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Archive for February, 2007

Oscars are useful for something

By Joanne Hay February 28th, 2007

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Adam from Terrapass, a carbon neutralising company in the US very politely said he usually can't make it through the Oscars, he's too fidgety. Utterly bored more like. But who would look this amazing gift horse in the mouth? The Academy have graced his company with the purchase of ... MORE...

New Zealand Kids Need Our Help

By Joanne Hay February 23rd, 2007

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The NZ Ministry of Health is set to introduce new laws on foods to be sold in schools - namely, Coke will be out and "low fat" milk will be in. GoodFat.net.nz are campaigning to allow the sale of full fat milk in schools, and would be glad of any supporting ... MORE...

Readers’ Nourishing Words

By Joanne Hay February 14th, 2007

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Since launching Nourished Magazine, the enthusiastic comments and good wishes have rolled in. As you can imagine, we don't often get immediate feedback for what we do. We can't see your faces light up, your heads nod enthusiastically, your smiles broaden as your hunger for practical knowledge and life-wisdom is fulfilled. MORE...

Global “Warning”

By Joanne Hay February 13th, 2007

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In case you have been living under a rock for the last few months. Here's a link to a very moving video of snippets of the current disaster.

Home Made Hi Fat Hi Protein Energy Bars

By Joanne Hay February 10th, 2007

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Kids love energy bars in their lunch box. For a while I bought Tahini bars in bulk (Melissa brand) with no sugar or gluten. But the kids soon tired of them. Here's a recipe I came across for High Fat and High Protein Energy Bars. MORE...

New York to Outlaw Trans Fats in 24,000 Restaurants

By Joanne Hay February 9th, 2007

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October 6th 2005 Hail the good news! Finally some one is doing something about trans fats. According to plans agreed this week by the board of health, under the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, all the city's restaurants, cafes and street stalls will be forced to keep to a limit of half a gram of trans fats in any item served from their menus. MORE...

The Mind, Grace and Anandagiriji

By Joanne Hay February 6th, 2007

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Recently, Australia was blessed to receive a visit from Anandagiriji, a director of the Oneness University of India. Wes and I attended the Oneness Conference in Adelaide and also met with Anandagiriji here in Byron Bay. We were blown away. This gorgeous man is only 28 years old and has been 'awakened' since he was 17. He is physically beautiful and carries and air of power and compassion you don't often feel. Extraordinarily though, the longer time we spent in his presence the more we realised just how ordinary he was. MORE...

nour·ish (nûrsh, nr-)
  1. To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.
  2. To foster the development of; promote: “Athens was an imperial city, nourished by the tribute of subjects” (V. Gordon Childe).
  3. To keep alive; maintain: nourish a hope.

Originating from Latin Nutrire which means to feed or suckle

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