Surrey Homes | SH46 | August 2018 | Wedding supplement inside

Wellbeing
Natural wisdom
Ella Carey is a qualified Natural Nutritionist, a
certified GAPS Practitioner and qualified Kinesiologist,
who runs Full Spectrum Health.
What one piece of seasonal wisdom
helps you in August? This time of
year is a favourite for foraging, so many
delights can be found in the hedgerows.
More than a fun activity to do with the
children, I see it as a key element of
keeping my family healthy, as well as a
lovely way to connect them to nature
and eating seasonally.
We make immune-boosting syrups
from rose hips and elderberries, which
are packed with vitamin C. We eat
blackberries straight from the brambles
for their vitamin content and their wild
bacteria – the strains of which are so vast
we haven’t identified all of them yet, but
which are absolutely fundamental to our
health and wellbeing.
Bacteria play a key role in boosting
our immune systems, and so along with
foraging wild foods, we ferment a lot
of food at home – beetroot, carrots,
sauerkraut etc - to increase our beneficial
bacteria intake.
What’s cooking in your kitchen this
month? Beetroot in all ways! Saltroasted
beetroot with burrata and herbs
from the garden is a delicious light
dinner, and the kids’ favourite way to
eat beetroot is the Indian dish halwa
(not to be confused with halva) . It’s an
unusual, but really tasty, alternative to
your morning breakfast cereal, which
is often low in nutrients and high in
sugar. Beetroot’s great for anyone with a
tendency toward anaemia or fatigue too.
Share one book that taught you
something amazing about life
I was very inspired by Patch Adams’
book Gesundheit. The story follows his
life after he graduates as a doctor and is
wonderful at explaining the frustration
he felt at the expensive and restrictive
US medical system. He dedicated his
life to creating a medical centre and
a community organic farm run by
health professionals and volunteers.
Patients and their families could
come and receive treatment, support
and community – and organic food.
What always brings a smile to your
face? No matter how many people I
work with, it makes me so happy to
hear that people are overcoming their
health issues through nutrition and
natural healing practices.
I especially love it when the nonverbal,
autistic children I work with
start forming words and making eye
contact only weeks into the nutrition
programme. It is a true testimony to
the body’s innate ability to heal, and
the most valuable and fulfilling part
of what I do.
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Drastic plastic
Our use of this eternal substance continues to grow exponentially.
Yet, we can all make very small changes that add up to an enormous
impact. Try these tips:
• keep a couple of thin cotton bags and an eco-cup/
bottle, in your handbag
• pick loose produce in the fruit and veg aisles, and
pop them into your own brought-from-home
bags. Or better still, get to know your local
greengrocer, who uses paper bags
• pack food up in paper and string, eco Bee’s Wrap
(beeswaxwraps.co.uk), in bamboo or wooden lunch
boxes, or at a push, aluminium foil, which is fully recyclable
• don’t buy plastic straws, or toothbrushes. A combo of bamboo
handles with fully biodegradable Nylon 4 bristles are the best. Try
Save Some Green (savesomegreen.co.uk) bottles or containers.
Health and beauty tips
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Eminé says:
Try this in August
I’ve developed a ‘thing’ for room spray. The
former asthmatic in me doesn’t get on well with
commercial ‘air fresheners’, so it’s taken me a
long time to find all-natural aromatherapeutic
scents that I can spritz freely, to aid me in
my work, focus and mood. I now rotate two
beautiful favourites: Ilapothecary Beat the
Blues Room Spray, £28 (ilapothecary.
com) – I defy anyone to continue
an argument after this delightful
rose geranium and petitgrain mist
hits the air – and Root & Flower
Yoga and Meditation Mist, £20
(rootandflower.co.uk) which is just
the happiest hit of rosy goodness,
and never fails to knit up those
frayed nerves.