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I recently discovered a little Gem of a recipe from Ina Garten, aka, The Barefoot Contessa. It was super-moist and appropriately rich in flavour. The bonus of course, was that I felt like a Domestic Goddess as the entire house was filled with the aroma of baking chocolate cake. I may not not have reached [...]

INTRODUCTION Who would have thought that in my search for relief for my persistent back pain, I would stumble upon the humble Vitamin D. Rickets, yes, but never back pain. So imagine my surprise as I happened upon article upon article championing this often underrated Vit(Vital) amin(Amino Acid) in the treatment of Chronic Pain. As [...]

I recently had a conversation with a group of girlfriends about the trials and tribulations of our luscious lashes.. or rather lack of. We spent a fair amount of time discussing the wonders of mascara and how so many of us can’t live without it. Then we hit on the subject of the horrors of [...]

A recent trip to Botswana to visit family tapped into a host of passions I have for Food, Plants/Gardening and Herbs. One of the most memorable moments was a tour around my Aunt and Uncles exciting garden, packed with a host of plants with so many stories to tell. My Uncle, who is Sri Lankan [...]