I grew up in Glen Eden, home of New Zealand's oldest running race - the Glen Eden 10 miler - which dates back to 1964.

A clean home'. My meaning of this phrase has been on its own personal journey of self-discovery. I used to be all about elimination - the more germs I could eradicate, the better.

When it comes to fitness and exercise, I find many people think that seeing results means doing A LOT of exercise. There never seem to be enough hours in the day!

Do you spend a lot of time hovering over the recycling bin while trying to determine if the thing in your hand can go in? You're not alone there. The numbers and triangle on plastic containers can be downright confusing.

Let's face it, lots of us are probably a bit guilty of 'wishful recycling' - putting everything into our recycling bins in the hopes that they'll meet a better end than simply going to landfill.

Hormones play a large role in everyone's lives, but can particularly influence women, and imbalances can affect so many aspects of life.

How hormones are going to change your child is somewhat of a mystery until they show up.

You may have heard of at least three – reduce, reuse and recycle. The original ‘3 R’s’ became known at the start of the environmental movement in the 60s and 70s. But being a consumer in the 21st Century is pretty complex, and it seems we need a bigger toolkit.

There's plenty of research to show that having plants can improve your mental as well as physical wellbeing. There was only one problem - I'm a serial plant killer.

Is it any wonder human breast milk has been called 'liquid gold'?