An interesting piece of information has presented itself on 2 fronts this week. I’ve just finished watching David Attenborough’s series “Planet Earth” and am also reading “The One Hundred Year Lie” by Randall Fitzgerald. Both are addressing the fine line we and our planet are riding though from different perspectives.
“Planet Earth” is a glimpse at the […]
Filed under: environment, detox, health, toxins, food, synthetic supplements, FDA, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, children, breast feeding, David Attenborough, Randall Fitzgerald, Planet Earth, babies on March 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve just spent the past weekend in Munich. What a great city. I was staying just round the corner from the Marienplatz - the huge outdoor pedestrian mall at the center of the down town area.
Munich offers the best of both worlds, small city charm with all the sights, shopping and conveniences of a large […]
Filed under: Saf Restaurant, health, wine, organic, city living, beer, food, bars, Munich, Marienplatz, English gardens, mall, pedestrian, Zerwirk on February 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
I took this test to find out how toxic I was. Mildly toxic was the verdict although I do my best to avoid all things synthetic in our environment.
This got me thinking, I work as a health professional, have access to top quality products and information and pride myself on practicing what I preach. Most of […]
Filed under: environment, detox, health, active aging, bodrum, toxins, city living, lifestyle, food, diet, positivity, chemicals on January 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
Contrary to the popular excuse, its never too late to make positive changes to your health. Mounting a 4 pronged attack such as this approach can have dramatic effects for the better.
Its never too late to quit smoking. Smoking cigarettes is probably the single most harmful thing you can do to yourself and quitting will […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Saf Restaurant, organic, awareness, active aging, organic cocktails, lifestyle, food, exercise, beauty, smoking on January 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s hard to travel without your pockets full of money, but at the same time it can be an adventure.
You constantly have to be creative in the way you travel - that means being creative about what to eat, were to sleep and how to get from one place to another. Another challenge is […]
Filed under: environment, health, organic, awareness, inspiration, city living, food, travel, America, business travel on November 30th, 2007 | No Comments »
Unbeknownst to the majority of consumers the EU has been debating the regulation, and in some cases banning, of nutritional supplements and functional foods over the past few years. This debate is reaching a climax and could directly affect the consumers choice regarding what supplements than can buy and where they can buy them.
This debate […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, health, food, nutrition, beauty, nutritional supplements, synthetic supplements, naturally occurring standards, vitamin E, beta carotene, whole foods, functional foods on October 15th, 2007 | No Comments »
It has been 10 days since we came to Lost Valley to learn about sustainable living. There has been so much to see and learn at the same time.
I’ve been participating in the Permaculture course for about 2 hours every day and I have been spending the rest of my time in the Lost Valley […]
Filed under: health, organic, awareness, inspiration, energy, food, diet, farming on October 14th, 2007 | No Comments »
I took this test last week out of curiosity for my carbon footprint. I flew home to New Zealand in April to see my family so knew it wouldn’t be good but I was still surprised and to be honest a little shocked.
I like to think I’m pretty environmentally aware. I ride a bike just about […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, global warming, living foods, environment, awareness, raw food, test, food, greenhouse gasses, diet, carbon footprint, flying, travel, beauty, New Zealand on October 8th, 2007 | No Comments »
A colleague of mine sent an email highlighting what different families eat in different countries around the world, and their weekly food expenditure (see highlights below). I had originally seen this in Time Magazine - for more info see the full slideshow.
It’s interesting (read: shocking) to see how processed foods make up a majority of the […]
Filed under: food, nutrition, diet on September 19th, 2007 | No Comments »
This little piece has just hit the airwaves commenting on the environmental impact of a diet heavy in animal products. The harmful effect of these foods on our health is no secret but at a time when global warming is starting to bite, the environmental impact of the livestock industry is also gaining attention.
The […]
Filed under: global warming, environment, health, turkey, red meat, livestock, water, drought, food, greenhouse gasses, cattle on September 17th, 2007 | No Comments »