Symptoms such as runny nose, itchy nose & eyes, especially on windy days & from season to season are a giveaway that you have seasonal allergies. What are seasonal allergies & what has this got to do with our immune system? How can we use foods, plants...
Iodine deficiency is something of the past and the ‘goitre’ which is an enlarged thyrdoid no longer exists. We set out to eradicate this largely preventable health issue by adding iodine (potassium iodate) to table salt. Since this introduction, goitre...
With the climate crisis well and truly upon us, individual actions to bring about change are just as important as government level, business & system change. Some major adaptations will need to take place. The world we live in now will look very different in 20...
We know what it’s like. You bought that supplement thinking it was going to solve your (insert XYZ problem here) and it didn’t work, or you thought it wasn’t helping, so you stopped it & its now sitting in the cupbard taking up room. But what if...
With the advent of probiotics and the focus that surrounded them as the research first appeared about their myriad of health benefits(1), prebiotics have been forgotten about and come to the fore again. Specific probiotics (live bacteria) and their strains have been...
I’ve had a bit of lunchbox envy when I have seen what creative ideas my own friends have included in their kids lunchbox so I thought I would write about it just in case you needed some inspiration! (As we all do!) When it comes to kids lunch boxes, we need...
Collagen is such a useful type of protein that has many many benefits that span the whole body. We get really excited about our Collagen supplement because of the results and feedback we get from people. So why is it so good and who should take it? What results will I...
Instead of telling you what not to do we are going to give you some positive things to consider when losing weight instead: If you fall off the bandwagon – don’t worry! Just get back on it. Never beat yourself up with unnecessary guilt – it...
When drunk on a regular basis – yes, fruit juice is as bad as fizzy. Some people find this hard to believe but what is there left in a processed fruit drink apart from sugars and some stale vitamins? Many people feel that juice is a better alternative to fizzy....
Probiotics form part of the Microbiome – the vast array of beneficial bacteria, yeasts and fungi that live inside us – and off us – without harming us. In fact, these bacteria form beneficial arrangement with us ~ These are our friends with benefits....
Salt is so vilified isn’t it. It causes heart disease by hardening the arteries and raising peoples blood pressure. Well the blood pressure part is true for some and perhaps the former for some also. If salt is over consumed it will hold water in the body...
Why are nutrients so important for the immune system? When you listen to a Medical Herbalist, Naturopath or Nutritionist talk about the immune system, inevitably the topic of nutrients comes up. White blood cells are the main fighters in the immune army. To make these...
