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What Is Attraction? What Is Attraction?
Attraction is completely subjective because it is personal. What attracts you to someone - a physical feature, personality trait, a sound, scent, memory or something else? Dian Brown asks if it is love or lust that ...
The Cost Of Eating Well The Cost Of Eating Well
In this article by Lara Havlik we look at how to feed a family or yourself on good, wholesome food for a reasonable and affordable price.
The Nutritional Truth The Nutritional Truth
Find out what actually goes into your body before you next visit the supermarket shelves. Lara Havlik demystifies the spin doctor's take on food terminology in the first of a series on nutrition and food.
Cosmetics Can Make You Age Cosmetics Can Make You Age
Skin care products are meant to make us look younger, they promise and advertise as much rather loudly. But as Lara Havlik reveals, we might look superficially prettier, but there are grave risks to our health.
Chinese Medicine And Your Lungs Chinese Medicine And Your Lungs
According to Lucy Hordern, every move you make is equal to every breath you take. It's time to treat your lungs to a fresh perspective. Breath in the air.
Country Of Origin Country Of Origin
Insight into what goes into your food before it hits your local supermarket shelves. Lara Havlik discusses the impact on food nutrition and price when buying imported foods.
The Pitfalls Of Sunscreen The Pitfalls Of Sunscreen
Sunscreen is meant to shield us from the sun's harmful rays. In the second instalment of an expose on cosmetics, Lara Havlik derails this commonly-held notion of the safety of lotion.
The Ancient Art Of Ayurveda The Ancient Art Of Ayurveda
Everyone has a unique genetic map that holds the secrets of what is most suitable to them in life. Christina Richter says that the ancient Indian art of Ayurveda can help us navigate that sacred map.
Freezer Burn Freezer Burn
In this chilly article, Lara Havlik gives a guideline of what types of food to freeze, and how! Simple foods freeze best, learn a trick or two from 'Betty Crocker' and cook to feed the future.
Changing Plates Changing Plates
A guide to changing your whole pantry, extending it out into the garden; to change the way you live and eat.
The Cost Of Eating Well 2 The Cost Of Eating Well 2
Last week we looked at the importance of frugality. Putting this into practice will be the focus of today. Changing the way you eat and increasing the helpful information we have about food will benefit us inside-ou...
Bad Science Of Bad Foods Bad Science Of Bad Foods
Confused about trans, saturated or unsaturated, long and short chain, poly, mono and all the different omegas? Unfortunately many people do not have access to realistic and meaningful food information. This is where...
Choices Spin By Us Choices Spin By Us
In the third article on nutritional truths, Lara Havlik looks at both sides of the coin when it comes to choices you have to make about food. An analysis on how to decide where to put your dollars.
Chinese Medicine And The Spleen Chinese Medicine And The Spleen
Modern Western culture has everything - technology, hygiene, comfort, but what price do we pay for our luxury lifestyles? Lucy Hordern examines how this may impact on our vital organs. This month's focus is on the s...
Weigh It Up - Part 4 Weigh It Up - Part 4
Taking things 'ad absurdium' Lara Havlik professes the benefits and delights of 'raw' chocolate. As well as looking in depth, and taste, at dark chocolate in general.
Weigh It Up - Part 3 Weigh It Up - Part 3
There are so many different kinds of media feeding us bad facts about refined sugar... but what's the alternative? Lara Havlik opens the sweet world of agave, yacon and a different form of cane sugar.
Weigh It Up - Part 2 Weigh It Up - Part 2
This week we tip the scales when it comes to fat. Lara Havlik gives the low-down about fats to help you lose weight, lower cholesterol and even act as deodorants.
Weigh It Up - Part 1 Weigh It Up - Part 1
Some chocolate confectioners advertise an 'antioxidant' benefit to their product, but Super-foods are more complex than they are made out to be.Lara Havlik looks at how to weigh things up.
Kundalini Yoga Defined Kundalini Yoga Defined
The term 'kundalini' refers to our level of consciousness and is often depicted as a snake lying dormant at the base of our spine. Patty Kikos explains that, as our knowledge increases, the snake will uncoil and ma...

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