Deborah Hele August is a month for planting and feeding, prepping those plants of yours for the hot season ahead. Here are some tips to get you going… # Plant Lilium Bulbs, especially our favourite — St. Josephs Lily — for added beauty in summer # Continue to feed and water your winter and spring [...]
Read the rest of this story »Pam Black, Celebration House It goes without saying that every bride wants to look her best on her wedding day, but sometimes with all the stress surrounding the occasion it is difficult to find the time to just ‘chill out’ and enjoy some pampering. I’ve heard it said that it can take as many as [...]
Read the rest of this story »Pam Black, Celebration House If reports that have been coming into my inbox lately are anything to go by, there is a definite trend emerging amongst couples in countries like the UK, Australia and the USA to have weddings that are more environmentally friendly. Probably motivated by the huge amount of recent international interest in [...]
Read the rest of this story »Pam Black, Celebration House If Alfred Tennyson’s famous observation that, ‘in Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love’, is anything to go by, the season in question fast approaching, and there could be many men in the southern hemisphere going down on bended knee over the next few months, uttering ‘please [...]
Read the rest of this story »Drinking coffee and exercising may prevent skin cancer by killing off cells damaged by the sun’s ultraviolet-B radiation, said a study of hairless laboratory mice. The coffee-exercise combination produced a “dramatic” fourfold difference in apoptosis — the programmed death of pre-cancerous cells — between laboratory mice that did and did not follow the regime, said [...]
Read the rest of this story »The world’s oldest person Yone Minagawa, who has died at age 114, was as sprightly as ever until the moment she got into bed for her eternal rest, her caretaker said on Tuesday. Minagawa, who enjoyed good food and a bit of alcohol, died on Monday at a nursing home in Japan’s southwestern Fukuoka prefecture. [...]
Read the rest of this story »Ronald Abvajee The toughest part of getting fit is motivation. Once you’re out the door, you’re committed — but lacing up your trainers and stepping out there is the challenge. Here are six surefire tactics to help you get out and get psyched — perfect for those of you who’ve been away from exercise so [...]
Read the rest of this story »Bedtime tips for getting kids to sleep through the night. Expert commentary reviewed by Louise Chang, MDYour toddler wakes up several times a night, calling for “Mommy.†Your 6-year-old simply refuses to go to bed. Catering to both, you and your spouse are in and out of bed all night — and perpetually exhausted. Not [...]
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