superfoods

H is for Honey

by Leisa on October 18, 2008

Honey has earned a bit of a bad rap over the years as being just as bad for us as “pure sugar”.  But all is not as it seems in the world of honey…. There is quite a lot of difference between the honey you find on the supermarket store shelf and pure “Raw Honey” that
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Raw Pleasure

by Leisa on October 3, 2008

A great big hello and thank you to Jennie from Raw Pleasure www.rawpleasure.com.au for her support for the Embracing Life! Retreats.  Raw Pleasure is a fantastic resource for anything to do with Raw Food, health, detoxing etc and they have the best range of raw books you will find anywhere! Along with selling some great
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Super Dooper Superfoods!

by Leisa on September 29, 2008

Raw Power – www.rawpower.com.au were a great help with supplying me with information hand-outs on all different types of superfoods and sending me samples of over a dozen superfoods for us to try at the retreat. One of the lectures that I do at the Embracing Life! Retreat, is on the benefits of using whole
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Superfoods… Hype or Hope?

by Leisa on August 7, 2008

Here is a great article from the Food Matters newsletter: “Why superfoods? Superfoods are a category of foods found in nature, they are superior sources of essential nutrients – nutrients we need but can’t make ourselves. We all may be adding more salads and vegetables to our diets, but concern for the quality of foods
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