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Pomegranate

Pomegranate Power

The beautiful Pomegranate is actually classed as a berry and can be between the size of a lemon and a grapefruit, it is native to southwest Asia but is now cultivated widely for it’s juice production.  The name  is derived from Latin – Pomum (Apple) and Granatus (Seeded), The seeded apple! The important bits of a [...]

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Drinking Water

How Much Water is Enough?

  The whole drinking 2 litres of Water a day rule, originated from scientific research where they found out that this is how much fluid we actually lose, every day, through sweat and excretions. Although we lose this amount, research has shown that we don’t necessarily have to “drink” this amount to remain hydrated. I think most of [...]

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Perfectly Sweet Xylitol

By now, I think we are all well aware of the effects of excess sugar in our bodies, not to mention the effects on our skin with the cross linking of Collagen and inflammation that leads to wrinkles and premature ageing. Xylitol is natures alternative to sugar and is also known as wood or Birch Sugar, it has been [...]

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Antioxidants to the Rescue!

You have probably heard the word “Antioxidant” used lots of times in regards to skincare and nutrition, but you may not exactly understand exactly what they are or how to get enough of them! They have amazing health benefits and help prevent heart disease, liver disease and some cancers, they can also offer protection against other [...]

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Willie’s Delectable Chocolate

Last year I followed Willie Harcourt Cooze on his journey to make a very high quality Cacao, (a very condensed form of Cocoa) – to use in cooking and baking. There was a series of TV programmes on channel four entitled “Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory”, and showed his struggle to manufacture his Cacao. Willie has [...]

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The Nutritional Super Berries

Our skin is the bodies largest organ, so it makes sense to keep it nourished from within with a variety of health-giving foods including the wide range of colourful berries available today. Berries are full of Phyto-chemicals in the form of Antioxidants, plant estrogens and vitamins that can boost your health and protect the skin from damage. Summer wouldn’t be [...]

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Sugar – Your skin’s Enemy

We are all well aware that sugar isn’t good for us – the reasons we try to avoid it are because it is “fattening” or rots our teeth, however the dangers of sugar go far deeper than that. Excess sugar in the blood is also very damaging on a cellular level, it doesn’t really have a nutritional [...]

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