Eating well for health

I have just been reading and rereading Andrew Weil's essential guide to nutrition called Eating well for optimum Health and, what can I say, I was so inspired that I have planted a vegetable garden. Most unlike me.

This is probably proof that this man can seriously affect your health and inspire readers to take control of their nutrition. This is the first book I have read about nutrition that makes sense to me. I am a bit slow to join the organic brigade (my own parents were there 40 years before me and my daughter is very conscious about the food she eats) but it seems incredibly satisfying to know exactly what I am now eating and why (yes the book scared me given the amount of pesticides and hormones now included in our food which has dire consequences for our health).

However, while I have the fruit and vegetables taken care of, I am not sure I will be adding chickens, a cow or a lamb any time soon. But, stranger things have happened I guess.

What about you do you have a vegetable garden? Do you buy organic produce? Are you into nutrition or do you think its all about balance.

Slumber time

I love luxury bed linen, mainly white linen. My two favourite stores are the White Company and Brocade.

Goop

If you are looking for some inspiration, sign up to Gwyneth Paltrow's newsletter. Yes, I am serious. She writes about things you can do, make, see, get etc.

A lot of people were very negative about a 'movie star' doing this (essentially blogging), but I think she has proven that she has something worthwhile to share. Plus, she knows a lot of interesting people who provide their expertise and insight on wide-ranging issues.

I've found Gwyneth's newsletters to be fascinating and full of great ideas.

Go visit http://www.goop.com/ and check it out. You, like me, may be surprised.

Inch by Inch Art Project - Bloom

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Either bloom or go to seed. It's more of a choice than we think.


This week's theme reminds me of a garden show I watch which always finishes with the line, "well thats your blooming lot, see you again next week!"



Apologies for such a quick effort this week - I was in a big hurry and only had moments to spare but I did not want to miss out. Thanks Paris, I truly look forward to doing this each week and in seeing what everyone else creates!

See other contributors to Remembering Paris' Inch by Inch Art Project

Courage - Inch by Inch

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This week I thought long and hard about the word Courage. I wish I had it moreso and in greater abundance. I remember reading once that it is the ladder that all other virtues mount (sorry I don't know who said this). So I looked though my photos and saw lots of evidence of courage all around me. Maybe we are more courageous than we think we are once we look more closely for the signs of it.

Courage is from top l - r

1. getting up close and personal with a lion at the zoo 2. shooting for the sky 3. being willing to dye your hair the PMS colour you hate 4. the brave soldiers who lost their lives to protect others 5. being in the middle of a bushfire 6. trying new and more creative makeup approaches 7. being alone on a deserted beach 8. this in Japanese 9. looking fear in the eye 10. taking an unknown path 11. growing old 12. loving someone 13. tasting foreign looking food sources 14. clinging to a twinkling star when there is darkness all around 15. patting a cougar 16. saying good morning to a huntsman spider 17. not being afraid to stand out from the crowd 18. sailing away from shore 19. bravely suffering injuries 20. changing your look, uh um, substantially for a dare 21. eating loads of sugar 22. being willing to stand away from the pack 23. developing a bullet proof spirit 24. being different and being proud of who you are 25. being willing to stand all alone in tall grass.

Thank you Paris from Remembering Paris for setting up the Inch by Inch Art Project. You can see other entries here.

Geraldine Georges

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I really love the work of French illustrator Geraldine Georges - beautiful isn't it?

PutItOn.com

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I have just found a new site which features undiscovered artists from around the world.

This site showcases ART, FASHION, FILM and MUSIC. A great place to feature your own work (no commissions) and also a great place to discover new artists. Oh sometimes I do love the internet just a little too much.

Go visit the site - www.PutItOn.com