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My Vegan Journey

My Vegan Journey was first published in February 2017 and updated in May 2019. In 2009, after many years of feeling generally sluggish and living with the pain of IBS, I decided to remove meat from the menu. I’d always wanted to become vegetarian…

Health Well-being

5 Health Benefits of Drinking Chamomile Tea

5 Health Benefits of Drinking Chamomile Tea was first published in November 2016 and updated in May 2019. The first time I tried chamomile tea, I was a little surprised to open the tin and find a bunch of tiny flowers staring back at me.…

UK Travel Well-being

How to Spend 4-Days in the Lake District

My infatuation with the Lake District began over 15-years ago. One cold, damp February, I convinced Ian we should go on a walking holiday in the Lake District. We’d never been hiking before, neither of us knew what it entailed, and Ian was an…

Health Vegan Lifestyle Well-being

12 Sources of Vegan Protein

12 sources of vegan protein was originally published in June 2017 and was updated in April 2019 Vegan protein is a hot topic. It’s also one of the things vegans get asked about the most. But until I switched to a plant-based diet, no-one…

Vegan Lifestyle Well-being

Transitioning to a Plant-Based Diet Made Easy

Transitioning to a plant-based diet is easier than you think. With 540,000 people in the UK now identifying themselves as vegan, the industry doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. Food manufacturers are stepping up to meet demand, with new plant-based options showing up…

Travel Well-being

Two Days Hiking in Postalm

It was our first day visiting Postalm. As the toll booth attendant asked me for zwölf euro, I looked at her blankly. In my head, I frantically started counting in German hoping I would manage to reach the correct number. Unfortunately, I was taking far…

UK Travel Well-being

Exploring the Jurassic Coast

The Jurassic Coast is 250 million years old, 95 miles long and England’s first natural World Heritage Site. This rugged landscape is probably most famous for Lulworth Cove which was left behind by the last Ice-Age, and the iconic arch – Durdle Door. Made…

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Everyday Life Well-being

Thoughts on Turning 40

At the end of May I turned 40. As I sit here writing this, I can’t quite make the link between that number and the fact that I am indeed, now 40. I don’t feel 40, but then what exactly does being 40 feel…

Body Sculpture Power Roller Plus
Well-being

My Review of the Body Sculpture Power Roller Plus

I received a Power Roller Plus from Body Sculpture in return for the following review. All thoughts are my own and I will only recommend products that I am happy to use myself. If you purchase the Power Roller Plus through this link and…