Michelle Freitas is a Certified Holistic Health Coach specialising in sugar addiction and weight loss. Based in Santa Monica, LA, Michelle is a published author in the field of sugar addiction, and has written articles for MindBodyGreen and The Fix. When she’s not coaching clients through her Sexy Slim Down program, Michelle loves playing in […] Read more…
Being vegan-healthy doesn’t mean missing out on all the good stuff, beautiful. Quite the opposite! Join me on a journey from traditional old desserts laden with refined sugar, trans-fats, lactose, gluten, preservatives and cholesterol… To sparkly Superfood Smoothies glittering with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fibre, and most importantly – scrumptious flavour! The days of healthy food […] Read more…
Sweetness, forget cheap chocolates that cause sugar crashes, grumpiness and headaches! Unleash your inner creative goddess and spoil your Valentine with a special, healthy treat made with love ♥ : 1. Raw Red Velvet Cake Ice-Cream 2. Cherry Ripe Smoothie 3. ABC Sparkle Juice 4. Wild Berry Fools Smoothie […] Read more…
You know those special people you come across once in a blue moon who just radiate warmth and sincerity? Vanessa Millar is one of those people. I feel so incredibly blessed that our IIN studies brought us together. She is one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever met. Vanessa’s also a truly inspiring […] Read more…
Every year about this time, my gorgeous friend Kristy over at Keepin’ it Kind hosts a delicious cookie swap party! You might remember the healthy Fudge Brownies with Candied Pecans I took along to the party last year: mmmmm, SO GOOD. This year’s cookies are just as healthy and just as delicious! Plus […] Read more…
I’ve been blessed to meet so many inspiring health babes through my Institute for Integrative Nutrition studies this year. Although Emily Ehlers and I met before our studies began (you may remember Em from the beautiful feature article she wrote for us earlier this year: Healthy Eating for Pregnancy or from our many Perth Wellness […] Read more…
Being healthy doesn’t mean missing out on all the good stuff, beautiful! Quite the opposite. Cacao (chocolate in its raw, unaltered state) is bursting with glittering antioxidants, magnesium and bliss nutrients to help keep you looking and feeling young, healthy and happy. It’s high in iron, calcium, potassium and Vitamins A, B, C and […] Read more…
Now, I don’t want you to think all I do is sit around and eat desserts all day. “What do you do with all the food you make for your blog?”, my friend asked recently. “Well… I eat it!”, I laughed in surprise. Was she was hinting that I’m eating more than my fair […] Read more…
Remember how much fun we had with those Nutella & Banana Parisian Crêpes last year? Loving Earth even joined the party and asked if they could share the delicious love. Ooh la la, now that was a decadent brunch! I got to thinking that healthy Nutella might be about ready to stage a comeback. This time in […] Read more…
Did I ever tell you that I went on a weekend-long yoga retreat at Samudra last year? Or that we made incredible raw chocolate while we were there? Ohhhhh yeahhhhh, we did… Did I ever tell you how easy it is to make your own raw chocolate at home? No? Well pull up a […] Read more…
OH how I loved Peppermint Truffles when I was in High School! ♥ Primary School too, come to think of it. Maybe I was born loving them and their easy accessibility at school canteens simply enabled my obsession admiration. mmmmmm… The sweet creaminess of the chocolate… The freshness of the mint… Well what […] Read more…
It all started one sunny afternoon when my lovebug posted this fudge recipe on my Facebook wall with the message: “Yes please!” Well naturally, like the angel I am (*ahem*) I set out to make it for him, but I fancied creating an even faster and healthier version. And this, my friend, is the story of […] Read more…
I went to my first yoga-in-the-park class the other morning. Have you tried it? I felt like I got so much more out of the class, being surrounded by nature rather than by four walls. The sun was shining, the air was fresh, I made friends with a parrot, and afterwards we (the humans, not […] Read more…
And finally, the last part of the healthy recreation of the Hot Fudge Brownie we fell in love with at Candle 79 – vanilla ice-cream! Here’s a flashback of the original: mmmmmm, it gets me every time! We want a healthy ice-cream that we can eat whenever we want, though, right? This […] Read more…
