Hoogly is the way you pronounce ‘hyggelig,’ a Nordic word used to capture the combined feelings of homely warmth and well being. Hygge is an experience; a year-round feeling of warmth, cosiness and wellness. The Danes have a preoccupation with Hygge and perhaps surprisingly, they are voted one of ...

Salvia Divinorum is commonly known nowadays as the 'herb of Virgin Mary' or 'Diviner’s Sage' and has been used for centuries by the Mexican Mazatec Indians of Oaxaca for healing as well as divination. From the mint family, it has also long been known to present a doorway to a visionary path of ...

Mugwort is the cousin of Wormwood and St John's Wort. In medieval times people used mugwort to make a beer called "gruit" and the beer was drunk from a mug and it seems likely that this is the reason mugwort is called this. 'Wort' means plant, herb or root in old English. It is also a native ...

What the heck is Veganuary? Veganuary is a trial month of the vegan diet. You can go to their website to set up your 'Veganuary month' and it’s completely free! They give you tips, cookbooks on the vegan diet and lots more. I thought I'd give it a go this month - read on for Why I'm Giving ...

Wheatgrass is a type of grass that looks like the grass growing in your back yard, but it’s not. Actually, wheatgrass comes from the wheat plant and is also called “baby wheat”. Although the name might suggest that the grass contains wheat and therefore also gluten, it's actually 100 % gluten-free. ...

Do you eat the banana skin (or peel) or only the banana itself? To be honest, I never used to eat the peel before – it didn’t really um...“appeel” to me. However, when I learned about the benefits of eating banana skins I started trying it out. Still, I wouldn’t say it’s an exquisite culinary ...

We know there are countless people trying to quit the harmful habit of smoking traditional nicotine-containing cigarettes. The practise of 'vaping' without having to deal with the harmful elements of nicotine and tar is of course a much better alternative as E-cigs are 95% less harmful than ...

So, I spent a Saturday crawling, climbing (and crying) through mud as promised. But how did it go? First let me break down the experience to tell you what Mudnificent 7 actually is – Mudnificent 7 is a 7K mud run course, composed of 7 different 1K zones. It includes Spartan, Muddy Furlong, Splat ...

Rhodiola Rosea is also known as Arctic Root or Golden Root. It grows naturally at high altitudes and can be found in Britain, Asia and North America. It is native to Siberia and was much prized in history by the Vikings to enhance physical strength and endurance and considered an important health ...

Back in 1873, Charles Harrison Blackley identified the first allergen, pollen, which caused his sneezing. Almost 150 years later, humankind still hasn't found the cure to all allergens. Although we can’t find the cure for them, we're still trying to find out what causes them to help others ...