Surviving Christmas: the hangover cure
Many years ago I travelled around Australia including a stint as a waitress on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef (above, its famous heart-shaped reef). I’m not sure if the guests were having...
View ArticleSurviving Christmas: hangover cure part II
Yesterday, I posted an Aussie hangover cure. God knows those girls gave generously (as every clinic across the country can testify) but that doesn’t stop me from continuing to look for other remedies....
View ArticleBrilliant organic facial oil
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and flattery is, of course, the sincerest form of ingratiation. Hey, what’s wrong with a few well-intended lies? I think every therapist should be trained in...
View ArticleBest therapist tip: the cleanser
Things I hate, part one. Asking a therapist for her top tip and her replying something stupidly obvious like Drink lots of water. Wouldn’t it be great to feign complete ignorance and ask What is this...
View ArticleYEOTOWN: A REVIEW
Here’s a condensed version of an article I wrote for The Sunday Times WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT The British home of complete wellbeing, a sustainable alternative to fat farms. WHERE IS IT a short drive from...
View ArticleTabata: how to shed body fat in four minutes
There’s a lot of talk of miracles at this time of year. Virgin births? I went to a Catholic convent school, we had one of those every other week. Here’s a real miracle, I have lost almost half my body...
View ArticleRADIANCE CLEANSE: NEW REST DAYS
As there is so much talk about the miracle that is intermittent fasting at the moment, thought it was worth reposting something I wrote about it back in September. Hey always first with the news here....
View ArticleREVIEW: VERDURA, SICILY
Here’s a shorter version of my review, which ran in The Sunday Times on February 3 Rocco Forte is one of the world’s leading hoteliers, and Verdura is his dream resort. He spent seven years (not...
View ArticleGENTLE AND EFFECTIVE DETOX
Tenerife – it’s the chopped liver of tourism, isn’t it? Just the thought of it makes you want to gag. I mean doesn’t a hotel in Tenerife thinks it’s upmarket if most of the guests’ tattoos are spelled...
View ArticleHand reflexology: surviving half term
Half-term is on the horizon… the shoulders of a million mothers slump. I don’t have children but I do know how you feel. We babysat a friend’s seven-year-old daughter a few years ago. It wasn’t as hard...
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