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Botanical Cuisine Tour

by Leisa on December 22, 2010

Reserve Your Space Now to Study with Botanical Chef Omid Jaffari in Summer 2011 Perth – February 19th & 20th 2011 Adelaide – February 26th & 27th 2011 Byron Bay – March 5th & 6th 2011 Sydney – March 12th & 13th 2011 Melbourne – March 19th & 20th 2011 Botanical Cuisine is focused on
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New Year Detox Retreat!

by Leisa on December 19, 2010

It’s coming up to that time again! A fresh new year starting, the opportunity to set new goals, dream new dreams, and create a vision of your life for the year ahead. I love this time of year. Reviewing the past year and learning and growing from what happened – both good and bad –
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Chocoate Maker Takes Over Weight Loss Firm

by Leisa on December 17, 2010

Oh the irony! From Ninemsn: “Nestle, the company behind Smarties, Chokito and Fantales, has announced it will soon engulf the weight-loss organisation Jenny Craig. The chocolatier and multinational food company said it would acquire, at an undisclosed price, all shares of the group that controls the Jenny Craig franchise in Australia and New Zealand. The
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Animal Foods are Not the Answer

by Leisa on December 15, 2010

This is a great article I found on the Veritas Magazine site – and I relate to a lot of what it has to say. Many people ask about whether they can be really healthy on a vegan diet, and it is always about what the person is eating, rather than whether they are vegan, raw
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Losing Weight on Twinkies?

by Leisa on December 8, 2010

I was watching this story with interest, and have to say I shook my head at the idiocy of it all and wondered what this Professor was really trying to prove. Mike Adams at Natural News says it well: “(NaturalNews) Over the last month or so, the mainstream media has been making a huge deal
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Ovarian Cysts are a Symptom of Hypothyroidism

by Leisa on December 2, 2010

Thyroid problems are an area that I have studied in depth, having suffered myself with hypothyroidism, and been subjected to the incompetence of several medical practitioners before I found the answers myself.  Since then, I’ve found thyroid issues are one of the most mis-understood and mis-diagnosed conditions today. Dr John Lowe is one of the foremost
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Adrenal Fatigue is a Myth

by Leisa on November 14, 2010

From: Thryoid.about.com “The Hormone Foundation — part of the Endocrine Society — has released a controversial “fact sheet” series, titled “Myth Vs. Fact”. One of their sheets is titled “Adrenal Fatigue” and attacks the very existence of the condition, stating, “Adrenal fatigue is not a real medical condition. There are no scientific facts to support
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Where Has That Goji Been?

by Leisa on November 12, 2010

Ok, this post could very well be classed as just a little bit too much information, but I couldn’t help sharing 🙂 While at the Byron Bay Retreat, I decided to have a series of colonics – I happen to LOVE colonics (is that weird?) but I think the whole cleansing process is so good
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A Transformational Retreat

by Leisa on November 10, 2010

During the last week of October, a very special group of people gathered together at the Embracing Life! Byron Bay Retreat, ready to detox, but not knowing quite how deep they were going to go, and how powerful the experience was going to be. This beautiful group were ready, open and willing to experience whatever
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David Wolfe 2011 Tour Launched!

by Leisa on October 19, 2010

This is the announcement that everyone has been waiting for! David Wolfe is coming back to Australia in February 2011 for a tour that is going to bigger and better than this year’s tour, which was a huge success! Listen to the 19 minute interview I did with David about the upcoming tour, and hear
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