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Meat Free Monday

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I am really excited by today’s recipe – it sounds wonderful and it was sent to me by Lisa from Pink Kitchen, who recommends this mellow appetizer as not only tasty but nutritionally powerful. Both apples and… Continue reading →

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You Are Not Alone: Life After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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  Today’s guest post comes from Andrea Schneider, author of You Are Not Alone: Life After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis.  I believe that when diagnosed with breast cancer, or any serious illness, a… Continue reading →

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Cancer and Airborne Toxins

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Often, risk factors for cancer are described in terms of either genetics or choices an individual makes (such as diet, alcohol consumption, smoking, etc.).  However, some cancers are largely attributable to dangerous and… Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday

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The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I… Continue reading →

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When I Grow Up

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I absolutely love this advertisement from Kaiser Permanente, encouraging women to get mammograms. “When I Grow Up” was inspired by the unprecedented rates of mammography screenings for women served by Kaiser Permanente in Southern California. Now,… Continue reading →

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Feel the splendor of life

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    There is plenty of time, for there is now and you have it all available to you. There is nothing to regret, for the past is now finished. Any anxiety you… Continue reading →

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How to arrange your free smear test

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In support of European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23-29 January), CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme is encouraging all women aged 25 to 60 have a free smear test. A smear test… Continue reading →

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Meat Free Monday

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  Thinking of a recipe to share with you today, I found myself in the mood for a healthy desert and came across Angela Hartnett’s Poached Winter Fruits, which seemed to fit my… Continue reading →

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To see the beauty in the ordinary

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The real voyage of discovery consists not in  seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes ~ Marcel Proust I am endlessly captivated by the changing seasons and walking in nature is my favourite way to… Continue reading →