Author: fleurbailey
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How Keeping Your Gut Healthy Can Make You Happier
The gut is home to trillions of bacteria that make up our microbiome and these bacteria produce chemicals that affect how the brain works and how we feel.
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Why We Need Bees and How We Can Help Protect Them
These tiny workers in nature literally put food on our table, we rely on bees to produce food through cross-pollination.
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Healthy Chocolate Truffles
I love chocolate. Occasionally you meet the odd person in life who says, “I’m not really a huge chocolate person.” I’m not one of them. Chocolate has many health benefits, we eat it in some form every day at my house. Unfortunately though, much of the chocolate we see in stores today is heavily processed, which strips…
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Is Organic Food Always Better?
The organic label can mislead people to choosing organic junk foods over real, whole, living foods.
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Three Simple Steps to Detox Your Body
Making an effort to prioritise these three areas of your life can create quick and positive changes to your overall health.
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Shrink Your Waistline and Your Wallet with Meal Planning
There are many benefits to meal planning, including saving money, reducing food waste and eating healthier. Research has shown that meal planning is associated with food variety, diet quality and body weight status. Planning our meals means we are more likely to cook fresh food at home, which has been linked with improved diet quality…
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How to Limit Household Toxins
According to a WHO report, 4.3 million deaths in 2012 were attributable to household air pollution. Thankfully there are some easy ways to limit your exposure to toxic chemicals in your home.
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Sick of Toxins? Try Essential Oils
Since I’ve been incorporating essential oils into our home I’ve found countless benefits; from helping us recover from coughs and colds, to promoting restful sleep, removing unwanted smells, and creating natural and effective cleaning products.

