Category Life & Style

How to know if sugar consumption is ageing your skin

Our obsession with ‘skin maturity’ isn’t something new, but the empirical research of it is. To this day, there have

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Embrace Your Cycle — Yoga Poses for Menstruation / Period Cramps

The menstrual cycle is something beautiful – it is a way to connect with one’s own body and truly listen

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A Creative Conversation: The Effects of Self-Talk, Sound Waves & Music

What is ‘creative sound’ — and how can it help re:solve (internal) conflict? While most of us can’t help but

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Natural Cosmetic Oils – Supercritical CO2 Extraction vs. Cold-Pressed

The words “supercritical CO2 extraction” didn’t cross my lips until I heard about the trending (and incredibly helpful) CBD oil

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Eye on Ingredients: The Raw Truth About Raw Cacao

Raw cacao: the most delicious and most controversial raw ingredient. The internet is buzzing with differing facts about chocolate, and

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6 Safe Cosmetic Tips You Should Know

The emphasis on safe (& healthy) ingredientshas spread far beyond the dinner plate. In years past, it was common practice

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Amazingy Guides: How to Improve Vein Health — 5 Natural Remedies for Varicose & Spider Veins

Discovering varicose veins on your legs can be quite unsettling – though perhaps worse is hearing your doctor say that

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Let’s Talk: 10 Natural Remedies You Should Know to Fight a Cold

There is one thing for sure about a common cold – it’s pretty common. In the office, on public transport,

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Eye on Ingredients: ‘Chemical-free’ cosmetics — what does that really mean?

When I hear the term ‘chemical-free’, I associate it with the trust I would give to a safe, environmentally friendly

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How I got into juicing – without mutating into a “detox” zombie

Whenever friends or acquaintances would solemnly announce that a 3- or 5- or even 7-day juice cleanse was imminent, I

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Behind the Brand: raven collective

In a society which predicates itself on overconsumption, maintaining a sustainable lifestyle will be met with more than enough obstacles.

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Amazingy Guides: A Sustainable 3-Day Detox Diet Plan

What does a healthy detox diet plan look like? “A detox requires the expected exclusions – like no caffeine, no alcohol,

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Amazingy Guides: A Sustainable Detox – Reducing the Toxic Load

As detoxing has become more popular, it’s stirred a lot of controversy among health experts – leaving many people confused

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Vegan Chocolate Sweet Potato Ice Cream: Marleen’s End of the Year Recipe

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! The incomparable Marleen Visser of sweet & veggie food blog Share

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Amazingy Guides: 10 Tips for Staying Healthy through the Holidays

It seems like every holiday season becomes yet another eating, drinking and partying marathon – until the onset of the

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Dreaming of a Green Christmas — Gift-Giving with Zero Waste

The winter holiday shopping bonanza has begun once again, and your head is probably already starting to spin as the

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Amazingy Guides: How to Have a Better Night’s Sleep

Good sleep: it’s real, it’s free, and it can start tonight! A “good night’s sleep” means something different for everyone,

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Amazingy Guides: How to Help Dry and/or Dehydrated Skin

At a glance, dry skin and dehydrated skin often pass off as the same problem. The symptoms for each can

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:INFOGRAPHIC: Cleaner Cosmetics — #toxicfreebathroomchallenge

What harmful ingredients are lurking in your beloved self-care products? In the steps towards living a greener, more toxic-free life,

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:INFOGRAPHIC: The Difference Between Natural and Organic Cosmetics

In recent years, personal care products advocating for natural & organic ingredients have become the crème de la crème when

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