Your fertility will start to decline at 35, but you can adjust your way of eating to improve it.

- Eat organic! Try to eat as many raw foods as possible -at least 50%. Raw foods are rich in enzymes and amino acids which boost fertility.

- Drink! Being dehydrated can speed the aging process. Try to drink lots of water, fresh juices and herbal teas.

- Choose unrefined oils like olive oil, sunflower oil, and grape seed oil to flavor your salads and food.

- Eat freshwater  fish like trout rather than deep-sea fish such as tuna, which may contain mercury.

- Eat spouted grains like alfalfa, lentils and chickpeas as they are high in rich enzymes and amino acids.

- Eat yam and sweet potato. They contain a natural form of the hormone progesterone.

- Eat nuts and seeds as they are packed with fertility nutrients.

In April 2009 Paisarn Cheewinsiriwat, the acclaimed Executive Chef of Chiva-Som, Thailand’s internationally renowned wellness resort will travel to London to conduct a week of prestigious events at Claridge’s. During Easter week (9 to 17 April) Chef Paisarn, celebrated for his creative gourmet spa cuisine, will team up with Claridge’s Executive Head Chef Martyn Nail to host a gala dinner integrating the two chefs’ signature dishes, as well as a series of spa cuisine master classes to enable food lovers to learn some of the techniques used in Chiva-Som’s mouth-watering signature dishes. Visitors to Claridge’s will also have the opportunity to sample Chef Paisarn’s unique style of cooking when eating in the Foyer and Reading Room for the duration of the week, where he will create a bespoke menu du jour featuring three starters, three main courses and three desserts.

I will go:-).

You are what you eat! It is hard to always eat healthy but maybe there might be a solution for all of us. Abel And Cole delivers fresh and healthy organic food to your doorstep. Each week you will get seasonal fruit and vegetables  delivered to your home. As it is always difficult to come up with new recipes ideas, they even  give you some help by having recipes on their website. Enjoy your healthy and organic meal!

www.abelandcole.co.uk

When it is cold outside we need something to cheer us up. Botanical Bakery offers some delicious handmade cookies, which we just love. Each cookie is hand rolled, hand cut and even hand packed. They also carefully choose their ingredient partners with an artisan approach, to make the best cookies possible. Botanical Bakery gourmet tea cookies are simple but yummy. They have but three basic ingredients to make their cookies special: flour, butter and sugar.

I will order some Lavender Cookies to enjoy them with our delicious Wellicious organic tea! Hmmmm!

www.botanicalbakery.com

On my last trip to China I was amazed when I looked out of my hotel room window early in the morning. I saw graceful images of people gliding through dance-like poses as they practiced Tai Chi. Simply watching them is relaxing. Tai Chi, in fact, is often described as “meditation in motion” because it promotes serenity through gentle movements — connecting the mind and body. Originally developed in China as a form of self-defense, tai chi is a graceful form of exercise that has existed for over 2,000 years.

To do tai chi, you perform a series of postures or movements in a slow, graceful manner. Each posture flows into the next without pausing. Tai chi has more than 100 possible movements and positions. You can find several that you like and stick with those, or explore the full range. The intensity of tai chi varies somewhat depending on the form or style practiced. Some forms of tai chi are more fast-paced than others, for instance. However, most forms are gentle and suitable for everyone. And they all include rhythmic patterns of movement that are coordinated with breathing.

Tai Chi is excellent to:

- Reduce Stress
- Reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Improve Balance
- Exercise
- Increase Emotional Well-Being

I will try it out, as it is a nice change to my yoga and cardio exercise:-).