **smoothie** or **processing** chopped vegg...
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Carrots: a complete guide
Did you know there are over **100 different types** of **carrots** around the world? They are also o...
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Beetroot: a complete guide
There aren't many vegetables as distinctly striking as **beetroot**
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Quick Tip #122: Where's your head at
Sometimes all it can take is **one small question**
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Quick Tip #121: Smart storage
Moving into **student accommodation** or a smaller **home** can mean downsizing your **wardrobe** sp...
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Ayurveda: Chyawanprash
Revered for the last two thousand years across India as an **'elixir' of life, health and well-being...
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Apricots: a complete guide
With their soft, velvety yellow-orange skin, and sweet, tender flesh, **apricots** are beloved all a...
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Cinnamon Tea
With its **sweet, spicy, aromatic** embrace, cinnamon tea certainly isn't an **unattractive** additi...
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Blueberries: A complete guide
With their iconic deep blue-purple colour, **blueberries** are considered to be one of the most **nu...
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Peaches: a complete guide
These **juicy**, distinctively coloured orbs are a celebration of all things **summer**
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Cranberry, Cauliflower & Cabbage Salad
If you haven't already noticed, I love me a **colourful** meal
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Quinoa, Tofu & Eggplant Salad
A wonderful and **colourful** salad that is simple, **flavoursome** and perfect for a **portable lun...
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Ayurveda: Kapha dosha
In the ancient Eastern practice of **Ayurveda**, people are defined by their unique blend of the thr...
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Ayurveda: Pitta dosha
In the ancient Eastern practice of **Ayurveda**, people are defined by their unique blend of the thr...
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Ayurveda: Vata dosha
In the ancient Eastern practice of **Ayurveda**, people are defined by their unique blend of the thr...
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Quinoa: A complete guide
It really is hard to beat a light, fluffy, nutty serve of **quinoa** (pronounced **KEEN-wah** for th...
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Three Precious Jewels
Inspired to make a **cleaner** and **simpler** version of a dish I ate at a **Chinese** restaurant i...
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Pit stop
Keep this in mind when you're next **road tripping** around the great Australian outback! Wh...
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Coconut: A complete guide
A unique food in its source of **meat, juice, milk and oil** all in one, **coconuts** have played an...
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Asparagus: A complete guide
Considered to be one of the **delicacies** of the vegetable kingdom, **asparagus** is a **nutrient r...
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Combat cellulite
**Cellulite** is an unfortunate byproduct of our modern lifestyles that many people have to face
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Cacao Blueberry Porridge
While typically dismissed as child's play, there is something **immensely appealing** about a **choc...
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Cinnamon Spiced Pear Porridge
For a **warming** and **restorative** morning meal you can't go past this Cinnamon Spiced Pear Porri...
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Slay late-night snacking!
Do you find yourself wanting to **snack** into the **night** and just before bed? Not only can this ...
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Raw Nut Butter
Nut butters are actually a **high protein**, tasty and versatile, **good-fats rich** snack, but the ...
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Best meditation apps
While actually an ancient technique, **meditation** has become more relevant in today’s society th...
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Chickpea Dhal
**Chickpeas** work wonderfully in a **dhal** - giving the meal a genuine **substance** as well as so...
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Watermelon: A complete guide
Behind its sweet, pink, picture-perfect facade, **watermelon** has come to the fore as an impressive...
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Quick Tip #120: This is how we roll!
Here's another great **cooking hack** for the next time you whip out the rolling pin! To prev...
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Quick Tip #119: Boiling point
Ever been left a little stumped by the terms used in recipes? Here we dispel the confusion around **...
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Quick Tip #118: Evaporated vs. condensed milk
**Evaporated or condensed milk?** How do you know what a recipe calls for or even what the differenc...
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Ayurveda: Optimal digestion
**Ayurveda**, an ancient Indian wisdom tradition, has a lot to teach us - even in our modern, Wester...
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Quick Tip #117: Whole spice conversions
For most cultures around the world, **spices** form an integral part of cuisine and the dining exper...
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Quick Tip #116: Legendary Lucuma!
Known as ‘Inca’s Gold’, the Peruvian **lucuma** fruit is the latest **superfood** being introd...
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Mango, Sweet Potato & Tomato Curry
One of the more **exotic curries** in our repertoire, all these flavours surprisingly combine beauti...
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Quick Tip #115: Champion Chia!
Consumed either in its **ground or seed form**, **chia** has truly stood the test of time - since Az...
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Roasted Chickpeas
Craving a **salty** snack? These **roasted chickpeas** will hit the spot and provide a **healthy...
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Quick Tip #114: Magic Moringa
Have you been introduced to the new super-food on the block, the magic **moringa**? **Moringa** ...
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Gateway to gut health
Referred to as the **‘second brain’ of the human body**, the gut is widely thought to be the cen...
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Quick Tip #113: Squeeze easy!
Want a **quick**, **hassle-free** way of **squeezing** a lemon or other citrus fruit? Simply...
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Rock your resolutions!
Having trouble making your **well intended resolutions stick**? There are a number of things you...
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Avocadoes: A complete guide
Finally getting the **super-food** status it deserves, this technically-a-fruit-but-classed-a-veg is...
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Quick Tip #110: Selenium satisfied
**Selenium** is a vital nutrient required for optimal bodily functioning
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Quick Tip #109: A breath of fresh air
What if you were told there was a **free, readily abundant** health tonic that could make you **happ...
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Sweet Potatoes: A complete guide
**Sweet potatoes** are one of those foods I genuinely don't think I could live without
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Quick Tip #107: Chopping trick!
As you can imagine, professional chefs have a load of **tips and tricks** on the most **efficient** ...
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Quick Tip #106: Soda yoda!
One common cooking confusion lies in the use of **bicarb soda**, **baking powder**, and when you nee...
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Vegan traveller tips
**Travelling** is one of life's greatest gifts: getting to explore new lands, meet people of differe...
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Macadamia, Chickpea & Sweet Potato Salad
For a salad that is **meat-free**, **vegan-free**, **dairy-free** and **sugar-free**, you will feel ...
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Red Lentil Dhal
There is something so holistically nourishing about a warm **dhal**
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Greek Style Beans
I’m a big fan of this recipe which has its roots in **Ikaria, Greece** - one of the cities with th...
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Cherries: A complete guide
Succulent and indulgent, **cherries** are a prime example of how beautifully nutrition and taste can...
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Quick Tip #105: Chew on this!
Choosing a **sugar-free chewing gum** can be a simple and effective way of **improving dental health...
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Quick Tip #104: Super spirulina!
**Spirulina** - a blue/green **algae** - doesn’t necessarily sound like something you may want to ...
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The low-down on sweeteners
Over the past few years **sugar** has been getting a very bad rap
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Bananas: A complete guide
There's a reason why the humble **banana** is one of the most widely eaten and popular fruits in the...
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Fibre optics
A healthy diet requires a balance of all food groups and types, and **fibre** is an important, but s...
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Quick Tip #103: Brilliant Baobab
You may have heard the name around, but what actually is **baobab**? **Baobab** (pronounced **BEY...
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The one fool-proof health tip
We are so bombarded with the latest **innovations in exercise**, **breakthrough diets**, and **promi...
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Quick Tip #102: Tongue scraping
A regular and thorough oral hygiene routine is now a given in our society; however, the ancient Ayur...
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Quick Tip #101: Understanding tai chi
Initially developed in 13th c
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Quick Tip #100: Shake it up!
It’s hard to imagine cooking or eating without the staple sprinkle of **pepper and salt**, however...
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Quick Tip #99: Laugh yourself happy!
Feeling down or emotionally drained? **Smiling or laughing** may literally be the last thing you wan...
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Non-dairy milks explained
**Non-dairy milks** have taken centre stage over the past few years, and while this is brilliant new...
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Quick Tip #98: The magic 10,000
With a sedentary lifestyle now fairly commonplace, it has become more important than ever to keep an...
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The secret to perfectly cooked rice
**Rice**
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Healing lavender and how to cook with
As someone who grew up in a garden overrun with alluring **lavender** bushes, this striking plant wi...
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Quick Tip #97: The perfect roast
**Roasted veggies** are an all-round winner
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Food shopping hacks
Visiting supermarkets or convenience stores are a regular occurrence for the majority of people, so ...
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Quick Tip #96: Soy many options!
**Soy sauce** has become such a common addition to Western cuisine, most people would be familiar wi...
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Quick Tip #95: Seed of happiness
**Pumpkin seeds** - they may be small, but they're mighty! These nutritional powerhouses pac...
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Quick Tip #94: Get stuck in!
In our Western culture, **chopsticks** may not be a favoured cutlery item, but these two skinny stic...
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Eat the rainbow!
Not only does eating a naturally colourful selection of food and fresh produce look visually attract...
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Quick Tip #93: Barley water
According to ancient **Ayurvedic** tradition, **barley water** is a great weight-loss drink
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Quick Tip #92: Get your fridge to work for you
Get the best out of your fridge with these clever tips! *The **middle shelf** is where you ar...
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Quick Tip #91: Vegan iron sources
**Iron** is an essential nutrient largely responsible for the **transportation of oxygen in the bloo...
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Quick Tip #91: Why fruit bowls rock
It's hard not to love the sight of a plentiful, brightly coloured fruit bowl in the home, but did yo...
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Quick Tip #90: Your ideal body formula
Having a fit and healthy body is something that everyone yearns for, but just as there are no two pe...
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How to sneak in more veg
We all know that veggies are some of the most nutrient dense foods around, but actually fitting more...
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Quick Tip #89: A refreshing truth
It may be the last thing you feel like doing when you jump in the shower, but did you know that wash...
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Quick Tip #88: Sleep over exercise
Some days, regardless of how much we would like to, it isn't physically possible to fit everything i...
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Quick Tip #88: Berry clever!
Berries are **nutritional powerhouses**, and provide a massive hit of **antioxidants**, **vitamins**...
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One thing every vegan needs to know
**Veganism**, or following a part time vegan diet, can be a great way to holistically nourish your b...
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Quick Tip #87: Your new jam!
There is something incredibly homely and comforting about a thick spread of jam across warm toast, o...
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Quick Tip #86: The funnest way to brush your teeth
This may seem like a tip just for the young ones, but trust me, it is just as effective for us grown...
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