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04/12/2024

I've been putting a lot of posts on the Brooklyn Wellness Hub blog recently. One of them is Happy Healthy Christmas https://brooklynwellness.nz/2024/11/18/happy-healthy-christmas/ with some ideas on how to reduce Christmas stress. There are also a lot of recipe posts for healthier (or just other) Xmas options. If you have any other ideas that could be added, please let me know.

Myth: Christmas is the happiest time of the year. Reality: For many, it’s stressful and exhausting. For others, it can be lonely and isolated. Let’s see what we can do to change that. A condensed v…

10/01/2017

A tip for freezing fruit for smoothies:
http://www.frot.co.nz/design/recipes/freezing-fruit-for-smoothies/

You probably have a little booklet that came with your fridge / freezer that tells you how to freeze all sorts of different fruit and vegetables. But I bet it doesn’t have these tips in it! Y…

02/01/2017

23/12/2016

One more healthier Xmas treat - a version of White Xmas that has been tweaked a bit.
http://www.frot.co.nz/design/recipes/white-christmas-slice/

We recently discovered dried strawberries. Not the sugar coated, preservative laden things you might have seen in the supermarket, but ones where strawberries are the only ingredients. I found them…

22/12/2016

An email arrived in my Inbox this morning from The Tapping Solution, featuring one of Jessica Ortner’s guided tapping sessions. It got me thinking again about the people who find Christmas di…

21/12/2016

One of the breakfast ideas on the Xmas menu page I posted a couple of days ago is Orange Cranberry Coconut Flour muffins:
http://www.frot.co.nz/design/recipes/christmas-morning-muffins/

I love Nigella Lawson’s recipes, even though most of them are full of white flour and sugar and other things we don’t want to have on a WAPF diet, let alone GAPS! I love her passion for…

20/12/2016

Here's a real food chocolate or fudge recipe you can make for the special people in your life, even those who are on special diets:
http://www.frot.co.nz/design/recipes/healthy-real-food-snacks-chocolate-and-fudge/
This is just one of the options - some are a bit fancier looking, so suitable for gifts.

Suitable for GAPS, SCD, Paleo, gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, low carb or other whole food diets. I first discovered creamed coconut (also known as coconut butter) in a faded orange box, in t…

19/12/2016

Here are some real food ideas for Christmas Day - ideal for those with allergies, but nice for everybody.
http://www.frot.co.nz/design/recipes/real-food-christmas-menu/

I first posted about real food / GAPS Christmas menu ideas a few years back, so it’s time for an update with lots of new ideas. Most of these recipes are from this recipe blog, but some are f…

17/12/2016

This is a hard time of year for a lot of people. If you need to reach out for help, here's some handy numbers in NZ. Just remember that they are staffed by volunteers, and may be busy. So if you can't get through to one number, try another.

Samaritans - 0800 726 666
Lifeline - 0800lLIFELINE or 0800 543 354
Youthline - call 0800 376633 or Free TXT 234

17/12/2016

If you like smoothies, here are some ideas for festive smoothies that feel indulgent but are still nourishing:
http://www.frot.co.nz/design/recipes/festive-breakfast-smoothies-for-christmas-morning/

A few different varieties to suit all tastes and dietary needs. If your family is anything like ours, on Christmas Day everybody will bring enough of every dish for the whole extended family. And w…

16/12/2016

If you like cheese straws but can't have gluten or starch, try my almond based Xmas cheese stars

http://www.frot.co.nz/design/recipes/crisp-and-crunchy-christmas-cheese-stars/

Suitable for gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, egg-free diets, and later stages of GAPS, but not dairy free, strict Paleo or vegan. When I was on Nigella Lawson’s website recently, I came across…

14/12/2016

If you're feeling stressed out by Christmas, try this simple do-it-yourself calming technique:
http://www.frot.co.nz/design/deb-gully/2016/12/14/quick-easy-calming-tip-for-xmas-or-any-time/

Or check out my Christmas destressing special offer:
http://www.frot.co.nz/design/deb-gully/2016/12/11/christmas-stress-or-busy-ness-getting-you-wound-up-how-i-can-help/

Christmas can be a very stressful time, and sometimes we just need to take a few minutes to ourselves, to refocus and relax. I’ve already written about EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) elsewhere o…