Don’t Judge A Book

By it’s cover. Heard that one before? Mmm, SO many times… This lady judged herself. She then quit alcohol completely in 2018 and has never looked back. She looks – and says she feels – amazing! Janey Lee Grace’s The Sober Club is now featured on our resource. Look at our smiley (sober) faces in…… Continue reading Don’t Judge A Book

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I Am Not a Survivor

… And this is not a fight. Dr Katie Deming is an oncologist who realised that for many of her patients, using ‘battle’ language was unhelpful. They found it dismissed their achievements and reminded them of the very worst time of their lives. When we’re fighting we’re not healing – and healing is what we…… Continue reading I Am Not a Survivor

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Change Makers

‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has’ said the late anthropologist Margaret Mead. Denise getting a good view! Honoured to be amongst such a group on Saturday 6 April, marking the 20th anniversary of Yes to Life, the UK’s integrative…… Continue reading Change Makers

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‘I Miss Cheese’

Says Cillian Murphy: The Best Actor (according to the Academy Awards 2024) has adopted The Best Diet (Plant-based, according to many top nutritionists). He’s chosen not to eat meat ‘for health and ethical reasons’ for many years now, but he does miss his cheese… Full article from Plant Based News, whose work we feature on…… Continue reading ‘I Miss Cheese’

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Life’s Good, Then It’s Not

Then it is again. And sometimes it’s the worst of the worst that leads you to some really great times. Without cancer I wouldn’t have started this non-profit and I wouldn’t have been gifted a scholarship to the 16th Annie Appleseed Conference in West Palm Beach Florida. Life’s a ride. I wouldn’t have crossed paths…… Continue reading Life’s Good, Then It’s Not

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A Moral Obligation

“I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.” Jimmy Carter, American President. Thank you Francis for sharing the wisdom.…… Continue reading A Moral Obligation

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Where’s My Healthy Coffee?

It’s not just good for us on Mondays either Rosie. Here’s an article from John Hopkins Medicine sharing that it’s an antioxidant powerhouse. No more encouragement needed here! Was a particularly mad Monday here today. ‘Pancake Day Pancakes’ from the BOSH Boys. It’s been a while since we’ve used their recipes and it won’t be…… Continue reading Where’s My Healthy Coffee?

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Let it Slide

Diagnosed in January 1993 Ann E Fonfa lived with cancer for over 30 years. She decided to ‘let it slide’ and focused on ‘being happy’ instead, as she shares in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUAqGT6djmU Ann E Fonfa 1948 – 2024 Ann left us on 29 January, less than one month before her 16th annual conference takes…… Continue reading Let it Slide

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Rounded Up (Again)

An expensive day in court again last week for Bayer as a jury returned a unanimous verdict; that Roundup is a cancer-causing product. (Washington Post article here). Bayer had already agreed to pay about $10 billion in a settlement to tens of thousands of claimants over the allegation that Roundup causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2020. (Washington…… Continue reading Rounded Up (Again)

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