lauren holden
The Bakewell Soap Co – Natural Soap-a-stars!
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to skincare my view is the fewer ingredients the better. There’s nothing worse than dryness or sensitivity as a result of another shower gel turning your skin into scales, or a too-tight face after another drug store moisturizer. Who’s with me? So when a press release from natural soap makers The …
Quick weekend make: Stunningly-scented lavender bath treats
Earlier today we recommended you whip up a deliciously healthy weekend breakfast of cooked tomatoes on wholemeal toast. And because we all love making something lovely during our time away from work (I know I do) I’m reminding you about my quick and easy tutorial for lavender bath fizzers. They’re ridiculously easy to make (if I can …
Thirty-day fitness challenge: Week three update
In an ideal world, you’d get straight back on the horse you’d fallen off (or so the saying goes). But this is Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred we’re talking about, and this week, at least, said horse resembled a pretty petrifying ‘beast’. But after a few much-needed days of rest (I had done my knees …
Thirty-day fitness challenge: Week two update
If last week’s words of the week were ‘pain’, ‘sore’ and ‘throb’, I think the phrase to describe my last seven days’ progress with my thirty-day fitness challenge is ‘damp squib’. Why? This week’s worth of exercise finished almost as quickly as it began. And I know Jillian Michaels (the instructor behind the hugely popular 30 …
Thirty-day fitness challenge: Week one update
Today’s update is brought to you by the words ‘pain’, ‘sore’ and ‘throb’. Put it this way, I don’t need to hop aboard ‘Doc’s’ time-travelling DeLorean to know how my haggard old limbs will feel in years to come. Confused? Read my introductory post about my grueling 30-day fitness challenge. So how have I been getting on? Let me …
Homeopathy is ‘rubbish’, says top UK doctor
Here at NaturalCures we’re expecting huge backlash from homoeopathists everywhere following a staggering statement from a top British doctor. Professor Dame Sally Davies, a consultant haematologist, or specialist in blood diseases, at the Central Middlesex Hospital from 1985 until 2011, believes “homeopathy is rubbish and shouldn’t be available on the NHS”, according to The Daily Mail newspaper. But not everyone …
