In July we had a beautiful 3-page feature in the Yorkshire Post newspaper colour magazine with some great shots of the interior of our house – me chopping veggies in the kitchen, then sitting serenely behind my desk! They also did a feature on me last year when I did a healthy makeover and renovation for a 4-storey house that I had bought to rent out. For this year’s feature I wrote a piece called “8 Ways to Create a Healthier Home” but they did not have space to use it so I am including it here if you would like to download it. It contains more than 30 practical tips.

This last weekend we held our second retreat which was fabulous. Another wonderful group of women came together to learn more about healthier living. Feedback from participants has been very inspiring: "Not only was the weekend full of useful & illuminating information but I have come away totally energised to change my life and home." You will read later that the date of the last women’s retreat this year has changed to the second weekend in September, 10-11th. If the earlier date did not work for you then check your calendar for this one.

I want to tip you off about a brilliant new gadget that will be launched later this month - the Electrosmog Detector. I have been talking to the manufacturers for well over a year and I can’t wait for it to come out. We will be promoting it and selling it on the website and I am sure when you see it you will want a bundle of them to sell as well. It is a unique hand-held device that makes audible the microwave radiations that might be in your home and office. It allows you to hear what your body is bathed in when you turn on a DECT digital cordless phone, a microwave oven, a wi-fi system for your computer, cordless baby alarm and of course a mobile. It then goes silent when you turn off the source of that radiation. The good thing about it is you can use it to locate ‘hot spots’ in the house. This is particularly important for checking for radiations that might be coming in to bedrooms from local mobile phone masts, not all of which you can see. It really is a case of EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE. If you think you might want to apply to be an agent for your circle of friends, contacts and clients then email me. I bet you didn’t know that in Sweden 3% of the population (285,000 people) are registered disabled because of over-exposure to electrosmog. Get your head round that!!

It is estimated that one third of the world have sleep problems, that’s 2 billion people. And many don’t realise they have a problem, they are just tired all the time and sleep at the drop of a hat – hence they don’t think they have a problem sleeping! Well it IS a huge problem in modern western society today. And from what I have researched over the last 14 years about healthy living, I know that sleep is critical to our health. It has more impact on our long term protection against disease and aging than exercise and food and yet few people know what to do to have great sleep. Find out how you can revolutionise your sleeping habits so you feel wonderful in the morning and have the boundless energy that I have. (Here’s my cat Poppy who just loves my magnetic mattress pad which she KNOWS she is not allowed to lie on!)

Very exciting news. Nikken, the Japanese health giant that has become the world’s leading wellness company, will be introducing its life-changing products and technologies to India this November. Over one billion people live there. So here I am requesting help. If you have family or contacts there, I’d love to be in touch. I shall be going to India in October doing presentations. I am looking for contacts and through people who know people I feel sure that I will find the right partners to work with in India. If you are interested in opening a business in India or know ANYONE who might be interested then read my letter about India and email me. Many thanks.

I was invited by the Brahma Kumaris Centre manager in Glasgow to go up north and give a talk on healthy living. I did a presentation on ‘The Sacred Home’ which was very well received and now I have been asked to repeat this for the Brahma Kumaris in Brighton. It will be at the Friends Meeting House this Friday August 5th at 7pm. The talk is about how we can create a healthy, sustainable and inspiring environment that not only supports our physical and emotional well-being but also nourishes our spiritual life.