Getting to the Root Cause of Period Pain

Falling pregnant with my baby boy marked the end of my journey with painful periods. I was one of the lucky women whose period pain simply didn’t return after birth.

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Vegan Pumpkin Choc Chip Cookies (Gluten-free)

After visiting a friend’s house with a very large backyard garden,  I was gifted two large pumpkins from their garden and I thought I would put them to best use

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Vegan Pumpkin Cinnamon Scrolls

I feel much more confident with raw no-bake desserts. I always struggle as I avoid refined flours in baking and so I find that I can not get the same

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The Benefits of Dark Chocolate for Women’s Hormones

It is hard to find a woman that does not enjoy chocolate. Some women fear their chocolate cravings each month due to the added sugars but dark chocolate (at least

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Two Ingredient Flaxseed Rosemary Crackers

A long time ago a saw a recipe on youtube for these 1 ingredients flaxseed crackers. They seemed so interesting to me but I never got around to trying them

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Vegan Blueberry Choc Chip Flaxseed Muffins

I have recently written a blog post all about the benefits of flaxseeds for women’s hormones which you can find here: https://hazelandcacao.com/the-benefits-of-flaxseeds-for-hormone-balance/. I have created a series of recipes using flaxseeds

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3 Ingredient Flax Banana Bars

I am sharing a few flax seed recipes to go along with a flax seed series I am doing on Instagram. I have to say that flax seeds have been

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The Benefits of Flaxseeds for Hormone Balance

Flaxseeds or linseeds (they are pretty much the same thing) are one of the most well-known foods for promoting hormone balance, especially estrogen balance. Flaxseeds contain an impressive array of

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Vegan Nectarine Tofu Custard Yogurt Pots

I struggled to know what to call this recipe. It’s not really a custard and it’s not really a yogurt either. It doesn’t have any added probiotics so I can’t

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Banana Peanut Butter Oat Bars

There is something about the peanut butter banana and oat combination that I find so comforting. This combo is probably my most typical breakfast combination for oatmeal that I have

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Raw Vegan Strawberry Cheesecake with Chocolate Base

I made this quick vegan strawberry cheesecake for Valentine’s day and I am so glad I did because it tastes just like strawberry candy, but unlike candy which is full

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No Bake Vegan Blackberry Chocolate Tart

Recently I visited a Chinese Medicine place to get some acupuncture. The practitioner looked at my tongue and told me that he is shocked that my gut health looks so

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What is Cycle Syncing?

The main difference between women of reproductive age and men is that women are cyclical beings. While it can be tempting to want to force the female body to perform

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Mini White Chocolate Raspberry Vegan Cheesecakes

This is my first Christmas inspired recipe for this Christmas season. It was something I created for Everyday Rewards with ingredients from Woolworths using their bank for Christmas feature where

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Vitamin A for Thyroid and Sweet Potato Flour Crepe Recipe

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. There are two main forms of vitamin A: preformed vitamin A from animal products (retinol and retinyl ester) and provitamin A carotenoids (eg. beta

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Vegan Rose Pomegranate Jelly Slice

In my never-ending struggle to try and consume more pomegranates for fertility and general health, I have come up with a new recipe. This recipe was actually inspired by a

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Vegan Chocolate Pomegranate Tart

If you have been following me for a while, you will know that I have been on my “preconception” journey for baby number two for quite some time. We have

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Vegan Moringa Oat Banana Pancakes

As many of you well know, I love my Moringa! I take moringa every single day in capsule form. I love it for its high nutrition content and energy boost.

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Vegan Chocolate Pumpkin or Sweet Potato Brownies

This is my new favourite chocolate brownie recipe. Being a plant-based food blogger that likes to cook a lot of desserts, I have tried many chocolate brownie variations in the

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Raspberry Smoothie Rice Pudding Breakfast Bowls with Fancy Plants Vanilla Pud

In my opinion, breakfast is the most important meal of the day and as long as I am not in a huge rush, it’s also the most enjoyable meal of

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