Who let the cat our of the bag?

"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened" -Mark Twain.

Don't let fear and worry stand in the way of your ambitions today. 

Have faith that everything will work out just as it's meant to!

*THE ESSENTIALS*

Here at Essential Health nothing makes us feel more warm and fuzzy inside than supporting local and small businesses! Our latest local endeavour is D'Entrecasteaux Natural Soaps from Valla Beach (39km south of Coffs). They retail for $4.50 a bar and the delicious honey and oat bar in currently in my shower.

*Handmade
*100% natural ingredients
*Australian made and owned
*No plastic packaging
*Perfect for sensitive skin

Palmolive has enough money. Be mindful of where your soap comes from.

Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. How absence makes the heart grow fonder. Absence also allows you to leave your crap everywhere and then do a mad rush to clean up the day he arrives home!
2. Sweating it out at an early morning personal training session then stumbling down the beach track with my jelly legs and diving into the ocean semi-clothed. I sat on the beach in the Autumn sunshine on an endorphin high. Just admiring how blue the sky was and how grateful I am to have arms and legs.
3. Buying a bunch of fresh dill at the farmers market and adding it to my fish cakes, scrambled eggs and cottage cheese on corn thins.
4. Being reminded to take care of myself from HEAD to TOE by my wonderful reflexologist Trista Shanahan at Ayurvedic Skin Care & Reflexology Fusion. Treat yourself to a warm oil Indian head massage and your hair will shine like the sun.
5. My new fave juice combo: apple, celery, parsley, beetroot, lime.

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. Drink 2L of water every day this week and then look in the mirror this time next week and notice your beautiful glowing skin!

2.7 MILLION TAKEAWAY COFFEE CUPS ARE THROWN OUT EVERY DAY! And that’s only IN AUSTRALIA! Holy moly… Hello landfill!

My latest post for ST Surf Images

Emma the Naturopath xx

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Make the most of TODAY!

Emma the Naturopath xx

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We heart Miranda

I remember reading DOLLY when I was 13 and Miranda Kerr won the Model Search. I had a meeting with Jane, her aunty, this week who is the rep for Kora Organics, Miranda’s stunning organic skincare range.

The week before Jane mentioned in a meeting with Miranda about Essential Health becoming a potential stockist for Kora Organics and she remembered our “cute little shop” from a few Christmases ago when she popped in to grab some paw paw ointment!

Well if we’re good enough for Miranda…

Brrrr! What happened to Summer? It's so rainy and blustery outside so I’m having a Winter convalescing day! I was in clinic this morning and now I’m spending the afternoon drinking tea, eating leftover chicken soup for lunch, reading the new Frankie in the bath, baking vegie lasanga, then off to yoga tonight. I’m clearly still pining for the winter wonderland of Japan…

Embrace the chill!

My gorgeous friend and Ayurvedic practitioner Amy Graham is running another Ayurvedic cooking class at 5 Church St in Bello next wk! The classes are always a huge hit and fill up straight away so grab Amy's contact details so she can keep you in the loop for the future if you're keen :)

Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Stopping by our favourite antique shop on the way home from the airport and asking the owner what cd she was playing. Turns out it was a little jam mix that her son and his bestie made up one night in their garage. She gave it to us and refused to accept any money.

2. Taking a full day off after my holiday to settle back into my life again. My gorgeous friend Mish taught me to do this. I bought flowers, filled the fridge and fruit bowl and burnt some Nag Champa.

3. Having a new appreciation for all the things I missed whilst travelling: vegie juice, watering my garden, broccoli, Om Veda exfoliant, a saucepan of chai simmering on the stove, salt air, coconut water.

4. Romance.

5. Listening to the water lap under the stand-up paddle boards as we cruised down the river.

Open up one of your cookbooks this week, close your eyes and flick to any random page and create what you see!

Want to get healthy? Great! Just don't do it overnight...

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Have a beautiful week everyone!

Emma the Naturopath xx