Live Well with Leonie

04/01/2026

Ouch!

02/01/2026

Foods that age you and not just in looks but body-wise as well.

Your skin is the largest organ in your body, and everything you eat affects it. These foods do more harm than good and add years to your body inside and out.

01/01/2026

Who wants to test drive a TM7?

31/12/2025

The proof is in the pudding as they say.

This isn't about puddings but rather about what's best to eat and why on aircraft and it's an interesting read.

I'd extend the thought concept to fast food as well. I'm sure we've all had the KFC, the burger, the fish and chips - all the fast food that tastes good when we eat it fresh... but how about the next day?

I've reheated leftover chips (cos there's always too much for me in a serve). Let's just say the taste is pretty much🤢. I find the flavour of the no-doubt ghastly oil they cook them in to become stronger and develop an almost-mineral taste. Awful.

The same thing happened when I reheated leftover KFC (back when I could eat that). The whole flavour profile was off. The taste of the oil overwhelmed the chicken. It made me realise just how horrible is the oil in which they cook the chicken.

Make no mistake, takeaway food outlets don't use good quality oils because it's too expensive. So they're using vegetable, canola or worse still palm oil that's mostly unsustainably produced. The worst cooking oils for our health.

So as we move into a new year, let's focus on cleaning up our food and eating habits and choose foods that are actually good for us. Sure a 'treat' (if you can call it that) every now and then will hurt but hey! sometimes needs must. I've done it too.

If you're eating takeaway food more than once a month let's say, then we seriously need to talk about healthier options and easy ways you can make your life easier. DM me.

What’s the best thing to order in the air? Aureliy / Shutterstock

31/12/2025

Now isn't this interesting?

I know some people who definitely suffer from leisure sickness and I remember decades ago when I worked at Qantas doing shift work, long hours, often overtime; whenever I went on holidays (usually overseas cos, y'know, I could), I'd get a really bad cold and bronchitis.

It was so frustrating! I'd spend the flight - usually long-haul to the UK - sniffling, and sneezing, wheezing and coughing. Most unpleasant for me, let alone those near me. I would be so sick.

I realised my body just kept going, going, going at work and in life. Running on adrenaline no doubt. Being in front-line customer service is exhausting physically, emotionally, and mentally. Shift work takes a toll too on our physical health so it was like a double-whammy.

I came to realise getting sick at the beginning of a holiday was how my body "let go".

Seems leisure sickness is a real thing (could have told them that).

Nowadays I no longer work in a stressful job or work environment. I also support my health with natural products like my dōTERRA essential oils and supplements. Life-changing and so wish I'd had them back then.

Have you experienced leisure sickness? If you'd like to support your health with natural solutions, DM me for my daily wellness protocol.

Could your body be reacting to relaxation? Image Source: Ground Picture / Shutterstock

30/12/2025

Before you reach for that low-sugar, zero-sugar soft drink thinking it’s better for you than full-strength, read this.

Don’t swap the sugar for the carcinogen!

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29/12/2025

I recently hit a couple of milestones in my Thermomix business!

Firstly, I reached 10 years with Thermomix - hard to believe, it’s gone so quickly. 10 years of helping others to cook better, faster, easier with a Thermomix. 10 years of the wonderful Thermomix community. I’ve made so many lifelong friends, both colleagues and customers-now-friends.

Then I had my 100th sale! Wow! 100 lives changed! It’s such an incredible feeling!

To celebrate my 10 years, my gorgeous team leader gave me a lovely 10-year pin and certificate from Thermomix. Then today I received a beautiful necklace celebrating my 100th customer. Such a nice surprise!

I am aiming to change a whole heap more lives for the better next year. If you’re ready to make your kitchen life a whole heap easier, then I’d love to show you how. Or if you’d like to join us as a Thermomix consultant and not just be paid to help others, but also earn additional rewards and recognition, then let’s chat!

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas to all my followers here!

Hope Santa delivered something wonderful for you.

Have a simply magnificent day, whatever you do and wherever you are.

Much love 🪅🌲🎁🍗🥗🍾🥂😘

23/12/2025

Great article and fabulous photo.

Obesity IS a health issue in so many ways. Not just the effect on our physical body - as the photo so obviously shows, but on our mental health as well.

In treating obesity, and I’ll also extend that to general carrying-too-much-weight, we need to take a holistic approach and treat the whole person.

Losing weight isn’t easy for most people and, sadly, it does become harder as we age for a myriad of reasons

Nevertheless, if we want to live long HEALTHY lives, weight is one of the most important factors that can determine this - not just the weight itself but the habits and diet that led to it.

If you’d like to jojn me in a better approach to weight managemenr, let’s chat cos It’a lifelong journey not an overnight sfop and it’s one I’m going to be focussing on again nexf year.

This image compares body scans of two women — one weighing 113 kg and the other 54 kg. The contrast is striking. Internal organs such as the heart, stomach, and intestines are under far greater strain, bones shift from their natural alignment, and even the fluid surrounding the brain increases.

This isn’t about shame or judgment. It’s about reality.

We need to stop confusing health awareness with discrimination. Calling obesity a medical condition is not a lack of compassion — ignoring its consequences is. Real care means honesty, prevention, and support, not denial disguised as acceptance.

Health should never be a taboo.

22/12/2025

I’m curious about the cause of this. This article talks about how it’s becoming an issue but it doesn’t give any details about the causes of chronic breathlessness and it would be good to know wouldn’t it!

As someone who does at times get asthma, it doesn’t interest me because, if it’s environmental for example, I’d like to look at what I can do to minimise my risk.

Thankfully, I rarely get asthma these days and, when I do get any tightness or constriction, I just pop a dōTERRA Peppermint Beadlet and that does the trick.

Essential oils are a great way to support our bodies with any sort respiratory issue and, if you don’t like Peppermint, there are others that can help. Of course, they need to be 100% pure essential oils such as those made by dōTERRA’s (just DM me for suggestions).

If you’d like a sample of Peppermint Beadlets, just comment BREATHE and I’ll be in touch.

Chronic breathlessness is quietly contributing to longer hospital stays and adding pressure to health services, according to new Flinders University research.

22/12/2025

Do you wear nail polish? I don’t these days, as I have tendency to thin nails and, wearing nail polish, tends to make mine more fragile. Add in the drying effect of nail polish remover and my nails really suffer.

I know how good Lemongrass oil is for removing sticky labels and residue so I know it would be good for nail polish as well. Use as suggested in Adheesh and Santoshi’s post.

With Christmas parties popping up everywhere, many of us are dressing up a bit more, maybe even adding a splash of colour to our nails. 💅✨
I don’t wear nail polish myself, but here’s a natural tip that so many in our community love.

Lemongrass essential oil as a gentle polish remover. 🌿

How to use it:
Add 2–3 drops of pure Lemongrass oil to a cotton pad, press it onto the nail for 15 seconds, then wipe.
If the polish is light, it helps soften and lift it.
Finish with a little carrier oil (like fractionated coconut oil) to keep your nails and cuticles happy.

It’s not as strong as commercial removers and won’t shift gels or heavy colours, but people love it as a more natural option — and it smells beautiful.

21/12/2025

You know it’s true!

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