In the history of our inhabitation here on earth we seem to have reached a moment (following much destruction) of desired repair. These days, we seem that much more environmentally aware of our modern day habits and their impact on planet earth, than we did in recent history. There is a famous quote by author…
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Wonderful winter minerals
Here in Europe we’re on the final stretch of the winter season. The season that celebrates the transition of dark versus light, cold versus warmth and shortage versus abundance. Despite the seeming difficulties of this period, it gives us the opportunity to examine our lives, to honour our difficulties, to find ways to face those…
Beat herpes and embrace the natural rhythm of the winter season
The European cold snap proceeds to linger among us. Despite the challenges that winter brings, it’s a natural and vital rhythm of the world we live in. We rotate against the light and into darkness, encouraging us to retreat and revive our energy for the active seasons ahead of us. Traditionally, humans will have embraced…
Blessings for a happy Christmas and healthy New Year
As an important religious and cultural celebration the world over, the Christmas season not only represents celebrations of Jesus Christ, family reunions, gift giving and local and national traditions, Christmas too, incidentally, falls at the end of the calendar year. It gives us an opportunity to reflect on the year as it comes to a…
Cherish your winter skin
It’s true what they say……a healthy outside starts from the inside. Perhaps the reason we live with some built in degree of vanity. If our external world reflects our internal world, then how we feel, is a reminder that is staring us in the face, so to speak. Sure enough,…
Beat hormonal acne
You’ve made it through your awkward teens and vein twenties and checked into your thirties, forties and fifties with grace, elegance and confidence. Your only foreseen beauty challenges are the stamps of life that line your face. But why is it the case that just as you begin to work on accepting your wrinkles, you…
Coffee bean husks – a surprising cure for your psoriasis
Having suffered (and I really mean suffered), from psoriasis since I was four years old, I was thrilled when a supplier for the pharmacy proposed us a new product. A product that had not been interfered with. It was 100% natural. It was made of coffee bean husks and said to cure psoriasis. …
Trekking tips to stay hydrated
Regardless of whether you are an old hat at trekking or a newbie, trekking in the winter or under the blazing sun of a hot climate or trekking at sea level or even up to one of the highest peaks of planet Earth, keeping yourself hydrated is often an overlooked and a common cause of…
Spanish recipe corner: Chilled Gazpacho
Barcelona’s hot and humid climate has arrived. Summer is here and we love it! You may however ask how we remain hydrated, refreshed, nutritious and energised throughout these intense summer months without oppressing our appetite for varied and delicious meals. The secret is, we have many befitting meals. One of our favourites for keeping healthy during…
Our travel essential: Shampoo
It’s holiday season! Oh how we have been anticipating this season. Oh how we have longed for life in sandals, life by the ocean, life in the warm summer evenings, life where the music gets louder and drinks flow faster and life where the warmth of humanity glows. . But first…… we have to deal…
How to stay sun smart in Barcelona
Barcelona is a wonderful city year round. But as the summer mood commences, life gradually maneuvers itself towards the beaches and the parks. The chiringuitos on the beach come alive again, new cafes and bars pop up in the parks, the lines of volleyball nets across Icaria and Bogatell beaches grow in number like a…