Authors Posts by Lara Havlik
Lara Havlik
Is sunscreen bad for us?
In this post we look at the three dangers of most sunscreen lotions currently being scientifically explored. Is sunscreen bad for us?
Cosmetics Can Make You Age
Cosmetics are meant to make us look younger, they promise and advertise as much. We may look superficially prettier but there may also be some grave risks.
Freezer burn
By simply portioning and freezing foods, you can save buckets; literally! Lara Havlik guides us through the best what types of food to freeze, and how!
How to change your whole pantry
A guide to natural food flavours for changing your whole pantry, extending it out into the garden, and changing the way you live and eat.
The cost of eating well 2
Changing the way you eat and learning a lot more about food will benefit us inside-out. We are now talking about the cost of your health.
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.
Healthy chocolate: Weighing it up
Lara Havlik professes the benefits and delights of raw chocolate. As well as looking in depth, and taste, at dark chocolate in general.
Cutting down sugar intake
There are so many different kinds of media feeding us bad facts about refined sugar, but what's the alternative? Delve into the world of sweet.
Fat and a balanced diet
Really bad fats are hydrogenated fats. Simply put, they are unnatural. So let's talk about fat and a balanced diet. What are the good and bad fats?
Super foods for better health
Some chocolate confectioners advertise an 'antioxidant' benefit to their product, but Super-foods are more complex than that.
Karmic path to balance
Change your path or re-define your habits. Confronting that which challenges us leads us to finding our Karmic path to balance.
Four white foods
Words such as pure, distilled, refined and clean now sell better than the infamous 'sex' word. Are these white foods killing us?
Seeking balance
Balance is a complicated and conflicting concept, yet it is something we all seek. Lara Havlik encourages us to seek our path and forge our way forward.
Define your own path
As you define you own path in life, you are defining yourself. Lara Havlik invites us to look at where our beliefs are leading us - in whatever direction.
You and karma
There are so many definitions and descriptions of what Karma is. Let's finally define karma and find the role it plays in our own lives.
Country of origin
Insight into what goes into your food before it hits your local supermarket shelves. What is the impact on nutrition when buying imported foods?
Food choices spin by us
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.
Bad science of bad foods
Confused about trans, saturated or unsaturated, long and short chain, poly, mono and all the different omegas? Here's the lowdown.
The truth about nutrition
Find out the truth about nutrition. From food standards through to labelling, organic foods, GMOs and a whole lot more...