About Actual Organics' Joanna Runciman

My Life's Passion

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My name is Joanna Runciman and my passion in life is to coach individuals to improve their health and wellness through guiding them to learn about the benefits of whole foods and complete nutrition, organic skin care and personal care products and how to have a healthier home with a lessened impact on the environment.

On finishing school, I attended Leith's School of Food and Wine and graduated as a certified chef. I then completed a Bachelor of Science in Applied Consumer Sciences (majoring in Food Technology, Nutrition & Consumer Psychology) with Honours. This gave me an insight into the inner workings of the production methods and marketing techniques employed by conventional supermarkets and the food production industry. Experience as a chef and working as a marketing and public relations co-ordinator added to my insight and understanding of what is wrong with our food industry and our attitude towards food and basic health.

I have travelled extensively and seen the similar challenges to our personal and environmental health all over the world.  A sad move from nutrient dense food to fast food and the lack of wellness that results so I believe that in order to be healthy we have to eat slow food that is grown locally and made with care and consideration.  A return to eating how our Grandparents ate is usually a pretty good start.  Butter is better!

Life, Food, Friends... Joy

Life is fun and enjoying food with friends and cooking for them is a real joy.  I learnt to cook from my Mum, who is a great cook.  Mum taught me as she was cooking, I often had a little bowl of 'what Mum was making' at the other end of the table.  Some times it turned out like Mum's cooking and at other times it didn't, usually the chickens were happy to eat it!  I started to cook aged four and have not really stopped since.

Joanna cookFood and the occasional good glass of wine is what makes life worth sharing.  I enjoy good food with my family and many a life problem has been remedied through a lengthy discussion over dinner.  I actually think that having a community to meet with, chat and enjoy good food and wine is very important.

I am passionate about individuals taking responsibility for their own wellness.  It is possible to make little changes and make a big difference. This is why I decided to share my knowledge and experience through creating Actual Organics.

Building on a Holistic Lifestyle

My website is primarily about a building a healthy, happy, holistic lifestyle.  Actual Organics is all about education and empowerment through wise choices.  Learning to cook and teaching our children how to cook will enable all family members to have access to nutrient dense foods.  .

Our planet, people, plants, animals, the air we breathe, the exercise we do and how much sleep we get all influence our quality of life.  Everything that we do, choose or use in life has an impact, either up or down stream. This site will give you signposts in the right direction to health and wellness.  Giving you wise, practical, realistic tips and solutions as well as discussions on the things in life that our community feel matter.

Clown JoannaI believe individuals have a responsibility to educate themselves.  Doctors can only do so much but if our position is one of illness without desire to be well, how can any one heal us?

I believe our body reflects our mind, what we think affects our body.   I feel what we eat, in turn, either creates wellness or illness. What we use on our body and skin and what we use to clean our home can either nourish and conserve or pollute not just our own body but our whole world.

Time for a Paradigm Shift

The time has come for a paradigm shift, a change, from consumption to conservation and through awareness we can enjoy finding health and happiness.

Stay tuned for updates, articles and I hope you will enjoy the journey to wellness… in the mean time you might want to check out our ActualOrganics video?