Cape Town Lights Up for The Rhinos

Light up, Light up

Last night beautiful Table Mountain in Cape Town had a special lights display of an image of a Rhino to create awareness of the 32 rhinos killed this month as well as the horrific number of rhinos killed in 2012, 668 to be exact!

The display was Table Mountain National Parks pledge to help protect the rhinos,

 "All nations, all the people of South Africa must work together to save the majestic large rhino; if we don't - what chance is there to save the smaller species from extinction? By the gesture of the projected image, we all pledge our support to all those who are battling this scourge against our beautiful natural assets," they said in a statement. Link from News24

Along with the Hawks anti-poaching helpline number 071 348 8630 , the image was up for an hour.

Thank you so those that were involved - I feel its a great way to remind people of the terrible slaughter that is happening to these beautiful animals and to motivate us all to do our part in saving the rhino!

What are your thoughts?

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A Note for Friday...

A Friday Note for You...

A great idea - helps you to remember all the good things that have happened instead of the bad. Who else is going to try this?

Ps: my blog has just hit over 20 000 pageviews - I'm SO excited! a BIG thank you to all my readers xXx

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Hello Health: Juicing

The Amazing Benefits of Juicing.. Plus, a few great recipes

A few years ago I went to go see an amazing homeopath, Dr Engelbrecht to figure out why I was also getting ill. It was then that I was first introduced to juicing. Except, I wanted nothing to do with that gross juice, I mean honestly why would I want to drink beetroot! Boy, oh boy, if I only I knew then what an amazing thing I would be doing for my body by juicing and had started back then already. But that's part of life I guess, growing up and listening to what your body needs. Nowadays I plan where I can meet my friends to catch up by checking if I can order a juice - so yummy, while being so healthy! And every time I have a juice, I think to myself "Dr E would be proud" :P

A friend of mine, Candice Helena, has started a business called 'LiveLoveJuices' and is making juices for deliveries in Pretoria, so great for those with busy schedules! I asked her to explain why juicing is so great:

"I’m so excited to start my new venture of sharing my love for making juices. LiveLoveJuices is a way of me getting people to make smarter steps towards healthier living. Here are some of the benefits I found with juicing:

1. Clear and focused mind

2. Weight loss

3. Loads more energy

4. Positive and cheerful, no matter what comes your way

5. Wake up feeling sharp and well rested, even if you had less sleep

6. The juices flood your body with so much nutrients, you will rarely feel hungry

7. Heightened sense of taste and smell

8. Skin starts to glow, hair and nails grow faster. You start to look younger!

9. Immune system will be stronger

10. Discipline of juicing will give you greater control over your appetite and boosted your will power in general.

So do you think it’s worth a try? watch my site for LiveLoveJuices home delivery service." - Candice Helena

Most of the time at home I grab whatever fruit and vegetables I can find to juice but here are some great recipes for you to try out:

# Susan Rowan loves Carrots; apple and pineapple - a simple recipe that gives her maximum health

# One of Candice's favourite recipes is:  'Something Green'- Spinach, cucumber, lemon, apple, celery, parsley and added ginger & spirulina.

# Fay loves "carrots, apple, orange, beetroot and ginger :) its an all rounder!"

# a few of my favourite ingredients include:
Oranges
carrots
apples
celery
cucumber



# here some great ones for you to try at home:

what are your favourite ingredients to use? I would love to know!

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A Note for Friday: 2013 special

A Friday Note for You to Start Your Year

So Im finally back in the swing of posting - sorted out the issues with uploading pictures!

This week's "A Note for Friday" is a bit different as I wanted to really inspire you to take hold of this amazing opportunity that the new year has brought upon us.

Embrace the change that this new year has brought! In a couple of months, you will have wished you had started today! 

May health; happiness; success; kindness; laughter; joy and love be abundant this year 

All my love,

ps: dont forget to enter my latest competition to start your new year off on a positive note

and wont you be a doll and Follow my blog with Bloglovin ? xXx

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REVIEW: Mango and Vanilla Body Scrub

Mango and Vanilla Exfoliating Body Scrub from The Victorian Garden

For my Christmas Gift Guide I featured the Mango and Vanilla Exfoliating Body Scrub from The Victorian Garden as one of my gifts to buy for the ladies. A creamy salt scrub that leaves your skin feeling soft and smooth, who doesn't want that in summer? 

Made from natural salt and rosehip to create an exfoliating medium and fragranced with vanilla and mango - this scrub works wonders for your skin while smelling so yummy! It has been formulated to remove dead skin cells, stimulate the lymphatic system and help detoxify the tissues.

I'm a huge fan of exfoliating scrubs and try use one at least once a week to help keep my skin soft and smooth so I definitely recommend this one as it smells great and left my skin feeling good!

Check out The Victorian Garden's Website to have a look at their products which are so affordable! 

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2013: Happy New Year

Resolutions for 2013

 

 

 

*HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE*

 

I hope 2013 has already started off well for you? Got the positive vibes flowing?

I'm so ready for this year and cant wait to take each opportunity thrown my way to make it one of the best years!

 

 

 

 

 

What are your goals for this year? I feel that sometimes it's better to have only a few goals each year as it makes it easier to focus on achieving them - how about you?

 

 

Here are a few of The Glam Green Girl's goals for 2013:

 

 

- Focus on my health: this includes eating better and exercising more

 

- Random acts of kindness: I want to give back to others more. Even if I can only give them a smile, sometimes that's all that a person needs to have a better day

 

- Clean out my beauty cabinet: It's always good to sort out your beauty products as many times they expire without you knowing - this gives you a chance to try some eco-friendly products

 

- To be the best I can be: to be great at work; a great friend; a great daughter; a great sister; a great person ~ each of us have it in us to be the very best

 

- To be HAPPY: as simple as that

 

 

 

Comment below with your goals for 2013 and you could win a prize!

 

Hope everyone has a Glam and Green 2013 <3

 

 

 

Please note: competition closes 24 January 2013 - winner will be announced on Facebook and twitter on the 25th of January 2013

Only open to South African residents

 

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