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Tomatoes Stuffed with Saffron Couscous Recipe

Tomatoes stuffed with saffron couscous on a bed of vegetables is a great recipe for any season. It works for […]
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How To Change Time To Change Lifestyle

Do you say you want to change and then you don’t? Time is a genuine factor when it comes to […]
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SOS salad anti-anti-inflammatory superfood salad recipe

Recipe: SOS Salad Anti-Inflammatory Health Booster

SOS salad stands for So-Oh!-So-Good-for-me Salad, which in my book works for me-time or even we-time. This SOS salad recipe […]
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Recovery food and how to get back on track after illness, surgery or fatigue on this post on thegoodista.com

Recovery Food: Fighting Back With Food

Recovery food will give your body a boost when you’ve been sick, on antibiotics, or feel drained altogether. When your […]
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Career Coaching Makes a Difference for UN/NGO International Jobs

International Jobs: Career Coaching Makes a Difference

Are you looking for international jobs in development or humanitarian aid? You scour websites, send your CV and wait for […]
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Best Exercises to Boost Your Metabolism

Which are the best exercises to boost your metabolism? Scientifically speaking, metabolism is that rate at which your body breaks […]
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Cognitive Dissonance: Trigger For Change

You like your truth, and you hold on to it as if life itself depended on it. The theory of […]
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Digital Detox: How to Unplug and Reconnect

Do you need a digital detox? Switching off all devices, laptops, computers, trackers and internal networks can be mind-boggling as […]
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Alcohol: The Healthier Drinking Guide

Ever wondered if you're drinking too much? Get your guide to a healthier drinking approach, and the best ways to see […]
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Women's curse is to overdo it all, illustrated by woman running from work with children, computer etc flying behind her.

Women's Curse: To Do or Not To Do (It All) ?

Women have it all, right? The women's curse is that we perceive that we owe it to previous female generations […]
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Spring Clean: 5 Lifestyle Change Upgrades

Spring clean your life for a new spring you. Re-charge the batteries at your pace. Upgrade and re-think your lifestyle […]
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How Light Needs Serious and Vice Versa

Why so serious?  We get disturbing news, have a heavy workload, feel emotional turmoil and add to that gloomy weather… […]
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Salmon in a Bag with Asian Greens Recipe

Salmon in a bag with Asian greens is a recipe maxed with flavour that takes 15 minutes from start to […]
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Dark Side of Health: Monochrome Superfoods

The dark side of health is a super maxed nutrition booster. It is black, brown and deeply shady in colour. […]
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Zoodles with Green Pea Pesto Recipe

Zoodles are zucchini noodles. This healthier alternative to pasta tastes the same - but without gluten, grain or wheat. Zoodles […]
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Mason Jar Meals: The DIY Take Away Healthy Food

Mason jar meals is the not-so-new food for every day and work away. This DIY healthy take away work for […]
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Swedish Meatballs - A Healthier Recipe

Swedish meatballs can be heavy. The traditional recipe is laden with butter, cream and salty stock. This recipe takes Swedish […]
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Black beans with kale in this recipe on thegoodista.com. In picture the stew is bubbling away.

Latin Black Beans with Kale Recipe

A recipe for black beans with kale and latin flavours to spice up your day when your body screams for […]
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Italian foodie must know guide to food tradition, do's and don'ts and so much more, illustarted by vespa with pizza flying off it.

Italian Foodie Must-Know Guide

Are you an Italian foodie? The healthiest food there is comes from Italy. Eating clean is easy here. Highest quality […]
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Wellness Fitness and Spa Vacation: Santavenere Hotel

Feeling tired, stressed, run-down or adrenaline hyped? A wellness fitness and spa vacation is the way to break the cycle. […]
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Humanitarian aid work isn't easy to get. This is how to apply and get that first aid work experience in the UN or a NGO on thegoodista.com. Illustrated by desk to show someone applying for jobs.

Do Good: How To Get Humanitarian Aid Work

Humanitarian aid work is tough, unsafe and utterly rewarding. To get that first job in an international humanitarian agency is […]
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Bugs and mosquitoes travel health and outdoor activity tips on thegoodista.com, illustrated by comic drawing of mosquito.

How To Keep Bugs and Mosquitoes Away

Bugs and mosquitoes can be the undoing of a field mission, holiday or adventure travel. Malaria and insect-borne diseases are […]
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International Living and Where Home Is - A Place or a Concept., illustrated by the world in a wooden crate.

International Living: The Concept of Home

International living makes you stand out. Your experiences, languages and ideals don't necessarily match up with everyone else's. Your concept […]
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International Life can feel like a game of multiplying and logistical acrobatics illustrate by chessboard with earth as a game pawn.

How International Life Is a Game of Plans

International life is a moving experience in every sense of the word. You are rewarded every day by moments of […]
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Personal Growth Success is Yours in The New Year

Happy New Year! Personal growth comes when you have reached milestones. You overcome, mature, see and validate what before was […]
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Healthy Lifestyle Commitment: Exercise Motivation

Exercise motivation is an essential ingredient to get off the couch. As much as you may have committed to lead […]
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Healthy Lifestyle Commitment: Your Partnership for Life

The healthy lifestyle commitment is different from a 'getting in shape' promise, or a 'keep fit' vow made post-party. My […]
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New Look: Faster, Stronger and Closer

We’re back with a new look. The GOODista healthy lifestyle blog is faster, stronger and closer to you than ever. Some […]
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Walk The Talk: 100 km walk to support the Red Cross.

Walk The Talk: 100 km for Charity (and Fitness)

Some of us talk about helping those in need. Others act. A few walk the talk - humanitarian aid workers, […]
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Digital Detox: How to Unplug and Reconnect

Do you need a digital detox? Switching off all devices, laptops, computers, trackers and internal networks can be mind-boggling as […]
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