If you have a phobia of needles, then this might not be for you!  But for me, acupuncture is the single, most important treatment I have regularly to stay in good health, keep sane and release tension!  I now treat it as a preventative therapy rather than waiting for a symptom to cure and, interestingly, thousands of years ago, when acupuncture was in its infancy in China, patients there would not be expected to pay their acupuncturist if they fell ill! Nowadays, in the West, acupuncture is used more and more and is even NHS approved.  It is also a great aid to ageing healthily, here's why......

I haven’t posted about fitness for a long while.  Yet, staying in Byron Bay, I have never had more opportunities to get fit.  I do a short, stretchy Yoga sequence most mornings, have found a Body Pump class,  walk 10 thousand steps a day, or more, cycle everywhere and  am having swimming lessons for the crawl! (More on that in a later post)  All  ideal exercises for increasing stamina and keeping your body toned – at any age. No wonder I’m exhausted…

Warm baths open the pores and create sweating as well as helping to open the cells and release toxins. They also help lower blood sugar, relieve painful joints and muscles, and improve colon peristalsis – moving your bowels! My favourite, as a practioner, is the Epsom Salts bath. It is something I do on three consecutive nights, over three consecutive weeks, when I am fighting a virus, in need of a detox, or just in need of a bit of a health spa treat at home…

A very healthy saturated fat that is a  high source of lauric acid, one of the most important essential fatty acids for anti-ageing:  antiviral and antibacterial & protects against heart disease, senility, obesity and degeneration.  The medium chain fatty acids found in virgin coconut oil also help increase metabolism by supporting the thyroid and have been shown to reduce weight NOT increase it!  Use for frying, or pop a tablespoon into your daily smoothie, like me…

Wheat-free, dairy-free, baked, cheap and kids love it…

Wheat-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, and vegan!  Thank you Sara of Notes From a Stylist for the beautiful photogaphy. 

Simply whizz the list of ingredients in a blender, and chill in the fridge. It is so delicious you will not believe there’s nothing naughty in it – at all…