Nutrition (Part 3) – Organic Food

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Ok, so I am one of those hippy dippy types who started eating organically in the mid 1980’s. Me and Prince Charles! It wasn’t easy mind you. There were only a sprinkling of health food stores and they only had a paltry few organic products. Up until then I had eaten pretty badly but I had recently become very interested …

Thanksgiving

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One of the perks of being married to a yank, is that other yanks invite you for Thanksgiving dinner every year. Like Christmas but better! Pumpkin pie and mashed sweet potato with marshmallows on top! (how unfortunate I did an article on sugar this week) Our hosts this year were Philip Kingsley (famous for his amazing hair clinics) and his …

Gillian Julius (jewellery designer)

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If only I’d known then what I know now…I would have put away the baby oil, folded the silver reflector, stayed out of the sun and stashed the chocolates , but as we all know hindsight is 20/20 vision!  As an International jewelry designer I find myself constantly on the move , on and off planes, and in situations which …

An Interview with Julia Hunter – Taking Care of Your Skin

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Here (again due to technical difficulties) Julia Hunter MD talks about all the factors that are important in maintaining good skin. She is the number one fan of the Ageless Toolbox!  I just luuurve her southern drawl!  www.juliathuntermd.com Transcript of Julia Hunter’s Interview Okay how is the, what is of the best way to take care of, to prevent, to …

Dangers of artificial sweeteners

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I posted an article on this week on how sugar is bad for us and is to be avoided. I also mentioned that artificial sweeteners are to be avoided at all costs which I think surprised some people. Diet drinks have got to be good, right? Help us keep slim? What’s not to like?

Nutrition (Part 2) – Sugar

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Personally I love the stuff and have eaten vast quantities in my life. I literally lived on sweets in my youth. But…..sugar is the devil!!!!!!! It is also highly addictive, so it takes determination to conquer it. Not everyone has a sweet tooth of course, but for those of us that do, let’s look at the compelling reasons to beat …

Beauty Crush

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My beauty crush of the moment is Nude’s new ProGenius treatment oil. I’ve always liked the products, being nearly all natural, but the newly revamped range is looking very promising and more high tech. The oil is made with omega oils and I have to restrain myself from drinking it! My skin is loving it though and a little goes a long …