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I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a week or so but I wasn’t sure where I wanted to publish it. I did know, however, that I had to publish it, if it was to do me any good at all. And this seems as good a place as any, relatively anonymous except […]

Stress produces harmful free radicals and other bio-chemicals that can damage our tissues and DNA. Recent research shows that chronic stress reduces levels of DHEA, a powerful hormone directly connected to lifespan, and increases levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which has been linked to accelerated aging. LifeWave research has shown that Y-age Aeon helps

Having the inner wherewithal to choose your attitude at all times is a recipe for well-being. If you know that no matter what the circumstances, you will be capable of choosing an attitude that maintains your own inner well-being or balance, you know that nothing – but absolutely nothing – that comes your way will have the

2012 has been filled with wonderful ingredients, aromas, tastes and flavours that go into making the multicultural community of Women that IS Costa Women.  Looking back over 2012 I wanted to share with you the Costa Women achievements in which you have all played a part.    Putting the recipe together Since 1st January 2012 we

physical spiritual and mental wellbeing is the answer for women breadwinners This weekend I went for a twilight spa with my best girlfriends at Aqua Sana atCentre Parcs.  So much organising needed to be done to make sure it happened, sorting child-care, family commitments, times and locations, who was going to drive, but it was so worth

On a Personal Note:   Gratitude is everything.  I am always pleasantly surprised as to how far a grateful heart can go, and there is always a sense of awe in watching how much generosity is actually going on around our world, despite of what gets disseminated in the news.   We hear a lot

As expats we have probably done our fair share of reinvention – living in a completely new country, surrounded by new sights, sounds and smells, new language(s), culture and even food that can bring about change both in our lifestyle and our attitude to living.   People choose to reinvent themselves for all manner of

This year has not been the best for me, especially not since the latter part of the year, but still life goes on and we deal with everything that falls in our path the best way we know how. This year I started an interesting project where I decided to collate and put together a

When Kermit sang “It’s not easy being green,” Brussels sprouts the world over identified with his predicament. Because sprouts, like frogs, have had a bad rap. They are the most unappreciated food crop that ever came out of the soil; more scorned than the swede, less tolerated than the turnip, more reviled than the runner