Lessons running has taught me – by my body
I bloody love running. For the past few years it’s been part of me and my identity – if I don’t run I don’t feel like me – it’s as simple as that. Now I’m not going to wax lyrical about ‘wow how it changed my life’ (but it did) or how it’s the best...
The vegan challenge month
For a girl who used to quite happily down a pint of milk, regularly extol the virtues of poached eggs and consider cold frankfurters to be the best snack in the world, a month of self-enforced veganism for non-ethical reasons might seem like a baffling choice to make. However, my vegan April consisted of the...
The perks of being a juicer
If you’d asked me what my favourite Christmas present was about 20 years ago, I reckon my Slyvanian Families gypsy caravan would have been a strong contender. However, now I’m older and bestowed with far more sophisticated and domesticated tastes I can quite confidently state that the best Christmas present I have received since the...
Pukka up
If I say ‘Pukka Tea is organic, ayurvedic teas’ you may well – quite understandably – ask ‘what the Dickens & Jones is ayurvedic tea?”. Well my friend, in a nutshell, Ayurveda is a 5,000 year-old holistic Hindu system of medicine that is all about balancing the body and mind through proper drinking, diet, lifestyle...