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Breaking Down The Creed: Offer the planet what you want the planet to offer you.

Offer the planet what you want the planet to offer you.

About a year ago now, I had a great interview with our resident Natural Beauty Superhero Nadine Artemis about sunscreen. She said something rather profound that really resonated with me. It was in regards to our relationship with the planet, in terms of what we are presenting. We were chatting about sunburns and skin care and Nadine explained that it’s a reciprocal relationship- where, as a part of nature and this planet, we have to consider what we are offering up to the planet. See- if we fill our bodies with toxic oils, bad food, chemicals, drugs, stress and aggression, it is likely the what we will get in return is likely sickness and disease.

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Signs Of Spring: Wild Leeks, Wild Flowers and a lot of LOVE

To celebrate the final pass off of the manuscript of my book (more exciting book news coming soon, soon, soon), I ran away with my, um… superhero clinical nutritionists / fiancé (there, I used the word) to enjoy the very first sparkle of spring out at my cottage. The treats of spring seem to have sprung early and we had quite the adventure. There is nothing more rejuvenating for us than getting out of the city, breathing some fresh air, eating some amazing food (and wowza did I cook up a feast this weekend), getting our hands dirty (literally, as we dug for the wild leeks) and sleeping lots. That my lovers is what I call a retreat.

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King Chaga: Ruler Of The Land

Chaga mushroom. King of all the mushrooms. Maybe even king of all the land.

I first learned of these mushrooms last summer when I was kicking it Raw In The Woods with David Wolfe. I have since eaten loads, been intrigued, read heaps and finally made the time to escape up into the woods with my snow shoes, a knife and a trusty (and well informed) side-kick to hunt for some of these here bad boys.

This video from Daniel Vitalis revealed what we needed to know.

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