Bread and Butter Pudding is one of the most wonderful ways to use your less-than-fresh bread, and – well, who are we kidding, we’ll take any excuse to eat comfort food of the reasonably-healthy variety! Using hearty, grain-filled bread adds to the nutrient value and texture versus making it with white bread. And this recipe weaves [...]
Unless your diet has been pure as the driven snow for your entire life, you’ve experienced an over-acid stomach now and then. And if it’s a regular unwanted companion in your life, you’ll know too well how miserable it can be. Rather than reaching for quick fixes through over-the-counter non-natural preparations which tend to shoot the [...]
We hear it all the time – we need to drink more water! And today we'll show how to make it more fun thanks to authentic. potently-pure Young Living essential oils. Our bodies are composed of a lot of H2O. The actual percentages vary but for adults, it’s somewhere between 50% and 60%. And keeping up [...]
Do you hold tension in your tummy? Let’s do a check right now. Focus on your stomach and take note: are your muscles feeling clenched and tight? Take a big deep breath and feel like you’re drawing it deep down into your stomach. Does that help you to release those tensions and feel more relaxed there? [...]
Apples were made to be spiced! And our delicious recipe for gluten free apple cake does precisely that. But in a flavour-packed twist, we’ve included 100% pure and authentic Young Living Vitality essential oils as optional substitutes for dried spices. These impart extra-intense flavours and all the added benefits that these potent gifts of nature bring. [...]
I’m a big fan of the school of thought that says healthy living is all about balance and interaction. And enjoying a treat now and then is all part of leading a life of moderation. Maybe I’m just making excuses to validate my indulgences but all treats are definitely not created equal. And surely when we [...]
Gone are the days of having to use plain old lemon essence – usually made from artificial or so-called “nature identical” (seriously?) ingredients at worst, or at best, from non-premium ingredients distilled hastily for maximum yield. Instead, can you imagine infusing your cooking and baking with genuine essential oils, made to the highest possible standards of [...]
Let’s do a tummy check right now: is it relaxed and comfie or tied up in knots? When you’re feeling out of kilter or upset, your stomach is one of the first places this can show up. And it’s easy to get so used to it that you stop noticing. Storing your worries in this area [...]
When you use Ylang ylang essential oil, you’re looking for love in all the right places! This beautiful oil with its light-floral fragrance is uplifting and relaxing, both of which are wonderful for fostering self-love. But it doesn’t stop there: ylang ylang’s intoxicating scent is laden with all kinds of beneficial constituents that help to create [...]
Personally, I’m all for comfort food in winter. And in summer! But in winter, I’ll give myself free rein to succumb. I figure the S seasons - spring and summer – are built more for Spartan food. Autumn and winter I classify as AW seasons: “Awww, I’ll have one more serving of casserole, please!” But comfort [...]
