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About Actual Organics' Joanna Runciman

My Life's Passion

Joanna Runciman has a life's mission to coach individuals to improve their health and wellness.  She guides them to learn about the benefits of whole foods, organic skin care and personal care products and how to have a healthier home with a lessened impact on the environment.

In essence Joanna helps you "Detox your Body and our World."™

On finishing school, Joanna attended Leith's School of Food and Wine and graduated as a certified chef.  She learnt at Leith's the value in choosing high quality ingredients.

Continuing her education Joanna completed a Bachelor of Science in Applied Consumer Sciences (majoring in Food Technology, Nutrition & Consumer Psychology) she graduated with Honours. This degree gave her an insight into the inner workings of the production methods and marketing techniques employed by conventional supermarkets and the food production industry.

Joanna's experience as a chef and working as in marketing and public relations added to her awareness and understanding of what is wrong with the food and health industry, and modern day attitudes towards food and basic health.

Joanna has travelled extensively and has seen similar challenges to our personal and environmental health all over the world.

The common thread Joanna observed was a sad move from nutrient dense food to fast food and the lack of wellness which often resulted.

Joanna believes 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

Joanna says "Life is fun and enjoying food with friends and cooking for them is a real joy."  She learnt to cook from her Mum, who taught Joannaas she was cooking.  Joanna 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!  Joanna started to cook aged four and has not really stopped since.

Food and the occasional good glass of wine is what makes life worth sharing.  Joanna enjoys good food with her family and friends, many a life problem has been remedied through a lengthy discussion over dinner.  Joanna feels that  having a community to meet with, chat and enjoy good food and wine is very important, humans are social creatues.

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

Building on a Holistic Lifestyle

Joanna's 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.  Learning about avoiding toxins in our everyday life is also fundamental to health.

The planet, people, plants, animals, the air we breathe, the exercise we do and how much sleep we get can all influence our quality of life.  Everything that we do, choose or use in life has an impact, either up or down stream. This website 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.

Joannabelieve 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?

She feels that our body reflects our mind and what we think can affect our body.  Therefore Joanna thinks 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 we hope you will enjoy the journey to wellness… in the mean time you might want to check out our ActualOrganics™ video?

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