Lara Mellon’s passion for life, her love of people and the earth, and her generosity of spirit is evident within moments of chatting with her. What sets her apart, however, are two things: a commitment to channel this passion constructively and refusing to be overwhelmed and incapacitated in the face of constant tragedy.

Mnquma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape will be amongst the first towns in South Africa to adapt a more environmentally approach to living.

Some of my favourite childhood food memories are eating guavas straight off the tree or savouring luscious strawberries as soon as they made their annual appearance. The anticipation of watching blossoms bear fruit and the fruit slowly ripening only added to the deliciousness.

End of year festivities and annual holidays may sound like fun but are often the opposite, especially when combined with the stress of planning seasonal celebrations, the crowds, the malls and trying to find just the right gift for great-aunt Gertrude. Take time out to relax with activities and events guaranteed to soothe the most frazzled soul.

When it comes to headaches, most people turn to a “one size-fits-all” medication for help, such as paracetamol, aspirin, codein or brufen, regardless of the nature of the headache. Homeopathy recognises that there are hundreds of different types of headaches.

For garden lovers, the longer, warmer days of November mean plenty of extra time to spend outdoors. Cheral Kennedy’s November guide takes the mystery out of moon phase gardening.

Pledge to get to work and back without your car on 3 December 2010 and not only will you be contributing to a greener future, you can win some hot prizes from Vida e Caffe and Adidas.

SoyLitesTM is South Africa's soy candle specialist and manufactures pure soy candles scented with essential oils. Three great new products were launched recently, just in time for the festive season, and you can win one of them.

While we may enjoy the warmth and sunshine, summertime is problematic for our pets. It is a time when allergens from long grass and dust mites are rife, and while the constant scratching from an infestation of fleas tries can irritate humans, our pet’s immunity is tested to the limits.

How do we account for what makes us happy? Everybody wants to be happy. But how much happiness - precisely - will each life choice bring? The result of new, unique research, The Happiness Equation brings to a general readership for the first time the new science of happiness economics.