Ambrosia is known as the food or drink of the gods. In Greek myths ambrosia was reserved only for the gods and goddesses. It was thought to bring long life and immortality to anyone who consumed it. It was often linked to nectar the other food of the Gods. Recent scholars believe perhaps it was ...
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I first met beautiful flower girl, raw food chef, author and chocolatier Julia Corbett who is the creator of Dessert Medicine at the Spirit Weavers Gathering last May. Once I tasted her raw cookies I became an instant fan. Here at Casa Rosa we use many of the recipes from her incredible book Raw Cookies: Superfood Treats. ...
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Around the age of twenty I developed a lump beneath my arm pit. I began to do some research and even though there wasn’t much information out there then, I realized the toxic implications of using traditional anti-perspirants and deodorants made with aluminim. After not using my traditional antiperspirant the lump vanished. This was way ...
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Finding time to indulge ourselves with a few moments of beauty enhancing rituals can help us rejuvenate our endocrine systems and maintain balance. I have been experimenting with using the phases of the moon to dictate the rhythms in my life. Native Americans and other cultures use the moon phases to determine when to trim ...
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The lovely Annie at She’s In The Glow recently asked me for my top 9 ingredient food picks for a cleaner 2016. I came up with 10 and could have kept going! These are also ingredients I recommend for healthy glowing skin. During this month of cleansing and clearing, maybe the answer is just to ...
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One of the things I have had to learn as an adult is the importance of self love for our well being. Self love can come in so many ways like being conscious in the way we eat, being mindful in what we put on our bodies as far as products, keeping our spirit’s fulfilled, ...
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