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OCT

2021

Roadmap to better health in challenging times: October update

Tags : anxiety, depression, drinks, healthy habits, Instagram, lockdown, walking

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This week Greater Sydney began its first steps out of 107 days of lockdown. I hope Melbourne is not too far behind. These three-and-a-half months have felt very different and a lot harder than last year. So too how I feel about lockdown easing. Last time I was fearful and...

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OCT

2021

Recipe: zero waste pineapple shrub

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : apple cider vinegar, ginger, pineapple, shrub, summer drinks, switchel, zero waste

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With summer coming, I’m always on the lookout for ways to stay hydrated without the sugar overload. In recent years I’ve concocted wild sodas, fruit sundowners and switchel (a traditional gingery shrub). Shrubs are vinegar-based tangy syrups to add to water, or sometimes...

OCT

2021

The lockdown habits I want to keep

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : friends, gratitude, healthy habits, lockdown, meal planning, Melbourne, picnic, rituals, sunrise, sunset, Sydney, walking

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As Australia’s two largest cities slowly ‘open up’, have there been any new or rediscovered habits from the extended lockdowns that you want to integrate into daily life? Positive habits learned from lockdown It’s tempting to pretend this historic time never...

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OCT

2021

More summer drinks recipes

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : alcohol-free, drinks, healthy drinks, ice blocks, spring, summer, vegetarian

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Whether you’re looking for a refreshing drink on a warm day or are cutting down on alcohol, these homemade drinks are a delicious alternative to sugary sodas and juices. DIY like a pro It’s super easy to make these drinks at home, just remember to sterilise all...

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SEP

2021

Mentoring special: talking with Sue Evans about ethics and culture

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Australia, decolonisation, ethics, herbal culture, herbal stories, herbalist, herbs, mentoring, western herbal medicine

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It’s been a delight to record a couple of my recent conversations about plants, ethics, culture and herbal stories with my herbal mentor and friend Sue Evans (Dr Susannah Evans). Through lockdown we’ve been chatting regularly, inevitably about herbs and politics....

SEP

2021

Celebrating spring equinox 2021

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Australia, blossoms, equinox rituals, hay fever, hayfever, rituals, spring, spring equinox, spring food

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Twice a year, day and night are of equal length. Known as the vernal equinox, for a moment in spring and autumn it’s as if the world is in perfect balance. The spring equinox is about the promise of new growth: fertile soil and bodies, honouring nature, planting literal and...

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SEP

2021

Less is more: September update

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : breakfast, emotional wellbeing, intentions, lockdown, mental health, mental load, rituals, spring, sunset

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How are you? As the weeks in lockdown roll on, I find myself sitting with increasingly contradictory emotions. There are moments that floor me with wonder. Times of utter contentment. Warm days eating lunch in the backyard, basking in the sun with a satisfied belly. This IS the...

Tree with pink cherry blossoms on left smaller white magnolia tree on right in front of a grey federation style house in Inner West Sydney

AUG

2021

Lockdown love: August 2021 update

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : allergies, bliss balls, gratitude, hay fever, herbalgill, Instagram, lockdown, Melbourne, mental health, online naturopathy consultations, Sydney, sydneylockdown2021

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How are you? Really, how are you? With more than half of Australia and all of New Zealand currently in lockdown, this is not an easy time for many of us. Sydney has now passed the two-month mark. I’m still practicing gratitude (most days, I’m only human). Some days scrape...

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AUG

2021

Love your liver: prepare for hay fever season

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : alcohol, bitters, dandelions, exercise, food as medicine, hay fever, hayfever, hepatic, high fructose corn syrup, horta, liver

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As the trees come into flower, reminding us that hay fever season is just around the corner, it’s a good time to be kind to your liver. What does the liver have to do with hay fever? The immune system reacts to allergens very efficiently by producing histamine. Histamines act...

brown fruit and nut ball rolled in dessicate coconut on a green saucer with yellow butterfly

AUG

2021

Recipe: lemony bliss balls

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : bliss balls, dairy free, dates, family food, fruit, gluten-free, healthy, healthy snacks, nuts, paleo, vegan, wholefoods

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Lemons (especially super juicy and fragrant Meyers) make an amazing guest star in this take on the traditional nut/fruit ball. The recipe is super easy to make if you have a food processor and are the perfect healthy snack. Lemony bliss balls 1 cup raw cashews (or your...

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Roadmap to better health in challenging times: October update

Recipe: zero waste pineapple shrub

The lockdown habits I want to keep

More summer drinks recipes

Mentoring special: talking with Sue Evans about ethics and culture

Celebrating spring equinox 2021

Less is more: September update

Lockdown love: August 2021 update

Love your liver: prepare for hay fever season

Recipe: lemony bliss balls

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