Friday Friend: Jacqueline Alwill
This beautiful soul Jacqueline Alwill and I met a while back as I salivated over her delicious guilt free goodies at the Bondi markets one fine Saturday morning. With our combined passion and love for health and wellness we soon become soul sisters. Not only a beauty on the outside but a divine soul that makes you instantly feel warm in her presence. With the most stunning dewy skin I have ever seen and a smile that could kill, let [...]
My A To Z Of Health & Wellness
Image A: Accept. Accept everything. This is the key to freedom. B: Brush and floss your teeth twice a day. You would be surprised at how many people don’t. According to Dr. Ron Ehrlich: “Digestion starts in the mouth, and is where loads of bacteria live.” So we want to make sure we get brushing and flossing C: Chill out! Take time each day to just be. D: Dance. Whether it’s in your room or in a class, move [...]
There’s More To A Beautiful Smile Then Straight Teeth
Guest Post by Dr Ron Ehrlich A beautiful smile says much more about your health than how it looks. The beauty in a smile is not just about appearance. There is a different type of beauty in a healthy mouth too. Let’s explore the 3 aspects to a beautiful healthy smile. Colour This means of both the teeth and the gums. Teeth discolour as we get older but this can be made far worse because of foods we consume, particularly [...]
Raw Creamy Cashew Kale Chips
Recipe by Cassandra Michelin from ChooseLife, Live It, Do It. What you need: 1 bunch of kale 1 cup cashews 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup Water 2 Tbls olive oil 1/2 tsp Paprika Pinch sea salt What you do: Pull all leaves off the stems of the Kale and tear into pieces. Wash thoroughly and dry. Leave to the side in a bowl. Combine cashews, garlic, water, oil, paprika and sea salt into a high powered food processor like a VITAMIX. Wizz until [...]
Gingerbread Men
Recipe by Maddy Shaw What you need: 300g almond meal (ground almonds) 1 TSP ground cinnamon 1 TBSP ground ginger 200g organic grass fed butter 150g coconut sugar 1 TSP vanilla bean extract 1 egg What you do: Cream the butter and sugar together in a blender. Ad the egg, cinnamon, ginger and vanilla. Slowly add in the almond meal. Add a little extra if the dough is too moist. Refrigerate the dough for an hour to allow the dough [...]
12 Days of Christmas
Christmas is a time of giving that is why I am so excited to be giving you the chance to win up to $1000 worth of awesome prizes. Why? Because you freakin’ rock! You have been so loyal to me over the past year and I want to shine some light on you gorgeous. So, here’s the deal today is the first day of my 12 days of Christmas Recipe Comp. I have 12 of the best health foodies in the [...]
6 Tips To Avoid The Christmas Pudge
Christmas is a time of joy and laughter, the whole family gathering together and sharing food and memories. But for some Christmas can also make you feel a little bit anxious. For the health conscience the temptations to over eat are sometimes too strong. I want to share with you my top 6 tips on how to stay on your Path To Wellness (without offending anyone) over the silly season. 1. Offer to make a dish Weather it be salmon cakes or a quinoa and goji [...]
Why You Should Quit Sugar + 6 Sweet Alternatives
Those of you who are regulars around here will know that I quit sugar. So did my friend Sarah Wilson who bangs on and on about it. She’s onto something! She even wrote a book about how to quit. You can purchase it here. It’s awesome! I used to have the biggest sweet tooth but I quit sugar about a year ago now and have never felt better. I have more energy, better skin, clearer eyes, no more cellulite or [...]
Friday Friend <3 Julia Matthews
This week’s Friday Friend is the beautiful twenty-six-year-old Julia Matthews (half of the Julia & Libby sister combo). Julia has just arrived in Sydney from New Zealand with her partner. Welcome sweetie Julia loves to spend her time going to Bikram yoga, cooking and experimenting with food and new recipes. She also enjoys spending the day at the beach and researching about health and nutrition. Oh em gee, me too! It is important to Julia to start her day on [...]
Why Your Gum Health Is So Important
Guest Post by Dr. Ron Ehrlich Periodontal & Gum Disease are a bigger problem than just bleeding gums Gum (gingival) is the pink tissue that surrounds the teeth. Periodontal tissue is what surrounds, supports and nourishes the tooth from the underlying bone. Both are susceptible to inflammation and infection. In fact gum and periodontal disease is the most common infection in man, woman or child. Gum disease has been linked to health problems including cardiovascular disease, Type 2 Diabetes, osteoporosis and low [...]
