It’s 7:43 in the morning. I’ve just had a blitz shower — taps go on, you soak yourself, cut the water, soap everything that needs washing and lathering, taps go on again for a quick rinse, and you’re done. I silently say farewell to all the ballads...
With lifestyle diseases and cancer becoming more prevalent in our societies and organic and healthy food becoming more and more accessible, people have started to question if eating a healthy diet has been scientifically shown to prevent cancer. There is unfortunately no short answer to...
Making soup can be as simple as veg + liquid + heat = done, but rarely will that equation equal a complex and layered soup you just can’t wait to dip your spoon into. Of course, there are tried and tested recipes to follow, but...
Oh, the excitement of the past seventeen weeks… and the trickiness that comes with keeping a secret, until my bulging belly tells a story I don’t need to. And no, it’s not just that I have had my hand in the cookie jar. There is...
Power plants, as we like to call them, have the ability to remove toxins from the air of your home or office. For the sceptics out there, this information is for real; in fact much of the research on these beneficial houseplants has been done...
LED lighting, as we’re sure you’re aware, offers vast energy savings over traditional incandescent bulbs – and that makes them not only much better for the environment both in the long and short term, but also a darn sight cheaper to run. However, fewer people...
In yoga philosophy, Om is seen as the original sound of the universe. The beginning as well as the end of being. It is the original vibration, and thus because we ourselves are vibrations, Om is the beginning of us all. This sound, this mantra,...
With winter fast approaching, catch phrases such as “flu vaccine” and “effervescent vitamin C” are becoming more and more popular. But as always, Mother Nature has us covered by providing us with naturally occurring immune supplements or boosters to help us brave the cold and...
In the past month the Western Cape High Court ruled in favour of the legalisation of marijuana for personal home use. If you caught wind of all that but found yourself a bit in the dark as to the details of what this meant and...
