28 Sep How to Make Decisions When You Can’t Plan For Life

Posted at 14:47h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Natural Wellbeing by Simon Quill 0 Comments

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I blame the cave people. I always do. They’re the ones who got us into this mess in the first place. The ones who hard-wired our brains to plan as a survival mechanism, who put us on the path towards this vague intellectualism we now...

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09 Sep How to Shut Down Your Brain When You Can’t Sleep

Posted at 07:19h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness by Chevaun Roux 0 Comments

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Some people have got it easy - they lay their heads to rest, close their eyes, and in a few moments, their bodies are twitching like a puppet on the end of a string. Aaaah, the jealousy is real. Conversely, if you are one of...

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07 Sep Detoxing: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Posted at 16:29h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Nutrition by Dr Kerry Haarhoff 1 Comment

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There is a bit of an issue with the ‘detox culture’ that seems to be rife in the health industry. This notion of ‘dirty-then-clean’ and that a 3- or 5-day cleanse will make all things in your life better is problematic. It completely misses the...

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02 Sep Wear Sunscreen

Posted at 14:22h in Faithful to Nature, Kids & Babies, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Parenting by Chevaun Roux 1 Comment

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“Ladies and gentlemen, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.” These are the opening lines of a song called Wear Sunscreen by Baz Lurmann. Have you heard it before? If not, it’s definitely worth peeling...

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26 Aug Your Next Road Trip: The Klein Karoo 

Posted at 15:45h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle, Lifestyle & Wellness by Simon Quill 2 Comments

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There’s a long-held belief in the South African magazine industry that an issue will sell well if you put a Karoo windmill on your cover – the hallowed windpomp. As a country it seems we’ve always been drawn to the area, but now, after five...

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18 Aug Ingestible Beauty. Glowing From The Inside Out.

Posted at 09:21h in Beauty, Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Natural Wellbeing, Style & Beauty by Ishani Chetty 0 Comments

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Contrary to popular belief there is no overnight miracle cream or quick fix that can turn our skin, hair, and nails into all we have ever dreamed of. Although we may switch on that selfie mode and awe at what our baby soft and (yes unrealistic) skin may...

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18 Aug Are Women-Led Nations Handling COVID-19 Better Than Their Male Counterparts?

Posted at 03:30h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness by Simon Quill 0 Comments

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‘Coronavirus tracked: How women leaders outperform men during the pandemic’ The Independent reported at the end of July. This followed on from articles such as ‘Why Are Women-Led Nations Doing Better With Covid-19?’ in the New York Times and ‘What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In...

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11 Aug What Does Body Positivity Look Like Today?

Posted at 15:10h in Beauty, Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Style & Beauty by Claire Allison 3 Comments

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It's been quite the year. With a global pandemic seeing more than 3.5 billion people in voluntary or mandatory confinement, it’s fair to say that 2020 has made us all a little more introspective.   Lockdown hasn’t been all bad, though. Many people have reconnected on a...

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05 Aug What Does Domestic Abuse Look Like?

Posted at 13:59h in Faithful to Nature, Holistic Health, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Natural Wellbeing by Guest Writer 0 Comments

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It's not always easy to tell at the beginning of a relationship if it will become abusive. Regardless of whether it is physical, emotional or takes some other form, abuse often follows an escalating pattern in which the controlling behaviors worsen over time. Physical...

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04 Aug At What Age Should You Start Taking Collagen Supplements? We Asked Dr K

Posted at 19:07h in Beauty, Faithful to Nature, Holistic Health, Lifestyle & Wellness, Nutrition, Style & Beauty by Dr Kerry Haarhoff 6 Comments

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Taking collagen has become a game-changer for so many people. This structural protein, after all, literally holds us together as the main structural component of our skin. But as we get older, our levels of collagen will inevitably decline. So how does it decline and...

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