Health and beauty
10 Ideas for Radical Self Care
Does ‘radical self care’ mean upside down yoga poses, spirulina-spiked smoothies and meditating for an hour before the sun comes up?
No.
Radical self care simply means knowing yourself and making a commitment to meeting your emotional, spiritual and physical needs – above all else.
It’s the ‘above all else’ part that most of us struggle with. We know we need to take care of ourselves (put your own oxygen mask on first) BUT there are children to pick up from school, dinners to make, articles to write . . .
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5 Benefits of Sweet Almond Oil
There are so many beautiful carrier oils available, each with its own characteristics and benefits, and Sweet Almond Oil is a particulary popular one!
Did you know almonds belong to the same family of stone fruits as plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots and cherries?
There are two types of almond oil - Bitter Almond Oil which is considered to be an essential oil and Sweet Almond Oil which comes from sweet edible almonds and is a carrier oil. Sweet Almond Oil is used predominantly in the beauty industry to enhance appearance, texture and health of both skin and hair.
Sweet Almond...
Three ways to prevent Sarcopenia
Muscle wastage. It's a part of aging that we all know exists but think it happens to other people and will by pass us. We all know that our skin loses elasticity and gravity pulls everything down but we don't actually think about how our daily activity could make or break us as a middle aged to elderly person.
On average, people over the age of 30 lose 4-5% muscle mass per year
We don't put much thought into our muscles unless you are sore from a recent workout or a big day gardening. Then when we have...
Behind Freya's Nourishment
Freya’s Nourishment is the perfect culmination of my studies and life experience
I am often asked why I create recipes and post them on social media, what is the connection of food with the business? For me it's very simple. Look after the inside and the outside will glow. My backgrounds in both health and food are brought together in this beautiful businessThe Importance of Hibernation in Winter
Since we were kids, we have heard about winter hibernation, how the bears crawl into their caves and sleep for the season. We hear from wellbeing practitioners and read in magazines that we should slow down in winter and hibernate. But do we really understand why?
I don't know about you but I much prefer to understand how something works and the reasoning behind it, so I can truly integrate it into my life and appreciate why I am doing it. Hibernation was one of our tips in the last health and beauty post Read the article