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Gate-crashing Hormones – Take them to Task

Gate-crashing Hormones – Take them to Task

Hormones – we either love them or hate them. However, no matter what you do, you cannot live without them and neither can you allow them to ruin your life. Most women may only think about menopause and PMS when it comes to hormone imbalances, but there are so many other conditions that are hormone-related too.

A Cat’s Healing Purr

A Cat’s Healing Purr

We’ve always intuitively felt a cat somehow knows when we’re not feeling well and even where it hurts. Got a headache? A cat just seems to wrap around your head. A stomach ache and a cat can’t seem to get off your abdomen.

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis affects one in three women over the age of 50. The World Health Organisation designated this as the second leading global health care problem after cardiovascular disease.

Good Fats and Bad Fats

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

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

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

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 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

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.