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MORALS & DOGMA

Life June 19, 2021

MORALS & DOGMA – The eternal challenge to a reality where every decision one makes in life, revolves around monetary resources, is how to maintain a moral high ground, and not succumb to unscrupulous, immoral and unethical choices out of greed. There are many out there who will do anything for money, including stealing, lying, cheating and getting involved in all manner and means of dodgy activity. The corrupt governments of the world, and indeed, the New World Order, is one such example which everyone can relate to. On a more acute level, I have had to deal with all sorts of situations in my life, where my morals and ethics were put to the test.

When I first moved to London, I was in my early twenties, and at that stage, I did not really know who I was or my place in the world. I worked for blue chip companies and in media positions, which all had elements which would cause concern for the soul of a truly awake and spiritually aware person. I often found myself in positions where my morals had compromised, or in certain situations, I did not even realise that what I was involved in was inherently damaging or could cause loss and / or harm to others, because I was young and naive. My tenure in London taught me much about the kind of person I wanted to be, but more specifically, what I did not want to be. It was a time of defining my moral parameters, a time where I lost and found myself several times over.

When we left London and moved to the Hague, I really came into myself (through various processes which shall not be the subject of this blog), and realised that I could never be part of anything that was unethical or would cause loss and / or harm to another. I simply could never again work in a soul destroying job, nor would I ever again compromise my integrity for a pay check. My husband and I began our journey into creating revenue streams that were beneficial to humanity, being part of the solution, rather than being part of the problem. This was the best decision that we ever made, as this journey threw us head first into a world of growth and discovery. I went from working in the toxic world of mainstream media, to starting my own independent media platform called Freedom Central, which launched in 2009and with that, came my books and documentaries.

During the preceding 10 years, I had started writing a book so many times, but never really felt connected to the subject matter in a meaningful way. When I found myself, and I mean truly discovered who I was and my place in the world, my purpose so to speak, I also found my voice. I became an internationally recognised Independent Media Journalist, with my books and documentaries being appreciated by people from all parts of the world. I have been interviewed countless times by various radio stations, media networks and other independent journalists. I attended numerous conferences and presented my work to an international audience. Indeed, taking the step from a lucrative career in mainstream media, to a less lucrative in independent media, was good for my soul, but not so good for my wallet. That being said, I have no regrets, and despite the sacrifices I have had to make, I like who I am and what I have become, and nothing and nobody can put a price on my personal happiness and inner peace.

Conscious Consumer Network

Since going indie, we have expanded our enterprise into various avenues. In 2015 we started Conscious Consumer Network, an independent live broadcast network of professionally produced content which featured broadcasters from 5 continents, and which has to date put out over 5ooo live broadcasts in multiple languages. With all this experience in media, I also started my renowned Journalism Academy, and have trained people who have gone on to become some of the biggest names in independent media.

I also delved deep into my own personal body of research, which manifested as the cumulative body of work known as Dragonology, and my book Spell Breaker, which to me, is still one of the things I have done of which I am most proud. Through my research, I had the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the most amazing academics, which culminated in my book The Greatest Discovery, which is a chronicle of the oldest and largest ancient advanced civilisation to yet be discovered / identified… and it was MY discovery, due to my work. In anthropological and archaeological terms, that is HUGE! It may mean nothing to the average pub going football watching Joe Public, but my work is not for them. My work is aimed at people who have a genuine interest the human story, and true facts pertaining to our history on planet Earth, which is far removed from the misinformation we get indoctrinated with at school and via mainstream media.

Through my journey came the inevitable reality of dealing with my own personal self healing. I was fortunate that one of the very first people I got to interview, was a lady by the name of Desiree Rover, who introduced me to the concept of the great medical divide, as well as igniting my interest in natural medicine, whilst also educating me to the perils of the Pharmaceutical industry. Over the past 12 years, I have had the great opportunity to learn from many traditional healers, shamans and indeed, qualified Homeopaths and Naturopathic Practitioners. I completed a course in Herbalism and Natural Medicine, and have made, sold and given away, some of my own remedies under my Algarvian Life brand, such as my epic Lunar Silver, my probiotic artesian produce, and my toxin free personal care range. I also teach courses in Herbalism and personally do not ever fall into the trap of poisoning my body with pharmaceutical drugs. I truly live the ethics principles that I have come to embrace. This is not just for commercial value!

Conscious Consultancy Group

My husband and I started Conscious Consultancy Group several years back, as we had a demand from humanitarian, savvy and forward thinking parties, for our experience and services. Our clients have ranged from small, upstart businesses to international humanitarian foundations, including those who receive grants and funding from organisations such as the United Nations. We only work with parties who work from the highest interpersonal ethics, and who present strong morals in their operational practices… But must importantly, we like to work with people who share the same fundamental imperative as we do, which is the creation of a free, fair, peaceful, just, sustainable, non-toxic world.

We have on occasion gotten sucked in by people who seize upon our talents in the hopes of profiting from our services, our experience, our social equity and our vast international networks, and needless to say, that these people were somewhat lacking in various ways, with regards to their morals and ethics. We have tried to be accommodating of such parties, as part of our awareness and savvy when it comes to people is that we are fully aware that we all evolve at our own pace, and indeed, it is not up to us to judge anybody as lesser for not being at the same place as we are in our knowledge, personal evolution or spiritual growth. Unfortunately, we have on a few occasions made the mistake of being too forgiving of certain people’s lack in certain areas of morality, and this mistake has cost us dearly. There have been times when money has been tight, and we had no choice but to take a client or project that we knew fully well, did not match up to our standards and principles, and always in the end, it comes back to bite us hard.

What I have come to realise is that there is right and there is wrong… and no, that is not me being a judgemental intellectual snob. That is fact. When you have reached a certain level of knowledge and awareness, and you know what heals and what harms, when you know what contributes to the problem and what is part of the solution, there is no excuse for making bad choices with the excuse of ignorance or naivety. When you knowingly make bad choices, karma gets you one way or the other.

There is a spiritual war going, a war for our souls, and every choice and every action has a consequence, which ripples through our reality, and eventually comes back on us!

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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XENOPHOBIA

Life June 13, 2021

XENOPHOBIA – Being born in South African, and having lived there for the first 23 years of my life, I grew up with an inculcated knowledge of what racism and separatism is. I was part of the Rainbow Nation generation that shunned racist attitudes, and embraced the diversity of a rich multi cultural nation. I come from a country that has 11 official languages, of which I can only really speak English properly, and moderate amounts of Afrikaans and Zulu. There is no more diverse a place than South Africa.

PORTUGUESE INFLUENCE

The very province that I grew up was called Natal (now known as Kwa-Zulu Natal – the region of the Zulu Nation), because it was named by the Portuguese on Christmas day – ‘Natal’ is the Portuguese word for ‘Christmas’. The the town I grew up in, there are as many Portuguese restaurants as their are Italian or Chinese. In fact, my first part time job when I was a student was working in a Portuguese restaurant owned by a family friend.

Indeed, the Portuguese have left an indelible mark of influence on various parts of Southern Africa, including our neighbouring country of Mozambique, which was once colonised by the Portuguese. In fact, there are many people from Mozambique, and indeed, South Africa, who now live in Portugal. For this very reason, I always find it so rude and hypocritical when Portuguese people exhibit xenophobic attitudes, which manifest in various ways, most often an intolerance or unwillingness to communicate in any other language except Portuguese. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard xenophobic toned phrases such as “You are in Portugal, learn to speak Portuguese”, or “If you don’t like it, go back to your own country” or “You are in Portugal, you must be like the Portuguese”, amongst many other xenophobic toned missives. I am who I am and I am not changing who I am for anybody, no matter where I live.

Vasco da Gama’s departure from Portugal in 1497

COLONIALISM

The Portuguese are more than happy to take the money of foreigners, but if we don’t speak their language or bow to their whims, they often treat us like second rate citizens based on the fact that you are foreign. The Portuguese people are very quick to forget the facts of their own history, that the riches (now diminished) of their nation was made upon the colonisation and exploitation of foreign lands, and and lets not forget state sanction attack, theft and looting of foreign ships, lands and people, also know as pirating, colonisation and slavery. The Portuguese invaded and took over territories in South America (modern day Brazil), West Africa (modern day Angola) and Southern Africa (modern day Mozambique). Their language and Catholic religion was forced upon indigenous populations, who were pushed off their lands, enslaved and forced into speaking Portuguese and becoming Catholic, or they were persecuted, if not executed. The Portuguese forced themselves on foreign lands and people, and the indelible mark of this conquest and invasion has never disappeared. For example, in Brazil, the national language is still Portuguese, as opposed to the native language of the indigenous tribes that the Portuguese genocided in order to colonise the gold rich region of Brazil.

HYPOCRISY & IRONY

When you take the history of the Portuguese into account, the hypocrisy of their xenophobia becomes all too obvious. And yet… And yet I have never experienced more xenophobia / racism anywhere I have ever travelled, as I have here in Portugal. In fact, they seem to be stuck in the same sort of paradigm as Apartheid era South Africa, which is tragic, because I honestly thought the world had moved on from such stifling attitudes. If I walk down the street and I wear a funny looking outfit… then it is because I am foreign. If I walk down the street and I do something out of the ordinary like push a pink pet stroller full of kittens, then I am strange because I am foreign. If I question the ridiculous Covid measures such as lockdown and mandatory mask wearing, then I am problematic because I am foreign. I am a foreigner, and that is supposedly the problem. It is always chalked up to that, and to be honest, it gets very frustrating dealing with such small mindedness and ignorance. Another thing that is uber frustrating is how Portuguese speaking people assume that we are stupid just because we may not be fluent in their language, and that they can pull any scam on us because we must be stupid enough to fall for it, as we don’t speak Portuguese.

What about the fact that I am a human being, as are we all? Surely that counts for something?

FOREIGNERS

The bottom line is, we are all foreigners somewhere. We were born with feet, not to stand still, but to move around. At some stage some people will cross the boundary line from one country into another, and go from being a ‘National’ to being a ‘Foreigner’. In fact, there is an entire multi-billion dollar industry called “The Travel Industry”, that exists to facilitate the human desire to explore the world. Some people just pass through foreign lands, others meet lovers, life long partners, husband and wives, get jobs etc, and end up staying in lands that they were not born in, as was the case with myself. I met my Dutch husband of 20 years, whilst I was in London, and never went back to South Africa. Life happens. That is just the way of our reality. That was the reality for many Portuguese people who also crossed the seas to conquer foreign lands.

OPEN HEART, OPEN MIND

In the end, it does not matter where I come from. I do not identify with an inculcated external locus of identity such as nationality. I am a human being, and I view all other people as human beings. I do not judge people for their skin colour, nationality, their cultural outlooks, their economic circumstances. I do however judge people by their behaviour and how they treat others irrespective of who they are or where they come from. I operate at the highest levels of integrity, and work with incredible people across the world in my various humanitarian projects, which have been ongoing for over a decade. I have learned from these amazing people, exactly what kind of person I want to be, and from toxic, ignorant, small minded people, I have learned exactly what I do not want to be.

My kitties in their pink stroller at the beach

I have chosen always to be an ethical and kind person. I am ever so blessed to have an amazing husband, and an even more amazing family of kitty children which go all over with us including the local beaches, a fact that amazes almost everyone we encounter. I have such strong grounding forces of love in my life, that I have been able to transcend the hatred, anger and resentment that is rotting the souls of many people, and that they project onto others in an attempt to self soothe. I am ever so grateful for the love bubble that I live in.

I come from a wealthy, high profile family, with no less than three Prime Ministers in my lineage, and, with a brother being the Captain of the South African Water Polo team. Despite my privileged upbringing, which was at times subject to snobbish exclusionary attitudes of the elite set within which I involuntarily found myself, my aim always is never do anything to deliberately cause anybody loss or harm. I do however always speak my truth, and in my capacities as an Independent Investigative Journalist, and in my pursuit of a free, fair, peaceful, just sustainable, non-toxic world, I expose con artists and corrupt people, practices and businesses who may fall upon my path of discovery, particularly if they knowingly and unapologetically cause loss and / or harm to others. At no point do I ever set out to harm anybody deliberately, but I will speak out against those who cause harm, and nationality, background, skin colour has nothing to do with it. This is something that comes from a soul level. Humanitarianism is colourless, borderless and universal.

The bottom line is, I do not believe that it is appropriate to be marginalised or discriminated just because I or anybody else, living or visiting Portugal, is not Portuguese. That racist / xenophobic / separatist dogma is the very root of contempt that rots and destroys the beautiful state of soul connection within humanity. In my humble view, people who engage in racist / xenophobic / separatist behaviours, should be punished by law. In fact, according to Article 15 of the Portuguese Constitution, it states that foreigners who reside in Portugal have the same rights as Portuguese nationals. At no point is it right for any Portuguese national to treat any foreigner with contempt for being foreign.

It is spiritually and emotionally immature to diminish anybody’s worth, or treat people as lesser, just because they are not the same as you. Diversity in all it’s forms, should be embraced and nurtured, for in nature, it is diversity and evolution and adaptation, which prevents extinction.

FACT: If we were all exactly the same, we would not survive biologically as a species beyond a generation or two.

Perhaps it is time that we all stop being negative, nasty and ugly to our fellow human beings, for how has that ever benefitted anybody in the long run. A simple shift in focus is needed, where we choose to see the similarities in people, instead of judging people as lesser, bad or wrong, for being different in some way… Because, at the end of the day, the true beauty of humanity is that we all want the same things… we all want to be free, and we all want to be loved. It is time we unite on our common ground, and never forget the simple inalienable truth, which is simply this:

LOVE CONQUERS ALL!

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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OUTSIDE THE BOX

Life June 9, 2021

OUTSIDE THE BOX |I have always been different. From a young age my Mother tried to squeeze me into a beige square box, when I was a rainbow coloured, star shape covered in glitter. The struggle to be true to my uniqueness and individuality, has been a constant challenge throughout my life. I have never been a conformist, and I have never felt the need to fit in. I have for the most part of my adult life, openly and honestly questioned that which does not make sense. I have always had a different outlook on the world, and after some paradigm shifting, life changing experience, I realised that I had a specific purpose in it, the nature of which, shall not be the subject of this blog.

Being driven by heart, talent and instinct, I try always to feel like I am leading not following. When I have started to get distracted by people on the left or the right, I lose that clarity of thought. I have always been one to focus on the facts, and not get distracted or influenced by this one to the left, or this other one to the right, because in the end, your truth and your choices have to come from who you are. The only truth you know, is the truth you find for yourself, and you ultimately have to take responsibility for your decisions. True integrity comes from owning your decisions, owning who who you are, and doing it without apology. That may smack of arrogance to some people, or even just a lack of diplomacy to the snowflake types, but that is the point. Diplomacy is nothing more than the external locus of identity created to mask our real feelings. Diplomacy is for those that lack integrity, a way of lying silently, much like political correctness. It takes real strength and confidence to call a spade a spade, wholeheartedly, and unapologetically, irrespective of whose precious ego may get bruised.

There have been those who have held me in very high reverence for the creative renderings upon my purpose path. Indeed, I have an international fan base who read my books, watch my documentaries, listens to my interviews and who learn from the many bodies of academic research which I have published, some of which include doctors, professors, anthropologists, historians, as well as other accomplished researchers. Those who appreciate my work are amongst the most intelligent, awake, forward thinking and savvy people on the planet…. But sadly, that is a very small percentage of people. The vast majority of people are caught up in a vicious circle of toxic drivel and small mindedness, and are too consumed with their own narcism to actually reach a higher level of awareness and understanding about the true nature of our reality.

ADDRESSING YET MORE NASTY RUMOURS

Not so long ago, I had to address spurious rumours set forth on a local community forum, which alleged that my husband and I were stealing cats, due to the fact that my kitty children are taken for walks and beach outings in a pink pet stroller. Some pathetic so and so had taken pictures of my husband and I, walking down the street, with three of our kitty children in a pram, and one on his shoulder. Now I realise that to most people, this is rather unusual, as I have never ever seen anybody else doing this, and I have lost count of the amount of times we have been stopped by people who are amazed that we do this. Indeed, it seems to bring endless joy to people to see kitties in a pink pram, or playing on the beach sand. Just the mere fact that we are able to do this with cats is a testament to our characters, as cats are energetically sensitive. If we were were bad or cruel people, we would not be able to have this relationship with our kitty children. Often people ask how we have managed to train them, and I explain that it takes patience and love. Cats cannot be disciplined by spanking or shouting a them, as most people tend to do with dogs. The key is to developing a relationship and bond with them based on trust and love.

More recently, I have a been told by locals that there are toxic people whom I have parted ways with due to how toxic they are, who know precisely for a fact that I take my cats out to the beach in a stroller, and who have been present with me on occasion during my beach visits, and who have after our parting of ways, gone around telling locals that we steal cats and babies, which is why (or so they claim) we walk around with a pink stroller. The reality is, no babies have ever been reported missing in my local area of Carvoeiro whilst we have lived there. The GNR (Portuguese Military Police) have never had a report against my husband and I to that effect, and we have never been questioned about such matters with regards to any such occurrences. The local GNR have our contact details, and they know who we are, and how to get hold of us, and they would contact us if they had any need to do so.

Making such a false claim such as child abduction is a seriously slanderous act. Article 180 of the Portuguese Criminal Code which punishes defamation (difamação), and which is defined as alleging a fact or formulating a judgment (or reproducing such) about a third person that is offensive to that person’s honour or reputation – with up to six months in prison or a fine of 240 days. http://legaldb.freemedia.at/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/PortugalCriminalDef_IPI_ENG.pdf

Furthermore, being rather proficient in law, as my husband has a degree in International and Commercial Law, and having worked with a number of international humanitarian projects, we are quite familiar with legal precedent of CORPUS DELICTI, which is a Latin legal term which references ‘body of the crime’. CORPUS DELICTI is a term from Western jurisprudence referring to the principle that a crime must be proved to have occurred before a person can be convicted of committing that crime. For example, it is impossible to charge someone with murder, if there is no corpse, hence the term ‘body of the crime’. In much the same way, it is impossible to charge someone with child abduction, if nobody no child has gone missing, or been reported as missing. Those toxic people who felt the need to spread such ugly rumours that we are stealing babies in our pink pet stroller, have done so without any evidence of any crime having occurred, rather they have come up with the most lurid allegations they could in order attempt to tarnish us in the eyes of the local community, due to the previous exposes I have done which has detailed some rather disgusting and criminal behaviour on their part. The motivation for spreading such false rumours is rooted in revenge, as there is absolutely no truth to them at all.

The sad reality however is, that the vast majority of people out there are utterly stupid, ignorant, brainwashed and soul sick, not to mention, so negatively polarised, that they can’t help themselves but to act out negatively and project ugliness onto others in an attempt to self soothe. This is not an attempt to elevate myself by belittling anybody else, rather this is a genuine observation based upon years of experience, of psycho-social analysis, of interaction with people from many different cultures, social demographics and backgrounds. In all honesty, I can’t really blame them people for being so messed up in their heads. This world is so utterly twisted, that the majority of people out there are suffering from some form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

I come from a tight knit community on the beautiful East Coast of South Africa, where I lived for 23 years. My decision to spread my wings and go abroad to London, was partly rooted in the need to escape the small town mentality, where one was judged for being different or not conforming to the narrow minded expectations of others. One of the most liberating things for me about going to London, was that nobody knew me, and I knew nobody, and thus, I did not care what anybody else thought of me, and nobody cared enough to try to pigeon hole me into their ideologies. In fact in London, I could be anything I wanted to be, as there were so many different types of people running around, that my uniqueness was pale in comparison to some. I especially loved hanging out in places like Camden Town due to the vast artistic diversity of people who frequented, lived and worked there. I never felt like a total freak there, because there were far crazier, and more freakier people than I, in the various corners of Camden Market. Equally, I embraced my move to Holland, with it’s open minded attitudes and liberal policies. I mostly lived in the Hague on the beach front, which is was a great part of the world to be for a while.

The down side to living in big cities as opposed to small communities, is the actual lack of community feeling. Indeed, in some places we lived, we never ever saw or met our neighbours. For a while this was something I just lived with, but eventually the disconnection begins to eat away at your soul, and thus, I began to crave the community feeling which in my youth, I had found so stifling and suffocating.

When we moved to the Algarve in July 2017, I really embraced the community feeling that was missing in the big city environments. I started to participate in local markets, not because I needed the revenue, but because I wanted to integrate into the local community. I never forgot how moved I was the very first time I attended the Barao de Sao Joao market (formerly known as the Hippie Market) which used to take place on the forth Sunday of every month. I remember thinking to myself, “I want in on this scene”, because of the intense community spirit that was so prevalent. Sadly, this market has all but been ended for various reasons, in March 2019, but the year that we participated in the market, was one of the best years of my life. I also regularly participated in Lagoa Bio Market, whilst it was still running, along with various events and festivals such as FAVA vegan food festival. I met so many interesting people, and I totally embraced the out of the box, artistic, alternative community vibe of people looking to create a better world.

I have lived in Lagoa and Carvoeiro since I arrived in the Algarve four years ago. Despite the many wonderful times we have had, places we have been to, and people we have met, we have also had some real challenges, which I have chronicled in my various blog posts such at THE TOLL OF 2020, THE TOLL OF 2021, CBD SCAMMERS STRIKE AGAIN, EXODUS and FROM ROTTEN ROOTS COME ROTTEN FRUITS, the latter of course detailing the root and source of many of the issues and rumours that I have dealt within this blog post, and indeed, which connects to many of the other issues we have experienced.

It almost feels as if there has been a concerted effort in an attempt to bully us out of town. The problem with that is that the toxic nasties underestimate us. We are far too strong for them, because we know one simple secret about life: THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS OUT LIVE A LIE. No matter what they say in an attempt to hurt our reputation, they can’t hurt us, because the people that matter, know the truth.

It is only the bottom feeding scum who would seize upon such false filth and give it any space within their sick realities. People with integrity and intelligence look for proof, truth and fact, and in the end, it is only people with integrity who’s opinions actually matter. And besides, I honestly do not care what anybody thinks or says about me. I know I live a life of utmost integrity… And when I go to bed at night, I go happy and I sleep peacefully. I like the person I see when I look in the mirror, and ultimately, I know who I am.

Despite all that, I have stuck it out here, because I really wanted to make it work within a small community setting. Despite some of the challenges and nastiness we have had to face, I still believe that as a community, we are stronger. It is not just the hatred of foreigners I have experienced from Portuguese people, it is nastiness amongst the Expat community too, which has been rather appalling, and I am not the only one who has noticed it. There are quite a few sensitive souls who will not even socialise with their fellow local expats, due to their toxicity. Alcohol abuse, drug abuse, spouse and child abuse, criminal activity, gossip, bad lifestyle and life choices plague many within the Algarve Expat community. This place is paradise, but paradise comes at a price. One has to literally fight through a hoard of pirates before they find their blissful corner of the paradise.

But in the end, when you stand in your truth and hold your head up high, nothing can touch you, rather those that try to bring you down, do more damage to themselves as they expose their true nature. I just feel sorry for them. It must be hard to be that toxic and soul sick, and I hope they find inner peace someday.

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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SMART BEAUTY

Life June 5, 2021

SMART BEAUTY | Having recently celebrated my 45th birthday, I was inundated with wishes from family, friends, associates, connections and followers of my work, from around the world. In the age of social media, it great that we can keep in touch and celebrate the milestones with people globally. However, what really blew me away, was how many compliments I was getting about how good I look for my age. Sure I could probably drop about 10 pounds, but in all honesty, I feel better than ever, and most surprisingly, I feel like my skin has gotten younger in recent times, and most noticeably so. Considering how much I love the sun, this is somewhat of a surprise.

The skin is the largest organ of the body, and absorbs up to 70% of what ever is put on it, including moisturisers, sunscreen, make-up and environmental toxins that may be in the air. The skin is the first place that that ageing and disease is evident, and also the canvas upon which stress is painted.

Having been through some great personal challenges over the past few years, I had begun to notice how tired and worn out my skin was looking a few months back… that is until I found REAKIRO. After doing an expose on bad CBD manufacturers and distributors, I was connected with REAKIRO, who were kind enough to send me some samples of their products to trial, some of which I have already reviewed. After a few weeks of using a combination of various REAKIRO products, I could not help but notice just how smooth my skin had become, and how much it glowed. This is attributable to a combination of GODDESS SATIVA DAY & NIGHT CREAMS, which contain full spectrum CBD, as well as the daily consumption of REAKIRO‘s OMEGA 3 capsules, which also contain full spectrum CBD.

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GODDESS SATIVADAY & NIGHT CREAM

After using GODDESS SATIVA DAY & NIGHT CREAM for several weeks, there was a noticeable improvement in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on my face. In recent years I have given up on anti-ageing creams, as many of them contained toxins. I am super skeptical of anything that claims to be anti-ageing, and in fact, I had given up using skin creams for some time, opting for organic coconut oil instead, as there is very little regulation on what goes into personal care cosmetics used on the skin, and many products that people use daily do more damage long term, than good.

When REAKIRO initially sent me samples to trial, I was delighted that they had CBD contained in the formula, as the Endocannabinoid system is present in the skin, and I have found boundless enhancement to my life through the usage of good quality CBD…But in all honesty, I did not expect to get such positively surprising results in the appearance of my skin after using REAKIRO‘s products. Initially, I wrongly judged and made the assumption that perhaps REAKIRO’s SATIVA GODDESS range was just a nice after thought, an addition to an already excellent CBD range… but how wrong I was. I have been absolutely blown away by the results of the GODDESS SATIVA DAY & NIGHT CREAM combination.

GODDESS SATIVA ARGAN OIL PEELING MASK

After a day at the beach, I find my skin needs an extra moisture boost, and that is when I reach for the GODDESS SATIVA ARGAN OIL PEELING MASK, which is ultra hydrating, and leaves the skin super soft and supple.

It has become a firm favourite for my husband too, who really suffers from irritation after close shaves, as he has a sensitive baby like skin. Usually I have to chase after my husband to give give him a facial mask, but I have been most surprised that he comes to me to ask me to apply the GODDESS SATIA ARGAN OIL PEELING MASK.

I absolutely love the GODDESS SATIVA ARGAN OIL PEELING MASK, but it must be noted that from my personal point of view, I have found this mask to be more of an ultra hydrating facial treatment than a peel. It is a truly great treatment for dry, tired or irritable skin, giving it an instant boost of freshness and elasticity.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY STARTS FROM WITHIN

Skin care products on their own will not do you any good if you toxify your body and have a careless lifestyle. Apart from a good skin care regime using quality products, it is also important to maintain skin health from the inside. To maintain optimal skin health, one should drink 2 litres of good quality water with a pH of 7 or above, as well as consuming at least 5 fruit / vegetables a day in raw form, either whole or juiced.

Consider these skin-friendly foods:

Carrots, apricots, and other yellow and orange fruits and vegetables.
Spinach and other green leafy vegetables.
Tomatoes.
Berries.
Beans, peas and lentils.
Salmon, mackerel and other fatty fish.
Nuts.

REAKIRO OMEGA 3 FORUMLA

The main reason fatty fish is good for the skin, is due to the Omega 3 oils present in them. Thankfully REAKIRO make a really good OMEGA 3 FORMULA which also contains full spectrum CBD. It is the combination of the OMEGA 3 FORMULA, along side the SATIVA GODDESS DAY & NIGHT CREAM which has literally de-aged me within a few weeks. The benefits of OMEGA 3 for the skin are well documented, and it also helps with numerous other areas of health such as for the heart, brain, and in the treatment of depression and anxiety.

CBD GUMMIES | New from REAKIRO

Being the awesome innovators that they are, REAKIRO have brought out there most exciting product yet, being their CBD GUMMIES. They are very tasty, sweet, fruity flavour with a distinct hemp after flavour, and they have proven to be an absolute winner when we have shown them to people. This is such an innovative way to get your daily dose of CBD, particularly for those who may not like the taste of the oils, or may not like taking capsules. The folks at REAKIRO have really got an epic new product here, and we absolutely loved them.

CBD Gummies with my daily espresso and fresh orange juice

From the REAKIRO website:

“CBD Gummies have become one of the best, most popular and convenient ways of taking CBD at any point in your day. They are easy to carry in their own resealable bottle, so you need not worry about them staying fresh or leaking. Additionally, their size and form make them incredibly discreet to take. So if you’re out and about, in the gym or in the office, you will not draw any attention to yourself.”

GETTING CREATIVE WITH REAKIRO

I have been so inspired by the CBD GUMMIES, that I decided to try my hand and using REAKIRO’s CBD products in my own delicious confectionary creations, and thus, I decided to make CBD chocolates.

REAKIRO’s RAW HEMP EXTRACT in my daily espresso at the beach

I opted for REAKIRO’s RAW HEMP EXTRACT, in the chocolates, as I loved the way the flavour infused with my daily espresso. There is something tantalising about the infused flavour of raw hemp mixed with roasted bean. This is what gave me the idea to try REAKIRO’s RAW HEMP EXTRACT with chocolate, as cocoa also comes from a roasted bean. Making CBD filled chocolates was actually much easier than I thought, and I thoroughly loved this experiment, but most importantly, REAKIRO’s RAW HEMP EXTRACT tastes absolutely amazing with with chocolate. The only problem is to manage my urge to eat more than one at a time, as the recommended dosage of CBD should not be exceeded.

CONSCIOUS CONSUMER REVIEW

When I post these blogs, I often get asked if I am selling REAKIRO‘S products. No I am not selling REAKIRO‘s products. I simply endorse their products. I am a Conscious Consumer, with many years experience in trialling and reviewing smart products, companies and creators, having written for magazines and been involved in product development for my own companies at various points in my life. I am also a Herbalist and Naturopathic Practitioner, and an advocate of natural medicine. I run courses in Herbalism and create my own artesian products. When I was introduced to REAKIRO, I was delighted to finally find the company I wish I had created. REAKIRO embodies everything I hold dear in terms of ethics, innovation and conscious entrepreneurship. REAKIRO is indeed leading the way for the CBD industry with their ethical approach and innovative products and projects, and it is my greatest honour to be associated with them.

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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