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Amazon is having a prime day on the 15th of July. You may be wondering what a Pride day is? It is similar to a Black Friday but only for Prime members. Yes you heard well, it is a Black Friday but in July. The thing is that is that Amazon is turning 20 years…

A Starch based diet is a diet based on starches like potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, couscous , quinoa, barley, corn. It is mainly based on potatoes and grains. You may also know it as a whole food plant based diet. Besides starches we eat lost of vegetables, like lots of greens and other non starchy…

There is so much confusion about what constitutes a healthy diet. One says white and the next person says black. No one knows, or perhaps they know. but I suppose there is no one diet that suits everyone. I have been following a McDougall diet for almost two years and for me this is the…

Today is the first day of May and I miss this challenge from Natasha St Michael. The Drinking 6 to 8 cups of water per day challenge was in APril and I Just heard about it. In the meantime I have been trying to increase my water consumption. I wrote about the importance of drinking…

So Easter came around another year. I need to apologise for this late posting.  We had lots of  fun. The previous night, we all went to bed early. Well bed is a saying. My kids decided to sleep on the couch, so they could see the Easter Bunny. They were both very excited, although my…

Oh, this post is not related to any plant based diet, but actually a fun activity we did.. It is always nice to find activities that do not involve electronics. My kids love electronics and TV. They do play sports, but if they are at home they spend lots of time with electronics. I enjoy…

Did you know that you can save hundreds of dollars by doing your own laundry soap? And it is easier than you thought. I was always interested in natural ways of cleaning, natural toiletry, and natural healing. So I used to buy these expensive natural laundry soap from the health shops. There is nothing wrong…

Plant Based Picnic Ideas I do not have a great imagination when it comes to meal preparation. And that includes picnics. You told me picnic before and all I did was prepare the same sandwiches all over. Or when we travelled by car, I used to prepare the same sandwiches all over again. I have…

Yes, you should not disclose your age and it has nothing to do with what you think. I just watched this video with Dr. Christiane Northrup, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, and she tells you better than anyone the reason you should not disclose your age. And it is not that you want to…