peta pendlebury. mind, body, soul

"Look after your body, it's the only place you have to live"

Jim Rohn

A banana a day……?

Apparently compared to an apple, a banana has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe it’s time to change that well-known […]

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Thyme heals all?

Thyme is a fabulous essential oil and is often better at killing certain bugs than tea tree oil.  A recent study carried out at Leeds Metropolitan University confirms thyme’s brilliance in this field.  Student Kimberley Sanderson and Dr Margarita Gomez Escalada, a senior lecturer in microbiology, have been testing tinctures that showed the possibility that thyme […]

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Parkinson’s special

Several pieces of research are pointing towards the ulcer bug Helicopylori Bacter as one culprit in triggering Parkinson’s disease.  However it’s not as straight forward as just eliminating the bug as it does have some beneficial qualities – like all bacteria it needs to be kept in balance.  If you are worried about this then […]

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Thought for the day

The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for. Zig Ziglar

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Daily Ritual

I have been thinking for a while about whether with our growing secular world whether the lack of ritual that is such a part of a religious way of life is something that our mind/body/spirit is missing.  An article in Scientifiic American points to the fact that we do.  However, it doesn’t have to be a […]

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Thought for the day

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

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