Commercial beauty products can often be expensive, usually over-promising and under-delivering, and contain a lot of chemicals and toxins (parabens, petroleum, SLS, acrylamide, etc.) that are potential endocrine disruptors and carcinogens, and are absorbed by your skin into your body. I struggled with skin breakouts most of my teenage and …
The humble onion is one of the healthiest foods you can eat! Raw onions contain Manganese, Folate, Potassium, Phosphorus, Vitamins B1, B6 and C. It has a long list of health benefits, which include helping to balance blood sugar and prevent insulin resistance, being anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal, lowering cholesterol, …
Looking for a thick and creamy (and filling) drink for winter. This sweet potato “milk” works great to thicken the hot chocolate. It does the trick without affecting the taste! Shhh… first have them guess before revealing the secret ingredient!
Grain-free rolls! Serve with soup, fried eggs, chicken-liver spread, avocado, as a dinner roll with meals, or, as our children love it, topped with butter/coconut oil and honey!
This is a lovely quick snack if you have berries and bananas in the freezer. I try to always keep a few frozen bananas in my freezer as it makes such a lovely ice cream. I like adding avocado for the added fat. You can serve this sprinkled with nuts …
I created this recipe because I wanted to be frugal and not throw away the coconut shreds left over after making coconut milk. This has become the go-to “cookies and cream” in our family and is a lovely filler for those hungry mouths! It can be packed and eaten dry …
Skin toner is a lovely addition to any beauty routine, as it helps to restore the pH balance, shrink and tighten pores and hydrate and nourish the skin. Commercial toners often contain alcohol which dries the skin, and synthetic fragrances (which contain phthalates), preservatives and parabens that get absorbed by …
This smoothie contains sweetness as well as healthy fats from the coconut milk and avocado. The berries are high in antioxidants which help fight inflammation and ward off free radicals! With its rich berry flavour, it both tastes amazing & gives your body a boost! Win-win!
I’ll be honest, dry shampoo-ing was a new concept to me until recently. I remember in boarding school one of my roommates used to put baby powder on her hair on the dirty-hair-no-wash days, but it was only until recently that I became aware of the fact that there are …
This lovely creamy & smooth body butter smells so good you will want to eat it! And it contains powerful ingredients that support healthy skin! Frankincense essential oil has been shown to reverse signs of aging, scars and stretchmarks, and treat dry skin. One of the main benefits of Myrrh …
