After the excesses of overindulgence at Christmas it’s good to go back to a healthy diet. Remember to combine healthy proteins, complex carbohydrates and essential fats with every meal including breakfast.
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Ecover’s new idea is to concentrate their cleaning fluids and so, along with their refills, allow for reduction in packaging. Ecover refils are available in Scoopaway, and we do the refilling for you so you dont have to worry about getting messy. continue reading
This Lemon and Lime Cheese Cake is simple to make but absolutely delicious, there is no cooking required and can be ready in 4 hours… continue reading
Bicarbonate of soda has many names including, Bicarb, Baking Soda, Sodium Bicarbonate or Bread Soda to name a few. continue reading
Gone are the days of spraying on thick toxic cleaning chemicals to clean your house hold ovens and surfaces, or so you thought…
This is a really easy recipe for basic cup cakes that can be adapted to suit your taste/needs.
It’s that time of year again when Autumn is here and Christmas is just around the corner. Now that we have had the first frost there is no better time to make sloe gin. If like previous seasons the first frost has come rather late, then pick your sloes and pop them in the freezer for a few days. continue reading
Winter Worries
Tiredness – Winter days are shorter and colder as a consequence we spend more time indoors and inevitably suffer more often from a lack of energy. We tend to eat less fruit and vegetables and get less access to sunlight which provides us with vitamin D. Make sure you keep on top of things and get your recommended daily allowance of vitamin D.
Key Winter Vitamins and Minerals for Cold Season Survival!:
The only vitamin our body can produce naturally is vitamin D, and only with the aid of sunlight. All other vitamins and supplements must be obtained from food or dietary supplementation. In winter, sunlight and fresh food are harder to come by which may mean that a good quality food supplement is the answer, but which one is right for you:
Winter Health Tips:
It is important to follow a healthy diet and active lifestyle in any season, but more so in the winter to provide the body with its natural defences. However this is not always possible with our modern lifestyles together with the stresses and strains we all feel today.
