Rozanna Giannakis

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Lemons for refreshing, natural hygiene (real talk)

I would like to share how my daughter and I use lemons to practice a more environment friendly, natural and healthy form of hygiene tried, tested and extremely effective. Please, if you can, use organic lemons:

Clean, fresh tongue: (Caution : please do not do this if you have sores on your tongue or bleeding. I will share in an upcoming post how I deal with oral hygiene). I dip my toothbrush in some lemon juice and brush my tongue. It cleans so nicely and gives a clean pink look. The tongue carries a great deal of bacteria that is the cause of bad breath. (To be honest, I just take a quarter of a lemon and rub it on my tongue but I am aware that many people have sensitive skin so please do not do this; rather use the toothbrush way previously suggested). After doing this, I brush my teeth or rinse my mouth with warm water.

General feminine hygiene: Stress, not drinking enough water, poor diet, inferior quality underwear, heat, sexual activity etc. can be the reason for alot of issues: after showering I add lemon juice to warm water rinse intimate areas;  lemon water is a great disinfectant and refresher. I know that this may seem a bit foreign to many people, however, we have forgotten how nature has actually provided for all our needs.

Travel – especially long flights: I feel so uncomfortable being sedentary for 14 hours or more when I fly and so to freshen up, I always travel with a lemon cut in half put into a small holder or fresh bag; squeeze some lemon juice on toilet paper (I told you it’s real talk) and wipe under arms, the inside of your thighs and as mum would say “other important places”.  Of course, flush away the toilet paper once you are done. Keeps one amazingly fresh on long hauls. Why don’t I use baby wipes etc.? Because they are not entirely natural and one half of a lemon can be used for lemon water on flights and the other half for freshening up. I can even use the lemon juice to clean the toilet seat before I use it. It’s an amazing cleanser provided by nature.

Under arm: Instead of using under arm sprays, roll-on that can be very toxic or powder that leaves a thin layer of a  crumbly look that I see so often especially with ladies I use a little bit of lemon juice each morning under my arms (freshly squeezed). If you have very sensitive skin, then mix the lemon juice with some warm water and dab it under the arm pits after a shower (do not do this immediately after a shave – apply a tiny bit of coconut oil under armpits and later dab the lemon juice on). Very long lasting and completely fresh feeling. Simply wonderful.

Lemon blooms have the most beautiful perfume and I love to know that what I am using on my body is not some hardcore chemical in a beautiful package but really something that is easy to transport, versatile, environment friendly and really, truly refreshing.

 

Photography rozannawithaz

model: alma (in gratitude to her wonderful parents for allowing her to be my very first model)

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Unbelievable turmeric

Hi everybody! I hope your week was better than mine – I’ve shed a few tears these last couple of days out of sheer frustration. However, fortunately one can find solutions to many things in a cordial and hopefully peaceful way. I have a very strong sense of right/wrong when it gets to children and I can be like a raging lion if I feel a child is being treated unfairly but there are ways to go about things which I have had to teach myself.

Had it not been for healing foods and food that nourishes, calms, balances and restores mental clarity, I am not sure where I would be today. Pia and I spoilt ourselves to a delicious almond milk turmeric latte. Friends, this is tha thang! Turmeric is so healthy and if you are someone who likes to work out alot, have stiffness in the bones, flu symptoms and so many other things, I can attest to the fact that this is an amazing healer. I have read and encourage you to please research on how beautifully healing this spice is.

I usually include turmeric in my juices (not always, but very often); this morning Pia and I enjoyed home made almond milk, with a tad of salt and maple syrup to which we added turmeric powder. Really delicious.

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Celery and cucumber juice – amazing cleanser

There has been alot of hype around celery juice and honestly, in my experience, well deserved. Celery juice has a very calming effect; I have found it to be immensely helpful in so many ways including cleaning my skin, adding a glow to my eyes (yes) and giving me alot of energy. However, this is definitely not all, the internet is filled with more detailed information so I would encourage to please do some reading and research. My goal is to simply remind and confirm truthfully that celery juice is really very healing. This particular version which I had for breakfast includes the following:

1 whole bunch of celery stalks
2 cucumbers
1 peach

Juice or if you are blending add water.

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seeds and fruit blossoms

One of the reasons why I am so in love with fresh, unprocessed food is because aside from it being so healing and tasty, it’s also incredibly beautiful! Take a fresh lemon (organic if you please) and rub some of the peel on your hand or skin, just smell those essential oils perfectly fresh, intoxicating and miraculous permeating the air. Examine the wonderous beauty of seeds and fruit blossoms. Nature and nature in food is a reflection of a being so high, so magnanimous that we cannot wrap our minds around the facts.

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Skin lover, collagen giver sensational pomegranate

The main reason why I started this website was to remind of how cleansing, healing and beautifying fresh, unprocessed nutrition can be. One only has to visit the rows and rows of shelves in cosmetic stores promising a healthy dose of avocado, papaya etc. to help us with our issues. My question is always, why do we not simply eat the real thing? Sure, to be fair, I do understand that it’s easier to swollow a pill, apply a cream and the dopamine associated with shopping and unpackaging pretty things. However, in my opinion and experience, many products contain miniscule amounts of whatever it is they are promising. Pomegranate for example, have been medically proven to be extremely good for skin. It’s a very old fruit mentioned in ancient writings. I have read through online medical journals documenting the effects of pomegranate juice on mice and on skin by decreasing the depth of skin creases and helping with edema. Those journals were very detailed, using a great deal of medical lingo. Suffice it to say that pomegranate contain collagen and is a great source for vitamin C, is rich in magnesium which of course is the lover for hair health, migraines, headaches, diabetes, hyperlipdema etc. Another article mentioned that pomegranate juice inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cells, however, research is still ongoing. I usually enjoy pomegranate pips with papaya or berries or simply on their own. I try to do a berry smoothie including pomegranates at least once a week and sometimes, buy freshly squeezed pomegranate juice and include it in my green juices throughout the week. We were not left helpless here on earth, nature provides everything we need.

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Avocado provides healthy, plant fat and is delicious with garlic pepper, Himalayan salt and a tad walnut oil or even oil oil (just a bit). I enjoy about one avocado a week half per meal because it can add on the calories if one is not careful. However, if you find your skin is feeling a bit dry consider adding avocado to your lifestyle.

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Quinoa as a replacement for rice and magnesium for hair

I used to have an addiction to rice. I’d consume so much of it not realizing that the bloating, listlessness, weight gain not to mention constipation, to a large extent was due to the consumption of rice. It’s taken me at least five years to be able to walk past a bowl of rice and not have it even turn my head. How I did this was with thanks to quinoa. Quinoa is delicious, gluten free, much lower in calory than rice and contains alot of protein and magnesium amongst others. I particularly mention magnesium because it is very good for hair. Quinoa is in principle a seed passing through our bodies much faster thus lighter on digestion than than rice. I’m so grateful to have been introduced to quinoa and my favourite way to enjoy it is seasoned with cumin, salt and curry powder.

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Organic pretty please

I love their imperfect little stout bodies  and the life emanating from them. Please support Farmers Markets selling organic products as much as you can because it helps to raise awareness that we are no longer willing to eat food loaded with poison (pesticides) and that we are starting to value the quality of freshly farmed produce.

 

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Dairy free coconut almond yoghurt. quick, easy and very healthy

 

With a very strong blender, I mixed the inside of a coconut (the white part known as “meat”), with almonds until smooth, added salt and a tad maple syrup which produced a delicious, dairy free yoghurt. I so love how beautiful the shell of this particular kind of coconut is (this is after removing the so called “flesh” and of course, eating it (what else darling). The flowers are edible and later joined some avocado, tomatoes and cucumber in a simple but beautiful salad in the shell.

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Delicious juice to help eliminate varicose veins and cellulite (full body detox and beautifier)

 

 

2 apples
6 carrots
4 celery stalks
1 cucumber
1 beet (uncooked and because mine was organic, I did not peel)
1 lemon
1 thumb of ginger (or smaller if you do not like the taste of ginger)
∼Juice all the ingredients in a juicer; I like to strain mine to make it smoother∼

This is a wonderful juice recipe and it really tastes delicious. It’s very effective and my sweet Pia and I drink it at least twice a week.

Recipe credit goes to Dan MacDonald Life Regenerator on U-tube; please check out his channel for amazing motivation and food education

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