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9 Of The Best Anti-Stress Foods

9 Of The Best Anti-Stress Foods It’s a common vice: when stress builds, many of us instinctively turn to the fridge for comfort. Strangely enough, this may not even be the worst idea. Many foods we regularly have in our fridges and cupboards have been linked to stress reduction. Not only that,[...]

Sautéed Sprouted Horse Gram Recipe – Authentic Ayurveda

Harmony between body and mind is the main goal of Ayurveda. In order to achieve this, Ayurvedic medicine promotes an all-round healthy lifestyle where nutrition plays a vital role. This doesn’t mean boring and bland health food – there are a great variety of colourful, sumptuous,[...]

Curried Pineapple Salad – Authentic Ayurveda Recipes

Curried Pineapple Salad with Raisins and Pomegranate This week we’re heading on a culinary journey to Madeira to discover a new Ayurvedic recipe – curried pineapple salad with raisins and pomegranate. This is a fresh, fruity and warming Ayurvedic salad, perfect all year round and suitable for[...]

4 Easy Make-Ahead Breakfasts for Delicious Summer Morns

Our health and wellness experts at SpaDreams have put together a small collection of their favourite summer breakfasts that you can make-ahead, to give you delicious summer mornings even when you have to rush off to work or college. All of these recipes can be optionally made vegan, and all of[...]

10 Essential Facts About Iron – Wellness Wednesday

Learning about iron, you find that we are quite literally made of stardust – when the sun formed in an explosion, heavy metals and gases flew out around it, one of which was iron, and the heavier materials collected closer to the sun because they couldn’t travel as far. This explains why most[...]

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Wellness Wednesday: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Iodine

Iodine is the heaviest of the essential elements our bodies need. It helps to synthesise thyroid hormones – thyroxine and triiodothyronine. Deficiency of iodine can lead to a decrease in the production of these hormones, and in cases of severe deficiency can lead to goitre. Don’t worry,[...]

8 Best Vegan Vacations in Europe and Beyond

8 Best Vegan Vacations in Europe and Beyond If you’re vegan, you’ll know how frustrating it is when restaurants assume that veganism is synonymous with “diet” and the only thing you can eat are lettuce leaves, nuts and berries. Luckily veganism is on the rise and gastronomy is becoming much[...]

Spinach and Coconut Ayurveda Soup for your Cozy Night-ina soup

Spinach and Coconut Ayurveda-style Soup

This warming Cream of coconut and spinach Ayurveda inspired soup is absolutely divine, especially when accompanied by some freshly baked bread.[...]

Detox Tea – 5 Best Teas for Detox and Cleansing

Do you feel happy about the soothing, invigorating warmth effect that tea-drinking brings? Especially now, in the cooler days, we enjoy more and more relaxing tea time. The right tea turns out to be the ideal way to detoxify the body. Relieve the Body With the Power of Nature Stress, bad diets and[...]

15 Tips for Travelling with Diabetes

Often being said, “Good planning is essential.” Diabetics deal with this rule particularly well – especially on holidays! Certainly you should always discuss your travel plans with your doctor to clarify your individual situation. SpaDream’s 15 tips will help you get prepared[...]