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Nov 30 2009

Holy water: our body’s inextricable link to the planet

We are born of water, a cocoon of comfort in a mother’s womb.  As infants our bodies are almost exclusively liquid.  Even as adults only a third of our physical being has solidity.  Compress our bones, ligaments, muscles, sinew, extract platelets and cells from our blood, and the rest of us, nearly two-thirds of our weight, stripped clean and rinsed, would flow as easily as river to the sea.

- Grand Canyon – River at Risk by Wade Davis, anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author and photographer

Water is life.  Our bodies comprise around  2/3 of water, with content in various parts of our bodies broken down as follows:

Saliva 95.5% Lymph 94% Blood 90.7% Plasma 90% Brain 80% Muscle Tissue 75% Bones 15%

Given the importance to our health, we need to drink more, and waste less!

Two of the greatest issues we have on the planet today are two sides of the same coin:

  1. We don’t drink enough of it
  2. The availability and supply of fresh, good quality, drinking water is dwindling Continue reading →
Nov 16 2009

Kitchen Sink Beauty: Cellulite Buster

 

Drink. Brush. Scrub.

With so many cellulite creams, lotions and gels on the market, you begin to wonder how, in this billion dollar industry & with tens of product launches every year, there can be room for more players in the market if any of them actually work?  One reason commercial cellulite treatments don’t work is that they contain many toxic chemicals that add to the problem; our body needs to rid itself of the toxins in order to reduce the appearance of cellulite.

We live in the age of the “pill” where instant gratification prevails and we buy into a marketing promise, regardless of whether it works and being too “time poor” to put in the hard yards.  Applying cream on  daily basis substitutes looking closer at our diet, skincare and surroundings to prevent the problem.  Drink more water.  Cut down on processed foods and eat more “raw” foods.  Reduce the amount of stress in your day.  Most importantly, learn to love your body the way it is.

Cellulite busting is no easy feat but with a bit of commitment and dedication (and some toxin free ingredients) you have a pretty good chance of making a significant change to the appearance of cellulite.

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