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  WHAT YOU WILL NEED 😊 ·         300g   Savoiardi Ladyfingers ·         500g   Mascarpone ·         4 x medium eggs ·         100 g of granulated sugar ·         300 ml of coffee (better if espresso) ·         2 x tablespoons of Rum or Marsala. ·         unsweetened cocoa powder   Tiramisu Recipe 1.      First of all, make the coffee. 2.      . Now add 2 x tbs of rum or Marsala wine Then set aside and let it cool. 3.      Separate egg whites from yolks and remember that, in order to whip the egg whites pretty stiff, there should not be any trace of yolk. 4.      Take a bowl and   whip the egg whites until stif...

The Holistic Approach - Ancient Greeks

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The Holistic Approach It all began with the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greeks and their understanding of health and disease was based on the theory of the four “humors”, which translates to fluids. These include blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile, these would be equivalent to the four elements, earth, wind, fire and water; along with the four corresponding qualities; hot, dry, humid and cold. Pythagoreans advocated that one’s health was a condition of harmony and the perfect equilibrium of bodily fluids. Illness is a result of when this balance is upset; therefore, it is best to practice a lifestyle/way of life that does not interfere with this fluid balance in the body. But as we know and as the ancient Greeks also recognised that this was somewhat difficult and that external factors where a major cause to this unbalance. The best way to counteract this was by concentration on physical and nutritional needs. The Greek word “hygieia” translates to health...
INTERMITTENT FASTING -  HEALTH BENEFITS AND HOW TO'S For thousands of years, many brilliant cultures have known that  fasting  and even periods of whole food  dieting, not only heal, but also restore all kinds of disturbances in the body and mind. By embracing periods of 'rest' (abstaining from food), you give your 'house' (abode/body) a chance to  r e-set, allowing your  metabolism ,  digestive system ,  immune  and  respiratory function  and  mental  performance  to optimise. In recent times, ‘Intermittent Fasting’ has become a major trend and buzzword as people around the  world have woken up to the benefits of extending the number of hours in a day or week  without  food  and adopting a more 'compressed' feeding window.  Unlike  extended fasting ,  intermittent fasting   can more easily become part of your regular lifestyle because  you stil...