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Traditional plant medicine provides effective ways to support the health of your hard working liver and kidneys. A simple morning routine has health benefits to last a lifetime. The liver is an or...
What's extra special about travelling somewhere new is seeing things with fresh eyes. This happened to me in Peru recently with corn. On my first morning the hotel breakfast had a basket of little ...
If I'm being honest, I was absolutely dreading my first Christmas being vegan. I come from a large, culturally diverse background and one thing we all come together on is sharing an outrageous amou...
We live in a time where we can have almost anything imaginable, any time we want, and even delivered to our doorstep if we choose. How lucky are we? The downside is, that as a result, our lives oft...
Some in the group called it character building, others jokingly said it was soul-destroying, but this loop track around Mt. Pirongia is well worth the muddy effort. And one of the great things abo...
Sleep is something that I have been in a battle with for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, it worked out well for me, it was cool to stay up all night. Gradually, I began feeling less ...
With his ultimate Berry Smoothie, Mike van de Elzen answers the age-old dilemma of how to get a healthy breakfast into the kids, quick smart. The perfect idea for schoolday breakfasts, this Berry ...
Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a condition where patches of the skin can become itchy, dry or scaly. In New Zealand it's particularly common among our young people, occurring in 15% of...
I once heard the average woman puts hundreds of synthetic chemicals on her skin every day, simply through the body products she uses. The skin - it's our largest organ. And a pretty darn absorbent...
I grew up in Glen Eden, home of New Zealand's oldest running race - the Glen Eden 10 miler - which dates back to 1964. Naturally, it's a community full of runners, situated at the foot of the beaut...
When it comes to fitness and exercise, I find many people think that seeing results means doing A LOT of exercise. If they don't get the results they're after, they think they need to do even more ...
Hormones play a large role in everyone's lives, but can particularly influence women, and imbalances can affect so many aspects of life: Sleep Mood Metabolism Fertility Plant medicine is in...
