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Christmas week in the sunshine was such a treat. Barcelona is a wonderful mix of nature-in-the-city, fresh plant-based food at reasonable prices, efficient public transport, Unesco world heritage sites and a beach too. Strolling the historical city centre, greenery everywhere. The 'Music Palace' was a sight to behold. Fresh fruit and veg available everywhere. Oat… Continue reading The Barca Edit

Christmas week in the sunshine was such a treat. Barcelona is a wonderful mix of nature-in-the-city, fresh plant-based food at reasonable prices, efficient public transport, Unesco world heritage sites and a beach too. Strolling the historical city centre, greenery everywhere. The ‘Music Palace’ was a sight to behold. Fresh fruit and veg available everywhere. Oat…… Continue reading The Barca Edit

Always loved that Bowie song (way before Shrek and Princess Fiona brought it to the next generation). One thing that doesn't change is that there are always changes. There are a LOT of them planned and already happening in the health and environment sectors. One of them was announced by Arla Foods UK last week:… Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Always loved that Bowie song (way before Shrek and Princess Fiona brought it to the next generation). One thing that doesn’t change is that there are always changes. There are a LOT of them planned and already happening in the health and environment sectors. One of them was announced by Arla Foods UK last week:…… Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

A Tale of Two Cities may have been published almost two hundred years ago, but it was eerily ‘on point’ last week: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the…… Continue reading A Dickens of a Week

Was written by this lady’s cousin. Who knew? Her cousin never knew how many weeks Whitney Houston’s beautiful version spent at the top of the charts either. She sadly died of metastatic breast cancer weeks after it hit No1… It was this loss which inspired Dr. Jenn Simmons to dedicate her life to transforming how…… Continue reading The Greatest Love of All

Dr Simone Laubscher is a friend of Elle Macpherson and fellow investor in her wellness company Welleco. As Elle’s memoir continues to make waves Dr Laubscher has come under scrutiny too, as this Australian news outlet’s article shows. Elle’s path back to wellness has challenged the status quo of breast cancer treatments. Paradigm shifts always…… Continue reading Elle of a Mess

Diets are usually doomed to fail. Lifestyle choices however stand a way better chance of success. Let us introduce you to the concept of ‘Wiggle Room’: These amazing creations were bought for me by a girlfriend for my birthday last month and yes, they were every bit as delicious as they look. Yes, I did…… Continue reading Wiggle Room

‘People who discover a new course or new way through, or into, unexplored or less well understood areas of human endeavour.’ That’s how the Alliance for Natural Health describes what they do and have been doing for the past two decades. Rob Verkerk is the founder of the Alliance and Denise got to watch him…… Continue reading Pathfinders

That’s Grace, on the right. Grace describes herself as a ‘teen on a mission.’ And what a mission she has become part of… Here she is in the Senate at the White House, New York earlier in the week with Dr Casey Means and nutritionist Jillian Michaels. The Atlantic magazine chose to call the 4…… Continue reading Meet Grace Price

Dr Cate Shanahan joined our site recently, as did her excellent book Deep Nutrition. Dr Cate’s newest tome is entitled Dark Calories, in which she discusses the science regarding the use of The Hateful 8, as she refers to the most commonly used seed oils: Canola (Rapeseed), Corn, Cottonseed, Soy, Sunflower, Safflower, Grapeseed and Ricebran.…… Continue reading Confusion Reigns

Is Elle Macpherson’s moniker; originated by Time Magazine in 1989. It was probably how most people thought of her, until earlier this week, when it was revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 and chose not to undergo the mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy to said Body, as advised by a team…… Continue reading ‘The Body’