Back to Basics Resources

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Cooking: aim to prepare food in simple ways for your body to perform at its best. read more...

Droughts in Australia: as per the Federation Drought article on the Australia National Museum website: Australia is the driest inhabited continent, a place where periods of low rainfall lasting up to a decade or more are commonplace. The Bureau of Meteorology defines 'drought' as 'a prolonged, abnormally dry period when the amount of available water is insufficient to meet our normal use'. read more...

Education: there is confusion about the basics of education so this is worth exploring a little. read more...

Fabric softener: use vinegar to dissolve the limestone in your water and your clothes and towels will become as soft as new. A masseur advised me to mix 30cl water with 70cl white vinegar, and some essential oil and to place the mix in the softener compartment of the washing machine. The essential oil is added to overcome the smell of vinegar.
After some experimenting what worked for me was to mix two capfuls of eucalyptus oil in 250ml of white vinegar and to add this mix directly to the water used to rinse the clothes in our twin tub washing machine.
Fat: includes why we need to eat fat and whether animal fats should be back on the table. read more...
Food: there is enough contradictory information about food to warrant getting back to basics: what you eat, what you drink, what you produce or gather read more...
French: discover the basics of the language and through it, aspects of France. read more...

Gardening: become as self-sufficient as you need to, and are physically able to. Have a go and Enjoy your produce. read more...

Iodine: helps the thyroid gland, in your neck, make the hormone thyroxine: important for the growth of your bones and nerves, and how proteins, fats and carbohydrates are used in your body. read more...

Love: includes parental love to the child, child's love to the parent, spouse's love ... and what love is not... read more...

Moving the Body: exercise regularly, in moderation. Move all the time, No Moderation. read more...
Music: for Listeners, and Players, enjoy a few words of Encouragement and some Resources. read more...

Protein: nutrient needed by the human body for growth and maintenance. Our daily requirement is around 0.8 g/kg of body weight. read more...
Purpose: It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be. read more...

Sodium: a necessity to mankind. Before salt became a trading commodity early man got all the sodium he needed through eating fish, shellfish and meat. read more...
Sugar: many opinions out there which fortunately do match: 10% of your daily calories would be the maximum for added sugars. read more...

Wool: content limited to the general process from Fleece to Woollen Item with a focus on home-based processing. read more...