walking lightly on earth
TOXIC FREE HOME & PERSONAL CARE Last week I talked about nourishment and how it was the first lifestyle change that my family and I made to achieve more vitality and energy. I also listed foods to eat more of and food to eat less of (and even better to avoid). If […]
The reason that you feel so relaxed and balanced after spending time at the beach is because your body becomes replenished with vital minerals from the salt water. It’s better than a bath with Epsom salts The salt water and sand will also ground you […]
Earthy colours seem to be the choice this afternoon 
My minimal and grounding sandals from Earth Runners and “all natural” hat and backpack. The only parts not biodegradable are the plastic clips and bottom part of sole of the sandals and plastic beads on the hat.
Beautiful opshop toys and we’re having a great time with the new toys.
Dinosaur mind game without any plastics and only the wheels on the tipper truck is made from plastic.
Great toys! Great value! Nearly plastic free!
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ALTERNATIVE FOR ICE CREAM My son accepted a smoothie bowl instead of an ice cream. Most smoothie bowls contain lots of sugars even though it’s natural. In particular fructose will spike your blood sugar and your body’s need to produce insulin. However I still think […]
Back to Monday and making my own lunches This was Sunday’s lunch plate that hubby made me. So delicious and nourishing! Homemade potato salad, smoked trout, corned beef, sour kraut, olives, lettuce, carrot, celery, kohlrabi and paleo bread. As I’m doing most of the cooking, […]
NOURISHMENT
A focus on nourishment instead of dieting was the first lifestyle change that my family and I made to achieve more vitality and energy. I also believe this step as has helped heal the neck pains I frequently experienced until recently as well as the other positive side effects my family and I have experience the last couple of years since changing our lifestyle. If you haven’t read HOW MY NECK PAIN HAS DIMINISHED (part 1) yet, I recommend that you read it.
As self-nourishment became a big interest of ours, we would seek information and recipes on nourishing food to fuel our bodies. This meant eating organic wholefoods and staying away from processed foods including gluten, dairy, sugars, additives and preservatives. We believe that we’re designed to “just eat real food” and this is an important phrase to have on your mind when you do your grocery shopping. It’s also important to have in mind that “what you eat eats” affects the nutritional value of the animal products that you eat. For example grass-fed beef contains between 2 and 5 times more omega-3s than grain-fed beef.
Before my little family made the final step to fully go free of gluten, dairy and processed sugars, we had been semi gluten and dairy free for a couple of years. When I say fully I mean 95% of the time as we value going out with friends and family and being spontaneous. For example, going to parties where people bring a plate or eating out at places where gluten, dairy and sugar free options are limited. We’ll still stay clear off the obvious gluten, dairy and sugar containing dishes while other dishes might be hard to tell. It’s also important to us that we can be spontaneous which means that we can’t plan every dietary step that might come or accepting that our toddler doesn’t understand what is the best dietary option at birthday parties.
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I’ll also go into detail about our lifestyle changes around Toxic free home & personal care, Mindfulness & meditation, and Movement the next thee posts so stay tuned and don’t miss out as this could help you minimise or alleviate your neck and/or back pain.
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After a 20 hour flight, I started feeling pain in my neck and in that moment I realised that I haven’t “felt” my neck in a couple of months. I can’t believe it, as for many years I’ve frequently suffered from neck pain. My mind was then trying to work out how […]
I’ve made these delicious gluten, dairy and processed sugar free Thumbprint Cookies a couple of times now. They’re easy to make and I store them in the freezer as they defrost really fast. They’re great for a snack “on the go” or in your kids’ lunch boxes. I’ll […]
From time to time, I’ll mix up natural remedies and I often use my therapeutic and food grade essential oils. I also like to give friends and family a roller bottle with a blend of beautiful smelling essential oil that they can apply instead of conventional perfumes that are ridden with toxic ingredients and many of them will not be listed on the bottle of perfume.
A about a month ago I made my Magnesium Body Butter to a friend’s colleague with Restless Legs Syndrome to help alleviate the pain she would experience in her legs in the evenings and nights. Then last week, I got an email from her saying that the magnesium body butter had really helped with the pain.
I love to receiving emails like this one. There’s nothing better than being able to help other people!
This week I’ve been mixing up different blends with these therapeutic essential oils for my son’s daycare, a lovely neighbour and a friend of a friend.
A balm to help reduce skin inflammation for a friend’s friend.
A spray bottle for the wellness/ mindfulness sessions at my son’s daycare.
A roller bottle to my lovely neighbour for a little self-care.
I hope it will add a little extra something in their lives. It certainly feels good to give 
I use doTERRA essential oils because they’re food and therapeutic grade essential oils and the plants are grown in a region in which they’re indigenous and where the plants have grown naturally for thousands of years, creating the nutritive soil conditions, air quality, weather/moisture etc. These conditions as well as the extraction process are reflected in the quality of the essential oils.
You can order doTERRA essential oils HERE and they’ll be send directly to you. Or even better, if you want to buy the oils at wholesale price (25% of retail price), you can enroll with your own account HERE. There is no monthly order required, no contracts or lock in and it can be cancelled any time.
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I’m enjoying my morning tea. This home roasted dandelion root tastes delicious with a hint of caramel and I brew the tea in coconut milk. Dandelion root is a great substitute for coffee or black tea. Roast them in the oven at 170 C or […]
