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Drinks to boost your immunity

When I realised I was low on vitamin C supplements I thought I’d better stock up, particularly as hayfever season is just around the corn...

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Aromasticks - Therapeutic Relief

It’s very satisfying when the simple things can give remarkable results. Just as a bowl of soup can turn around a cold, so a hit of aroma...

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Simply Lemons

Since I started using zest of lemons to make homemade lemon tea, I’ve thought it a shame that, apart from its use in baking, we don’t hav...

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Ginger For Sore Throats

Warming ginger drink that's very easy to make.

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B is for Alzheimers

Several years ago, news came out that taking B12 could help slow down or prevent cognitive decline and, in particular, Alzheimer’s. Sinc...

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Chocolate's Good For You

When news journalists report that the chocolate recipe on Creme Eggs has changed, and that Dairy Milk bars now have rounded corners, it's...

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10 Facts About Buckwheat

When I was last in Singapore, healthy cafes and restaurants were popping up, as if to combat the craze of delicious Chinese pastry shops ...

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How to Make Basic Stock (Bone Broth)

I used to be a closet stock-maker because I was embarrassed to admit that I boiled bones. Making your own stock A.K.A. bone broth has b...

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3 Ways to Use Up Double Cream

For years post Christmas and post Easter I’ve been to the shops where they have a glut of cream and they reduce them to silly prices. We...

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Why Take Supplements?

I love attending training courses. It’s a bit like going back to school but there’s no uniform, you wear as much or little make-up as yo...

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How Much Sugar is in Our Drinks?

Drinks can be deceptive, none more so than Long Island Iced Tea. I sipped this gently on a lovely summer holiday one year. It tasted li...

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Are Barbecues Healthy?

where muscle meats are concerned, cooking at high heats forms carcinogenic chemicals.

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5 Clean Habits to Adopt

Patrick Holford says that it takes 3 weeks to break an old habit, 6 weeks to form a new habit and 36 to hardwire that habit. To endure t...

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Fat-Burning Diet Pills - Do They Work?

Do fat-busting diet pills work? Or are they too good to be true? Every so often, a major pharmaceutical company launches a new diet pill w...

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Does Detox Work?

Studies have been conducted which show no evidence detoxifying works! That said, there are thousands of people who do go through the regime

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Easy Mulled Wine & Ginger Beer Recipe

It's becoming a bit of a tradition where I make a Christmas gift for clients who visit me in the days leading up to Christmas. This yea...

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Top Health Benefits of Oranges

In ancient China, Chinese women used to hold mandarins in their hands so they would be scented with the essential oils. Slowly cut into ...

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Sugar & Ageing Skin

I've known for ages that sugar is bad for you. We learnt at school that sugar gives you an energy rush. But eat loads at one time, like...

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Healthy Chocolate Balls Recipe

I have an incredibly sweet tooth and this is my 1st attempt at a low-sugar recipe. Read my earlier post on Sugar & Ageing Skin. (If I c...

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Low Sugar Plum Jam

In true blog style I should start off by saying that I had a glut of plums but I didn't. I bought these from the supermarket because the...

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Bellessence

Doreen Chin Ling, Chinese Therapist