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Kid’s First Aid Help
It’s five o’clock in the evening and baby’s face is red and his knees are drawn up. He is inconsolable with loud piercing cries filling the air, but there is more. Your two year old is in full temper tantrum mode; she’s on the floor, legs waving, face contorted with rage and frustration and you feel, well stressed- stressed to the max!
Is Illness a Part of the Solution?
It is easy to turn to natural therapies in desperate times as the body becomes riddled with ageing symptoms, but it is even more important to make these treatments a part of your philosophy.
Family First Aid Kit
There is always that moment in time when you have a growing family that first aid help is needed.
Enabling Kids to have Healthy Choices
There are 5 basic tips to help you kids make healthier food choices. Read about the 5 ways to educate your kids about food. It is never too early to explain to your kids about the part food plays in their well-being.
Diabetes – The Sweet Truth
It’s all about fathoming the sugar-diabetes triangle. Do you remember the old fifties pop song with the refrain “Sugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar at suppertime?” Well it must have been a foretelling of the dietary habits of our generation today, along with the debate that rolls on as to the effects upon human health.
Back to School Foods
What our children eat is in the spotlight as New Zealand faces a growing child obesity epidemic. Here is a healthy food guide for children to take to school, along with hints on helping kids make healthier choices.
Teflon - From the Frying Pan into the Fire
Teflon® is used in a staggering number of applications. The odds are that you are in contact with Teflon® right now if you are near carpet treated with Stainmaster®, wearing a proofed garment or eating from a non-stick pan.
Mood Swings & Goji Berries
Karen Bowlier wasn’t prepared for the onset of mood swings, which crept on slowly from her mid 40’s. “All my life I have been an optimist and the insidious mood swings were completely foreign to me,” explained Karen.
Harmony of Fruit Salads
Every colour emits a vibration and energy and that vibration has a very real effect on our mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. So what would we gain from creating a fruit salad that contained fruit from the seven rainbow of colours?