Looking after your health is a top priority when you’re pregnant, and there are extra considerations to be made when you travel. Take these essential tips into account and you’ll be enjoying a worry-free holiday in no time. Learn everything you need to know about vaccinations While inactivated vaccinations are safe for pregnant women, live […]
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Composure in a time of Thyroid upheaval
Today’s Guestpost comes from my buddy Naomi… she is one tough cookie, and we can learn a thing or two, from this resilient woman! A bad case of the flu, a swollen protruding neck & an ultrasound later, it was determined that I had a tumor on my thyroid gland and it was 6 x […]
Getting fit in Algrave
Europe isn’t short of fantastic holiday destinations, but for those after some sunshine and escapism, Portugal’s Algarve takes some beating. This is the country’s premier holiday destination and it isn’t hard to see why. It boasts some outstanding beaches and picturesque towns, and there is plenty to keep people entertained. Whether consumers book package holidays […]
5 tips to being a clothes model
Today’s guest writer’s svelte figure, speaks for itself. Wei Ni who is a clothes model for her own range of clothes is super fit and ripped. Here are her 5 tips on how to keep fitting into those little dresses you love so much! As a clothes model for my blog shop (Peep Boutique), I’ve had […]
Yoga, and the power of three
Yoga, and the power of three .. this is part 2 of the Yoga guestpost series Read Yoga, The Anchor of Life (part 1) here I’m in my early thirties, and bed-ridden for two days. How could this be, when a week ago I had happily run downhill a mountain, celebrating youth. There was no […]
Cikipedia’s Guestpost on Downtown Traveler
Hi awesome readers of Cikipedia! We were just featured on Downtown Traveler, a US based, online magazine for urban travelers who crave arts, culture and adventure.. and our guestpost was on Travel Health: 10 Tips to Stay Healthy and Fit While Traveling. We are happy for the opportunity to share some Cikipedia philosophy and to spread the fitness […]
Yoga, the anchor of life
Yoga, the anchor of life.. Barcelona. Eight-thirty in the morning. I take a detour via the Santa María del Mar Cathedral back home after shopping for fruit and more fruit at the Santa Caterina Market in El Borne. Two grown men kiss on the cheeks, and one says to the other: “Y tú, menos alimentos […]
Beast of a Yeast
The humble beer yeast or brewer’s yeast has a mighty promise – of health, youth and beauty. Yes indeed, the brewer’s yeast formed of unicellular and microscopic fungi from the Saccharomyces cerevisae and Saccharomyces carriergensis strains was lauded centuries ago by Hipócrates for its medicinal value and widely consumed by the ancient Egyptians. It was […]
Lose Fat with the Mediterranean Diet , Part 2 – Liquid Gold
THE Spanish call it el oro líquido (liquid gold), and it’s no wonder. The olive tree, that symbol of peace and wisdom, contributes so much to the robust and ruddy health of those who use its oil regularly. For her 51st wedding anniversary, mum-in-law was especially pleased to receive a bottle of Tuccioliva Matilda 0.7 […]
Lose Fat with the Mediterranean Diet!
Today’s Guest blogger is my buddy Sue, who lives in Barcelona. She writes about why eating the Mediterranean staple daily has transformed her into a healthy little bunny. Here’s her post.. When I first arrived in Barcelona, I did as many tourists and some locals do: start the day with a croissant, often made with […]