This recipe uses date syrup - a delicious natural liquid sweetener- instead of sugar, so now you can indulge in this chocolatey winter favourite guilt-free! INGREDIENTS 300ml almond milk70g 70% Afrikoa dark chocolate1 stick cinnamon1 tbsp date syrup, plus more for garnish2 tbsp coconut creama pinch of salt METHOD Heat almond...
Silan is a traditional Middle Eastern date syrup, prepared by slowly cooking and filtering the dates to create a rich and delicious natural liquid sweetener. The honey-caramel taste of this exotic fruit not only adds flavour to this recipe but packs it full of natural...
“To speak of wilderness is to speak of wholeness. Human beings come out of that wholeness.” -Gary Snyder Rewilding might seem like a lifestyle restricted to those living in the great outdoors who enjoy activities like hiking, bushcraft and wild food foraging. Most of us observe...
Like freelancing, motherhood and global warming, there’s a lot of misconceptions about hiking. Let’s address that quickly. Hiking doesn’t need to be arduous or painful. It doesn’t need to involve a heavy backpack and a compass. It doesn’t need to be steep or take much...
Your breathing will become easier as the fetus orientation changes. It is now head down and bottom up as it drops and settles into the pelvic channel. This is referred to as lightening. As there is now less pressure on your upper abdomen it gives...
You continue to pick up weight weekly. The rapidly growing fetus now starts to push against your rib cage and organs. This could lead to rib and middle back pain, possibly referring pain into the front of your chest. The fetus pushing up into your rib cage...
A lot of skin stretching will have taken place by now, at least 90% to be precise. Not much stretching to go, your skin will be grateful. Your looser joints with the combination of the increase in weight may lead to lower back pain with...
To accommodate your growing fetus which would have doubled in size in the last four weeks, the uterus will now be the size of a watermelon resting above your belly button. As a result, your belly button will most probably pop. The uterus now pushes...
This month the fetus would have grown to the size of a melon. The fetus is growing quickly and gains on average 28 grams per day. From 21 weeks you will start to feel your little bundle’s arm punches and kicks in your womb. This...
By month four your hormones have, for the most part, settled into their new levels. You may start experiencing a feeling of butterflies or bubbles in your abdomen. This is known as quickening. These are the first fetal movements. How exciting! There is a real and noticeable...