Anti who....Antioxidants

As I sit down to munch on my green, crisp, granny smith apple, I become distracted and start researching this 'power fruit'.

I came across a document, titled 'Apple review 2009', written by Karen Kinghman.
It is a study that has looked at all the reviews of eating 'an apple a day'. According to the evidence, it suggests that this power fruit can decrease the risk of obtaining breast, lung and colon cancer. Not only can it reduce cancer, but it has been shown to reduce cardiovascular disease (which is our number one death sentence in Australia). An apple can even prevent asthma... and if your mum ate apples whilst she was pregnant, you too have a lesser chance of been diagnosed with asthma.
Apples have been shown to reduce the risk of diabetes and aiding weight loss, this is due to the low glycaemic index of the fruit.. and people are less likely to over indulge on a meal, as the energy is dispersed more evenly.

Now coming into the wintery months, we need to make sure we keep ourselves healthy and our immune system strong. Apples have been shown to improve immune function and fight out the common flu.
Well there you have it bloggers! All these benefits in just an apple a day!

How many of you, would say that you have an apple a day?

According to this document, only 43% of Australians eat 1 apple a week... we really need to get this information out there, so many of these potential health problems can be reduced.

Well my apple is finished now. And I guess it is a sign for me to get on with some other work..

Take care


P.s You can check out this document at www.onedaysuperfood.com.au

Just Moi
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The last of the Autumn sun

The days are cooler, and the dark nights have set in.

I thought I would take this opportunity today (as the first day of Winter), to step out into the wilderness, and snap a few of the gorgeous leaves, before we all hibernate in our caves.

Although initially I was rather dissappointed as the leaves I intended to photograph were already sucked up by the evil street cleaners (FROWN).

I have, however claimed to snap the last of these leaves, and I hope you enjoy the photographs as much as I enjoyed snapping them all!

All this talk of a new season, made me ponder the idea of what I look forward to most about Winter.

1. I must say the atmosphere and the heat of open fires. Toasting marshmallows, and hearing the wood burst and burn away.

2. Hot soups

3. Being tucked in a warm bed, when you can hear the rain on the roof

4. Fog in the morning

5. Hot water bottles

6. Exploring new tea flavours

7. Walking the dog with copious layers of clothing

8. Early nights to bed

9. Snow, building snowmen with two carrot noses.

10. Flanny PJ's (check out the latest peter alexander winter sleep wear range)

What do you enjoy about Winter?

Take care, Until tommorow

Just Moi

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My Collectivities

It has been over a year, and i've been working on my wall. Not my facebook wall (well that as well), but a plain, whitle old wall in my house. It has now become a wall dedicated to little things I collect and am inspired to. It has become a bit of a timeline for me. I have bits of newspaper clippings, postcards, leaves (from last autumn), advertisments, lolly wrappers, matchsticks, cut out hearts (Taylor swift concert), drink coasters and a fair bit more.



I am one of those people, who collect such odd, but wonderful bits and pieces.
(I must say I have a collection of film tickets from 4 years back -see above).

Does anybody else collect strange things? Or have a journal where they stick things in?

I have a friend, who buys a journal every year, she carries it everywhere with her. It is her emotional and creative outlet. She pastes all sorts of events that she attends, to bits of sand or rock that she found interesting.

I'm am glad that i'm not the only one to find such joy in these pieces.
Love to all facets of life.

Just Moi
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