Dare to be well

I love simple, traditional herbal home remedies – cider vinegar for stomach ache, carrageen drinks for soothing children’s coughs and ginger tea for nausea are some of my favourites. But over the last few years I’ve become very curious about the multitude of health benefits offered by cayenne pepper. Cayenne (Capsicum […]

I’ve always been passionate about water – I love watching it, swimming in it, and I even completed my MA Thesis on the sociological  effects of water privatisation around the globe. Who owns water rights is a huge issue – in many places, if you control the source of water […]

I don’t often notice the latest skincare trends, but one caught my eye recently and made me reflect on what I’ve learned over the years about natural skincare. The obsession with Korean-inspired ‘glass skin’ – that impossibly smooth, pore-less, dewy look – is completely unrealistic for those of us with […]