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Chemical free living, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Mind Stuff, Real Food

Transitioning to whole foods – an introduction

If someone had given my 14-year-old self a diet diary of what I eat now that I’m 19, I would have laughed, squirmed and probably thrown up (all at once!).

Back then I loved nothing more than Special K cereal (original variety) with plain yoghurt (from local Adelaide business; The Yoghurt Shop) for breakfast, a wholemeal cheddar cheese and grated carrot toasted sandwich at lunchtime, and marinated baked salmon with salad and a baked potato for dinner. I’d snack on apple slinkies (where I’d make my apple into a slinky shape with a tool from the homewares store) and warm skim milk (microwave heated) with a chocolate Sipahh straw. My favourite treat was frozen banana yoghurt (also from The Yoghurt Shop) and I was partial to eating natural peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon.

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Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Mind Stuff, Non-foodie reads

Urgency

Am I the only one that from time to time is overwhelmed with a sense of urgency? I feel that I am getting left out, left behind or becoming complacent. I feel the need to rush into things. To put myself out there more, to do more, to be more, to think more.

I see other bloggers and nutritionists with newsletters, products, ebooks, hardcover books, promotional deals and all other exciting and wonderful things going on. My heart races, I get a hit of adrenalin and I feel that I should have a newsletter, I should write a book, I should be more ‘professional’.

But why?

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Chemical free living, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Gut health, Mind Stuff, Real Food

You know you’re on GAPS when …

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Oh hello there. You’ve found some very old content. Please read the disclaimer on this page before thinking I’m still a total sheep who has been sucked into a bone-broth worshipping fad diet. Been there, learned from that and am now a much less rigid human.

Let’s be honest, GAPS may be just what the doctor nutritionist ordered, but it’s not without it’s drawbacks, challenges and isolating guidelines.

Here’s a few truths that only those living the GAPS life will truly understand.

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Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Gut health, Mind Stuff, Real Food

Stepping it up

Oh hello there. You’ve found some very old content. Please read the disclaimer on this page before thinking I’m still a total sheep who has been sucked into a bone-broth worshipping fad diet. Been there, learned from that and am now a much less rigid human.

I know in my last post I said that my next post would be ‘a day on my plate’ post to show my more varied, non-soup GAPS meals, however there’s been a slight change of plans.

Kirsty from Kultured Wellness thinks she might have an answer to my last few niggling health concerns.

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Chemical free living, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Gut health, Real Food

A GAPS update

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Oh hello there. You’ve found some very old content. Please read the disclaimer on this page before thinking I’m still a total sheep who has been sucked into a bone-broth worshipping fad diet. Been there, learned from that and am now a much less rigid human.

It’s been since this post that I’ve done a GAPS update and I figured it was time for another one.

I’m half on full-GAPS, half stuck between stage 5/6.

GAPS Status: It’s complicated.

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Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Mind Stuff, Non-foodie reads

When you want to make things right

Have you ever made a mistake and immediately launched yourself straight into a place of regret, shame and embarrassment?

Yeah? Well that makes two of us!

You’d think after having 19 and a bit years on this planet, I’d have accepted that to learn, I have to make mistakes. But no. For some strange, illogical and irrational reason, the mistakes I make almost always follow with guilt and that ‘I should’ve known better’ attitude.

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The real cost of make-up

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Natural selfies are the best kind of selfies

You may be expecting that today’s post is where I’ll be getting up on my little soap box and banging on about animal cruelty and make-up testing or perhaps about the many chemicals that we voluntarily lather upon our bodies, especially our faces, each day. However, whilst these are very relevant factors, today I’m discussing the cost of make-up from another angle. YOU and your self esteem.

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Chemical free living, Fitness and Movement, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Mind Stuff, Non-foodie reads, Real Food

Spectacular Soul Saturday: Megan Osbourne

You know when you hardly know someone, yet get the vibe that they are a ‘good egg’? That’s Megan. We met at the 2015 Wellness Summit and even though we only spoke a few brief times, I was overwhelmed by Megan’s genuine warmth and humble glow.

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