You know the look. Bloodshot raccoon eyes. Stifled yawns. The occasional groan. You ask someone, “Are you having a nice day?” and they respond with, “Where’s the peloton?” Yes, it’s le Tour de France season again. For sporting buffs in Australia, the timing is relentless — no recovery period from overnight Wimbledon watching and the 2014 [...]
Do you find yourself thinking the cicadas are chirping longer and louder than usual? If your ears are ringing, it could be a good time to have your vitamin D levels tested. Research presented at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy showed that vitamin D deficiency increases the incidence of ear infections and [...]
I hope you don’t mind me getting fresh with today’s post title. It’s not quite what you think. When you were little, did your parents give you eucalyptus and honey lollies at the first hint of a cough or tickle? (Do you still do that now that you're in charge of such things?) I’m guilty of [...]
If you’ve read my moving tips, you’re already familiar with how handy I’ve found Young Living PanAway® to be. When I was setting up my new Man Shed after the big move and organising my tools and work bench, I remembered a DIY mishap I had a couple of years ago. It was a far grislier [...]
When first starting to use essential oils, it can be easy to get a little overwhelmed with knowing which ones are which and how best to apply them. As long as you’re using them safely (check out this video to be sure you have that covered), it’s hard to go wrong, really. If the oil you [...]
We’re all for genuine, cost-effective solutions for natural beauty, health and wellbeing here at The Good Oil Daily. And this is one of the best we know for creating gorgeous skin all over your body. (It goes without saying that good hydration, nutrition and moisturisers are all vital, too. I confess, we don’t really want you [...]
In case you didn’t know, I’ve just moved my life. Am I having fun yet? I know I should be on board with Norman Vincent Peale and respond cheerfully, “Yes, of course I’m having fun!” But honestly? Let me get back to you on that. “When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but [...]
In our Tips for Natural Winter Skin Care: Part 1, we talked about the importance of caring for your skin. And we included a gentle recipe for a Lavender Oatmeal and Honeyed Olive Oil exfoliating scrub/mask to handle the first of four prevention steps you can take in the cold and dry months: EXFOLIATE — HYDRATE [...]
Here in Australia, it’s officially the second day of winter. And in Brisbane, a typical autumn all but passed us by. On the plus side: this past autumn was the best kind of summer I can remember! Warm days (but not too warm), cool nights (but not too cool) and lower humidity (a shocker for the [...]
I’m in the middle of moving home at the moment. Not just my home, but also my office, business and a lifetime of avoiding the need to de-clutter. Well, up until now. Being faced with reducing to a habitat one fifth of the size has given me a crash course in streamlining and simplifying. I can’t [...]
