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Gut Health - eat more, lose weight

Gut Health - eat more, lose weight

June 30, 2024

We know when we’ve done wrong. Eaten too much, and rubbish food. Binged on Netflix. Not kept up with the exercise regime we started. Our unconscious sends guilt signals that we try to ignore. Then perhaps in a moment of enlightenment we commit to suffering to repent our sins.

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Festival Hair

Festival Hair

June 27, 2024

Her jaw dropped and the lip quivered. I’d only suggested to my daughter that we thought we’d come to Wilderness, one of the many festivals on her summer calendar.

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Two Boys do Rome

Two Boys do Rome

June 22, 2024

No lounging by a pool or seashore on this trip. I wanted to make the boys work a bit. Tramp the streets and understand some of the history and culture of a great city. We chose Rome as there’s so much to see, and at age nine, they’d be able to relate some to school learning or their Horrible Histories books.

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Gaby's Bakery - Ciambelle al Vino – Italian wine cookies

Gaby's Bakery - Ciambelle al Vino – Italian wine cookies

June 15, 2024

We picked up a packet of these delicious crunchy biscuits from one of the foodie shops in the lanes around the Trevi Fountain. Ciambelle al Vino are lightly infused with wine and coated with sugar crystals. This recipe from Rome is one of the easiest and uses very few ingredients.

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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Sonam

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Sonam

June 08, 2024

Are you wearing this mistake? If you aren't a client of ours and have long layered hair, there's a 98% chance that you are. Last week I wrote about car-crash haircuts and the lazy A-line.

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Gaby's Bakery - Coconut Yoghurt

Gaby's Bakery - Coconut Yoghurt

June 08, 2024

At our recent trip to RAKxa Medispa in Thailand I was really taken by the whole food offering. This recipe was for their coconut yoghurt which goes perfectly in a healthy breakfast of seeds, grains and berries.

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How Do I Get Rid of Dandruff?

How Do I Get Rid of Dandruff?

June 07, 2024

Most people misunderstand the more common dry flaky scalp for dandruff, which is usually oily. Dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis can come from stress...

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What is Healthcare for Hair?

What is Healthcare for Hair?

June 06, 2024

You may have seen this caption on our product labels. But what does it really mean? Our registered strapline embodies the ethos born out of 43 years of salon haircare...

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Gaby's Bakery - Oat Cookie

Gaby's Bakery - Oat Cookie

June 01, 2024

I've been writing about our visit to the Rakxa Medispa in Thailand and I will delve deeper into the amazing dining there in later issues, but essentially, eat more delicious food and get leaner! I picked up some recipes. This cookie looks simple but tastes delicious and is pretty healthy for a biscuit.

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Thai Ya-Pao Detox Therapy

Thai Ya-Pao Detox Therapy

May 25, 2024

THAI YA-PAO detoxifying therapy starts with herbal burning put on the abdomen to relieve congestion, rebalance the body elements and repel the body’s excess air. This is followed by a traditional Thai abdominal massage, which helps treatment helps clear out any blockages, increase 

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Gaby's Bakery - Watermelon Cascade

Gaby's Bakery - Watermelon Cascade

May 25, 2024

Of course this requires no baking but it's quick to prepare and makes a juicy presentation after a summer dinner. The more guests you have the higher the tiers can go.

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Gaby's Bakery - Méribel Blueberry Cake

Gaby's Bakery - Méribel Blueberry Cake

May 17, 2024

I've never skied in 23⁰ C sunshine before. That's how it was in April this year with beautiful snow below and beating sun above. Gorgeous. It would be far more romantic to say the melting ice cap revealed a centuries old collection of lost 

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