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Calendula. (Calendula officinallis). This wonderful, self-seeding flowering plant displays a vibrant colour from yellow to orange to yellow-red.

We, the general public, were very poorly served by the Labour government, the health bureaucrats in the Ministry of Health and in the public health sector. They collaborate with giant transnational pharmaceutical corporations as they sell us an idea which is shallow and false.

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder of the central nervous system which causes developing tremors and rigidity that affects movements such as walking, talking and writing.

It is not often that we get an opportunity to get really close to our wildlife. When we do, by virtue of injury or similar, we realise how vulnerable they are to the changes and manipulation of their environment.

Results of the Total Diet Survey (third quarter), which sampled fruit and vegetables to see if they contained pesticides and heavy metal residues, gave the lie to the New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s spin that our food is free from residues.

Treating illness isn’t about eradicating a microbe or feeling better right away, but about gently guiding the body back to its natural balance point so that it can heal itself and built natural resistance.

Drinking rainwater is generally perceived as being a healthier alternative to drinking town supply water, but often it isn’t.

This is an illness most people associate with teenage girls, but the insidious spread of eating disorders can be found in people as young as seven and as old as 70. Type ‘eating disorders’ into google and the statistics can be frightening.

Most are not aware of the dangers involved with using, apparent, ‘safe’ household products. Many people do not realise that by using the array of chemical loaded products that fill their bathroom, they are bombarding their bodies with potentially life-threatening ingredients.