We have all heard the saying ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away.’ The first printed version of this saying was 1866 in the publication “Notes and Queries.” The original saying read – “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.” The saying has had variations

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Iron certainly does help us play and being the central part of haemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood, Iron is super important! Anaemia, which is a deficiency in Iron is a worldwide health problem especially common in young women and children with symptoms including fatigue, pale skin, weakness and inability to maintain body temperature.

We regularly get asked about a healthier alternative to the ever so popular Frappuccino. What exactly is a Frappuccino you may ask? It’s basically coffee blended with milk, cream, sugar and just about all things processed with ingredients that I am sure most of us wouldn’t be able to pronounce properly. Sure… it might be

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With the growing expansion of Vegetarians, Vegans and Raw Foodists in today’s society, we have begun investigating more and more the diet of a human being, our amazing body capabilities and what we need to maintain a healthy mind, body and soul. Protein is one of those important substances that our bodies need. Protein becomes

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This weeks Featured Friend is a certified nutritionist, published author of ‘The Miracle Kidney Cleanse,’ nutrition editor at The Chalkboard Mag, and owner of the popular health and wellness website The Holy Kale.    It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you all the lovely Lauren Felts.

So you have been stalking Instagram lately and noticed that more and more of your news feed is filling up with images of these so called Green Smoothies. Presented all pretty in a mason jar with a cute decorative straw and a blown out vintage filter with a hashtag frenzy below looking something like this

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This weeks Feature Recipe is my new favourite dip to create in my Vitamix. It is so tasty and so simple to make, and i know you are going to love it too. Say hello to our Avocado, Olive & Lime Dip and impress your friends at your next dinner party.

At Raw Blend we are always looking for ways to maximize the goodness our smoothie creations can offer us. Here is a list of my Top 5 Foods that will Super Charge your Smoothie!

This week’s feature recipe is a super tasty, simple and healthier alternative to the humble milkshake. It features the ever-so- popular ALMOND which fortunately is available throughout the year and has a light, delicate taste making it the perfect nut to add to an array of recipes. Almonds are high in mono-unsaturated fats which have

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