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Wellness is not merely the absence of illness, it is a state of complete physical, mental, emotional & spiritual well-being

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Archives for October 2017

Brizi – A New Device That Will Protect Babies From Air Pollution

October 29, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

As most of my readers will know, my main goal in terms of health for my family is to limit our exposure to toxicity. We do this through the right foods, healthcare products, toiletries, even down to the way we treat illnesses. Prevention of illness is our goal, and limited exposure to toxicity will, in…

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Filed Under: Articles, Parenting Tagged With: air pollution, babies, child health, conscious living, conscious parenting, gentle parenting, healthy children, healthy living, healthy parenting, holistic living, lauren vaknine, mom bloggers, motherhood, mum bloggers, natural living, natural parenting, organic spoon, parenting, pollution

Vegan Victoria Sponge – GF, DF, SF

October 28, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Firstly, apologies that this isn’t the world’s best picture (does anyone really care!?) I took it on the day of Braxton’s 2nd birthday party – which this was made for – and had to cater the entire party and somehow look presentable, oh, and photograph everything at the same time because I run a health…

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Herby Avocado Salad

October 20, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

I’m calling this herby avocado salad instead of herby guacamole, because guacamole is Mexican, and usually uses peppers and / or chillies and this is more of an Israeli inspired salad. Israelis call everything ‘salad’, so even tuna mayonnaise is ‘salad of tuna’ (literally translated!) but we can call this avocado dip if that’s easier?!…

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Creating The Perfect Vegan & Allergen Free Kids Birthday Party

October 17, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

It was Braxton’s 2nd birthday over the weekend (how is my baby 2?!) and we decided, like last year, to have his party at home. When kids start school you don’t really have a choice but to throw them a party where 40 kids are invited, so until that time, we decided we wanted to…

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Filed Under: Articles, Home & Beauty, Parenting Tagged With: 2nd birthday, birthday party, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, health, healthy, healthy birthday party, healthy living, lauren vaknine, organic spoon, sugar free, vegan, vegan feast, vegan food, vegetarian

Not Medicating A Fever Doesn’t Mean Sitting Back And Doing Nothing

October 17, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Not medicating a fever does not mean sitting back and doing nothing

Filed Under: Articles, Front Page Articles, Health, Parenting Tagged With: anti vaccination, childhood fever, children, fever, health, healthy lifestyle, healthy living, immune health, lauren vaknine, natural immunity, natural living, no vaccinations, organic spoon, vaccine free

My Enemy My Friend

October 6, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

My journey : available from Amazon.

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Peppermint Matcha Latte

October 6, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

When Braxton was about 6 months, I wanted to start a gentle detoxification of the fertility drugs I had to take to conceive him, so I decided to start drinking matcha tea. I bought the ceremonial grade (this is the highest grade and should be the one you use if it’s for drinking) and started…

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Acceptance: The Key To Happiness In Early Motherhood

October 4, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Immediately after announcing a pregnancy or giving birth, after the obligatory oohs and aahs and coos have been inflicted, there will inevitably come the slew of unwanted advice … from every person you’ve ever known. A few of my friends have been pregnant or had babies recently, and, though I was dying to spew out…

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Vanilla & Cardamom Peaches

October 4, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

It’s officially Autumn, which means time for warm foods and warming flavours. Nothing says Autumn like cardamom and other spices such as vanilla, cinnamon and star anise, and they work so well in desserts and cakes, especially with fruits like peaches. This is a really easy dessert option, great if you have lots of people…

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Pearl Barley, Sweet Potato & Caramelised Red Onion Bowl

October 3, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Following on from my Barley Soup post a few days ago, here is what I made with some barley I had left over. This is quite a simple dish and doesn’t require many ingredients but is a nutritious, filling, vegan meal. In the Barley Soup post I spoke about the benefits of barley, for example…

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Thank you for visiting my blog! I’m Lauren and I’m a health writer, holistic wellness coach and speaker, and at 23 months old, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

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