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Flying Solo at Valentines? – Recipes and Tips for a great night
I’ve spent many Valentine's nights by myself and it’s possible they have been the most romantic. I have taken myself off to the cinema, lit candles, taken bubble baths and listened to Beethoven's moonlight sonata in Christchurch cathedral without...
What is Good Food for Better Sex?
What we eat and drink has a direct impact on how our body feels. There’s a distinctly different kind of energy after eating a roast dinner than after eating a green smoothie or a tomato and onion salad. In everyday life, we can all appreciate how...
New Video, New Recipe using an Age Old Traditional Food
Here’s a short video on how to cook Carageen Seaweed. Perfect for this time of year to either protect you from coughs and colds or to get you better, quicker. With this drink, you strengthen and protect your Large intestine and immune system but...
All things Health and Seaweed
Hi my name is David Millard and I have been employed as a Marine Biologist (MSc) since the early 90’s, working closely with the sea, first as a University researcher, then as a commercial diver in the aquaculture industry, followed by a short stint...
I’m so excited… about Seaweed
Have you always wanted to know which seaweeds you can eat? Would you like to learn how to eat this fantastic superfood every day? Join me, Joanne Faulkner and David Millard Msc. on this wonderful, unique retreat that will recharge your batteries...
Quick Fix for Emotional Eating
There are many reasons for emotional eating. In Chinese Medicine and the 5 Elements, most causes for craving sweet food or eating when not hungry fall under the domain of the Stomach and Spleen. In Western medicine, these organs control appetite...
Featured Practitioner with Shiatsu Society Ireland
The Shiatsu Society is the regulating body for Shiatsu in Ireland. To find a qualified and insured practitioner in your area simply visit www.ShiatsuSocietyIreland. Every quarter they choose a practitioner to feature on their website and this...
Sweet Satisfaction Retreat
Do you strive to eat healthily but get lost in cravings or habitual eating patterns? Is there a sense of lack that cannot be satisfied in your life? Would you like to loose weight but don’t know where to start? Have you lost pleasure in food? In...
What to eat when Panic Attacks
In my last post, I shared an Acupressure Point that I found personally useful during panic attacks, palpitations and shortness of breath that I suffered just after I had children 16 years ago. Even though they are teenagers and way more stressful...
When Panic Attacks
I used to suffer from Panic Attacks but I kept it quiet. I felt a failure because I couldn’t cope. I could hardly stand in a queue in the supermarket without feeling the rising fear of panic and adrenaline rush up my spine. The terror as I gritted...
Stay Vibrant, Stay Juicy and Stay in Bed
We are moving from winter which is governed by the Kidney/Bladder meridians into the Spring time of Liver/Gallbladder but dont jump up too quickly. Its not quite time to come out from sleepy, still hibernation. We must keep the Kidneys warm,...
Cooking up a healthy appetite – Irish Examiner Article
Finding the right foods can make all the difference, writes Clodagh Finn. It is only when you stop to think about it that you realize how food labels have become a constant, though unwelcome, guest at the kitchen table. I don't mean the ones that...