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Plant-based recipes and natural remedies

Deeply nourish and support your health and wellbeing with my extensive collection of Naturopath-approved plant-based recipes, sound nutrition advice and home remedies.

All recipes are free from gluten, dairy, eggs and refined sugar.

Reader favourites

Browse the most popular recipes on the blog - I highly recommend the kitchari!

  • Two bowls of kitchari surrounded by fresh herbs and dried spices
    How to make kitchari – an Ayurvedic healing meal
  • CCF Tea – Ayurvedic Digestive Tea Blend
  • Two mugs filled with a 'shroom hoot chocolate, dusted with cacao and topped with dried blue cornflower petals
    Chaga mushroom hot chocolate
  • Hero shot of a jar filled to the brim with jammy, delicious chutney
    Heavenly spiced feijoa chutney
  • A freshly made balm of kawakawa and lavender with fresh leaves beside it
    How to make kawakawa balm
  • Stockpot filled with vegetables, herbs and spices
    Lauren's Herbal Healing Broth {vegan}

Plant-based mains

Nutritious and delicious plant-based mains the whole family will love. Many are one-pot wonders, ideal to freeze for convenient meals.

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Ayurvedic recipes

Healing Ayurvedic inspired recipes and wellness practices to support health and wellbeing.

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Natural remedies

For my naturally-minded community - tried and tested home remedies to support your health, using herbs, essential oils and functional foods.

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Lauren Glucina, BNatMed

I'm a New Zealand based Naturopath, Medical Herbalist and Nutritionist. My main goal is to empower you to connect with the healing power of Nature. I've been sharing plant-based recipes, natural remedies and health articles here since 2012.

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Recipes for natural living

Simple, practical recipes to live naturally and lower your toxic load. Think homemade cleaning, beauty and personal care products.

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Latest and greatest

New recipes fresh out of my home kitchen!

  • A crockpot, lid off, filed with citrus and warming spices
    Fall crockpot potpourri
  • A mug of roasted dandelion tea with a brass tea strainer resting over the top. Dandelion leaves and petals are strewn about over the marble counter.
    How to make dandelion tea (from flower, leaf and root)
  • Lauren holding a bowl full of herbs used to make a herbal dream tea blend.
    How to make mugwort tea for lucid dreaming
  • A healthy kawakawa plant
    Amazing kawakawa – all about this versatile native plant!

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    DIY glass cleaner

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I'm Lauren Glucina, a New Zealand based Naturopath, Medical Herbalist and Nutritionist. My main goal is to empower you to connect with the healing power of Nature. I've been sharing plant-based recipes, natural remedies and health articles here since 2012.

If you're here, you're not here by mistake. You're ready to put your physical, emotional and spiritual health first. Welcome!

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Chocolate Caramel Slice

BEST chocolate caramel slice (vegan)

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Herbal Facial Steam with Essential Oils for Dry & Oily Skin

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Essential Oils for Kid's Sleep Support

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Raw Snickers Cake with Vegan Caramel

Ashwagandha Sleep Tonic

Ashwagandha Sleep Tonic

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Two bowls of kitchari surrounded by fresh herbs and dried spices

How to make kitchari – an Ayurvedic healing meal

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  • Fall crockpot potpourri
    Fall crockpot potpourri
  • How to make dandelion tea (from flower, leaf and root)
    How to make dandelion tea (from flower, leaf and root)
  • How to make mugwort tea for lucid dreaming
    How to make mugwort tea for lucid dreaming
  • Amazing kawakawa – all about this versatile native plant!
    Amazing kawakawa – all about this versatile native plant!
  • BEST chocolate caramel slice (vegan)
    BEST chocolate caramel slice (vegan)
  • Easy feijoa loaf recipe
    Easy feijoa loaf recipe
  • Summer cherry tomato confit
    Summer cherry tomato confit
  • Heavenly spiced feijoa chutney
    Heavenly spiced feijoa chutney
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    Easy Moroccan matbucha salad recipe
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    Hazelnut granola

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