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Good Fats and Bad Fats
‘Fats’ get a bad name, but not all fats are bad for us, even when you want to lose weight. Some are in fact ‘essential’ to good health metabolism, which means we must consume them on a regular basis. So what are they?
Herbs At School, By two students
Our school, Pukehou School is now an environmental school. It all started when the students in Room1 in Napier began a unit study on herbs in 2004. We started the study because of the National Herb Week. In the process we studied basil for cooking, thyme for decorating and calendula for its healing properties.
Sipping Sole – a living food source
Definition of sole: a fully saturated solution of water and crystal salt. The water becomes saturated when it no longer dissolves any more salt.
A Word in your Ear About Ear Infections
Ear infections commonly occur in children between the ages of three months and three years. The infection often begins from a primary inflammation from a developing sore throat, cold or cough, which then spreads to the middle ear.
Ginger Relief – as a Hot Toddy
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is an excellent herb for the respiratory system. When taken in a tea or hot toddy, ginger can reduce the impact of colds and flus as well as relieving congestion.
Buying a Healthy House
People with sensitive health issues can be affected by the home environment that they live in, sometimes they feel that the only option to improve their health is to shift to a new house.
Wheatgrass - Nature’s Finest Medicine
Grass is the world’s most ubiquitous form of vegetation. There are over 9000 species of grass. From the outback “down under” to the one-inch artic tundra, wherever there is sun, water and soil, there is grass.
Vapour & Steam Treatment - Back to Basics
Why Prepare a Decongestant Vapour? A decongestant is useful for decongesting the lungs from the irritants that aggravate chest colds and flus, causing breathing difficulties. A decongestant vapour relieves the restriction and tightness caused by chest complaints and is the ideal treatment for conditions like bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma right through to the sniffles with runny mucous.
Gastrointestinal Distress
As a health practitioner I started practice in the early 90s. I was amazed at the number of people who I encountered that complained of having constipation, bouts of diarrhoea, increased gas, bloating after eating, bouts of fatigue and the many other symptoms of gastrointestinal distress.