What to do when a sudden, severe cystitis threatens to derail your most exciting plans? Boy, have I experienced this many times! This time I was packing for the trip of a lifetime – my journey with the Rainbow Warrior III – and NOTHING was going to stand in my way. So even though I had landed in hospital many times in my life with this recurring bother, I was determined to … [Read more...]
Beauty that benefits the earth
How deep do we need to go in greening our lives? As deep as it goes; to the bone. Of course it matters what we feed one of our biggest organs, the skin. Who would like to knowingly expose their lymph glands to a concoction of chemicals contained in 'regular,' often toxic, cosmetics and body products? Much of what goes onto the skin is absorbed and therefore consumed by the … [Read more...]