Lifestyle

“So, Juicy Lucy, talk me through your Balls.” I was asked by the speaker at The Bread and Jam Social evening. “What or who was your inspiration, and why Balls?” He was clearly amused by my Juicy Lucy’s “Get A … Continued

Pharmaceuticals I recently watched a disturbing and tragic documentary called “Warning: This Drug May Kill You…” on Sky Atlantic. It was about the lives of four families devastated by the opioid epidemic, currently facing the US.  This documentary just happened to … Continued

Sadly, the production of Palm Oil is ravaging our planets’ magnificent rainforests all around the world, from Palawan, the Philippines to the Brazilian Amazon. Palm Oil Farmers – The Deforestation Devastation Where We’ll Find Palm Oil And Why? It’s everywhere.  Much of the packaged food and … Continued

Menopause As a 50+ year-old woman, I have seen it all, been through and experienced a vast cacophony of ups and downs. I’ve been on some white-knuckle rides and had my heart broken (several times). I’ve had successes and failures, … Continued

Can Your Mind Heal Your Body? For so many years now, doctors have trialled drugs and pharmaceuticals using one hundred examples of treatment using a drug, versus one hundred examples of using a “sugar pill” placebo? In clinical trials where … Continued

Friendships You may be asking yourself what this article has to do with my Foodie Blog. It has been proved that humans need friends. Friends can help extend our life expectancy and reduce the risk of heart disease, according to … Continued

“Come On Get Up Get Happy – Let’s Chase All Your Blues Away…” So the song goes, but sometimes it’s not quite that simple is it? This article looks at some of the reasons why it’s not that simple and what … Continued

Blood Type Diets Nowadays, there seem to be so many conflicting diets, claiming “eat this to be thin”, or “don’t eat this and you’ll lose your belly fat”, or “do this exercise, it’s all you’ll ever need to be thin”… … Continued