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  1. 101 teas of the world their health benefits, okay 3

    February 20, 2012 by the Sleep Walker

    How "shabby-chic" is this!?

    I love herbs, every time I eat something I have grown myself or something from a tree I feel happy and at ease because I know that all the promised nutrients are going into my body and that the food won’t take much from my body. I’m going to confess something to you and that is: I love tea. I drink about six cups a day. I always try to schedule teatime into my day, where I get to sit and have two cups of Rooibos or chamomile and just relax. This time is usually in the morning or evening.

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  2. Beauty sleep, the natural way

    November 12, 2011 by the Sleep Walker

    At the beginning of spring I started planting all my favourite herbs in the garden again, they are now free from the pot plant garden by the bay window shielding them from the harsh winter and enjoy the warm Mpumalanga sun. Growing my own herbs is something I have been doing for a long time; I still remember that balconygarden I had at my first flat – I admittedly often drowned the poor plants out of guilt after a week in the scorching city sun without a drop of water and eventually killed them. As a corporate I often popped sleeping pills in the early hours of the morning just to claw my mind away from spreadsheet and get a bit of sleep. Even now in my mostly corporate-free life I often find it difficult to just go to bed, not when there are things to be done.  My wind-down nightly routine involves the following natural remedies, which have all helped me.

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