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Lorna

A cup of green tea and some cook books
Health Well-being

5 Health Benefits of Drinking Green Tea

5 Health Benefits of Drinking Green Tea was first published in June 2016 and updated in June 2019. There are many health benefits that come from drinking green tea. I’ve been drinking it for a number of years now, although exactly how many, I…

Pink Rose
Health Vegan Lifestyle Well-being

My Vegan Journey

My Vegan Journey was first published in February 2017 and updated in May 2019. In 2009, after many years of feeling generally sluggish and living with the pain of IBS, I decided to remove meat from the menu. I’d always wanted to become vegetarian…

Health Well-being

5 Health Benefits of Drinking Chamomile Tea

5 Health Benefits of Drinking Chamomile Tea was first published in November 2016 and updated in May 2019. The first time I tried chamomile tea, I was a little surprised to open the tin and find a bunch of tiny flowers staring back at me.…

UK Travel Well-being

How to Spend 4-Days in the Lake District

My infatuation with the Lake District began over 15-years ago. One cold, damp February, I convinced Ian we should go on a walking holiday in the Lake District. We’d never been hiking before, neither of us knew what it entailed, and Ian was an…

Health Vegan Lifestyle Well-being

12 Sources of Vegan Protein

12 sources of vegan protein was originally published in June 2017 and was updated in April 2019 Vegan protein is a hot topic. It’s also one of the things vegans get asked about the most. But until I switched to a plant-based diet, no-one…

Vegan Lifestyle

Thoughts on Vegan Options in Restaurants

Thoughts on Vegan Options in Restaurants was first published in March 2018 and updated in March 2019. The last 12 months have seen some major changes for vegans and eating out is becoming easier than ever. With places like Prezzo, Zizzi, Wagamama, Pizza Hut…

Travel

A Strenuous Hike Up Zwölferhorn Mountain

Early morning sunlight casts its sleepy golden haze across the landscape.  The sweltering heat wraps itself around my body and beads of sweat gather on my forehead. My breathing is laboured and heavy as I slowly ascend the mountain, my exposed shoulders tinged with…

Vegan meal of tofu, broccoli, spaghetti and cashew nuts with pesto
Vegan Lifestyle

Easy Vegan Food Switches to Help Your Transition

If you missed last week’s post, Transitioning to a Plant-Based Diet Made Easy, you might want to read that first. As the title suggests, I talk about the different ways in which to transition to a plant-based diet! This week I’m looking at easy…

Vegan Lifestyle Well-being

Transitioning to a Plant-Based Diet Made Easy

Transitioning to a plant-based diet is easier than you think. With 540,000 people in the UK now identifying themselves as vegan, the industry doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. Food manufacturers are stepping up to meet demand, with new plant-based options showing up…