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It’s been about three weeks now that most parts of Sydney have been blanketed in a layer of thick smoke, and what begs to be answered is, how can we best look after ourselves whilst living with the conditions of ongoing bush fire pollution. Your typical signs and symptoms of prolonged smoke exposure can be […]
These rice paper rolls are probably one of my favourite foods to eat, they are super fresh, spiced, raw and can be prepared at the table with loved ones, for some extra community fun. They also pack really well for outings. The sauces in this dish are packed with essential fatty acids and amino acids, […]
I first fell in love with Nasi Goreng, when eating at a food stall in the back streets of Kuala Lumpur at the age of 14. And to be honest, no Nasi Goreng quite matches up the one served from a dirty wok, out on the street by a man in a katfan. My sister […]
I know, how much kale can this World take without going bananas forevermore. But trust me, this one is a keeper, and I go back to it frequently because it is simply super tasty. What I love about kale as a green, is that it is sturdy enough to take a bit of heat, yet […]
To tell you the truth, I am not big on putting anything green nor algae derivative in any of my smoothies, simply because I really do not appreciate sitting down to a bowl of seaweed soup disguised as a daisy…it never works, I have tried, for twenty odd years to find a solution for this. […]
I can probably do these whips with my eyes closed seeing I have been making them since I was 18 years old and was hooked on the Fit For Life diet (oh dear). Twenty five years later, and the wholefoods industry has exploded, and brought to our table fabulous super-foods that not only nourish and […]
This frozen smoothie has become my staple since I moved to Sydney and took on a rather involved full time role whilst being a single mum. My priority is my son, simply, and I no longer want to spend hours in the kitchen that may rob any extra quality time with him. So as a […]
Ever wondered about what to do with those pesky sticky pumpkin seeds when making a pumpkin soup? Well, here is one solution. As you peel and de-seed the pumpkin, scoop out the seeds into a colander over the sink. Remove the excess pumpkin flesh that tends to hang onto the seeds (the house) with your […]
This recipe came about, to tell the truth, because I had a sweet tooth and it needed satisfying. At the time, I had all the right ingredients at home to come up with something solid, so now it has been transformed into a recipe so that it can be enjoyed by you lovely people as […]
I was introduced to chana dahl when I started studying Ayurvedic Medicine, and absolutely fell in love with this easily digested, starchy and softly flavoured lentil. Chana dahl is a split lentil and does not need soaking before cooking, however I recommend rinsing it in a sieve under cold running water to get rid of […]
It happened again. Everything was going just great, until your regular mainstream sex got into the picture, and a perfectly fine guy was ejected out of my life once more. I have, through the years of admittedly being a romance junkie, as well as relating to men both casually, long term and in marriage, become […]
Today marks the day of the death of my father. He passed three years ago. I have been nudged from within to write more about my emotional experiences in general, perhaps there is something there in my manner of processing that others can relate to but that not many speak of. So for that reason, […]
This ‘break the fast’ meal is a bit of a life saver in a vegan’s winter months. Smoothies just don’t quite cut it when it is really cold. There are many different ways of making this porridge, which is great, so once you get the gist of the process you can be as creative as […]
This little side dish, although it can perfectly be eaten as a meal, is a Greek ‘hand-me-down’ recipe that was passed to me by a most gorgeous Greek Mama, ptui ptui, and which I have massaged a little bit to suit my own dietary preferences. Needless to say, I encourage you to use the most […]
This soup is a beauty if I can say so myself. I have been making pumpkin soup since I was at Uni but back then, probably because I couldn’t be bothered, I would cook or steam the pumpkin in vegetable stock and then put it through a mixer. This is a perfectly fine and fast […]
I always bake root vegetables whenever I am using the oven for something else, like my son’s cupcakes. The vegetables store well in the fridge for a couple of days and are really good in salads; they can also be used in soups to give them a deeper flavour. Any root vegetable can be used […]
Up until very recently I used to think that fear was something I needed to blindly obliterate and replace by feel-good feelings and actions. Fear was something I should fight against, and not feel. I used to confuse fear with my intuition, when it signalled that something was wrong or that someone was not right. […]
Water is the essence of life. Most of Earth’s surface is aqueous, albeit mostly ocean water, hence why it is also known as the ‘blue planet’. Our atmosphere is filled with water. Animals and humans are about 60-70% made out of saline water and plants contain about 90% mineral rich water. Water gives life substance, […]
Chia seeds have been around in the health food industry for a good while and it looks like this food is here to stay. There is a reason, if not several, why some food fads tend to stick around more so than others, and I’d say mainly it is due to the food’s nutritional value, […]
Although us humans, and most things and beings that exist in our world, seem pretty dense in terms of matter, we are in reality made up of more light particles than any other substances. In other words, we contain more space than matter. In fact, according to quantum physicist Nassim Haramein, if you were to […]
For some reason, our diet is probably one of the most controversial subjects in our lifetime. An essential part of our life, that really should be in our control, at our hands and intuitively easy, has become something rather political and economical in our world. Apart from the odd breatharian, we all need to eat […]
Last year was simply a crap year for me. Having said that, despite the dramaturgy, I don’t feel crap, I feel pretty good. I can put this down to the circumstance that I learned early in life to connect with my inner self at the centre of an allegorical storm. When things don’t go according […]
‘No one has ever become poor by giving‘ – Anne Frank Many of us feel pretty good about giving, I’d say a lot of us really enjoy giving. To be giving and kind, is part of our human makeup, we are generally wired to be kind. Yet modern life, how we were brought up, and […]
Hi! My name is Charlotte Skyla Westerlundh. I live in the Greater Blue Mountains Australia, with my son and and a loving community. I am a Naturopath, and End of Life Doula and an Energy Medicine practitioner. Above all, I am a human being and like many of us, I am committed to a life […]
