Once dismissed as an old-fashioned ingredient belonging in grandma’s kitchen, tallow is making an extraordinary comeback, with growing numbers of consumers using rendered animal fats in everything from cooking to moisturisers, balms and soaps. The resurgence is being fuelled in part by interest in traditional foods, minimalist skincare and products with shorter, more recognisable ingredient lists. Tallow skincare in particular has become a major social media trend, although scientific research into its benefits for human skin remains limited.  But long before tallow became a social media phenomenon, Tasmanian business Tassie Tallow was rendering it.  Established in 2012, Tassie Tallow has…

Can you really hypnotise yourself into not raiding the fridge, reaching for chocolate after a stressful day or eating when you aren’t actually hungry?   According to clinical hypnotherapist and behavioural change practitioner Georgia Foster, the answer is yes but the goal isn’t to hypnotise yourself into not eating, it is to change the automatic thoughts, emotional triggers and habits that can make you want to eat when your body isn’t asking for food. Foster, known as The Viceless Mind Expert, has spent more than 30 years working with people struggling with emotional and habitual behaviours and is the creator of…