by Amie | Jul 18, 2017 | Healthy Ageing, Immunity, Research, Vitamin D, Wholistic Wellbeing
Sometimes referred to as sunshine in a bottle, vitamin D (a hormone, in actual fact) is a powerful and essential nutrient when it comes to our wellbeing. Almost every single cell in our body contains a vitamin D receptor (VDR) which highlights just how important this...
by Amie | Jul 12, 2017 | Immunity, Recipes
So this is a cold and flu recipe to end all cold and flu recipes! I posted the original Germ Juice recipe here some years ago, and it was already a winner. Handed down through generations of Naturopaths it has a wonderfully soothing effect on sore throats, is a...
by Amie | Jul 11, 2017 | Immunity, Sugar is the Devil, Vitamin C, Wholistic Wellbeing
One of the easiest strategies to preserve immune function is to avoid refined sugar. Sugar has a significant disabling effect on our immune system which means, if you’re consuming it, you are more at risk of picking up what’s going around – and less able to...
by Amie | Aug 24, 2014 | Immunity, Vitamin C
Why Do We Need Vitamin C? Vitamin C has many important roles in the body, including supporting the production of collagen within the tissues. Many of us are not eating enough Vitamin C-rich foods and sadly, our food supply contains less and less Vitamin C because of...
by Amie | Aug 13, 2012 | Recipes
‘tis the season for the sniffles and sneezes and, whilst there are loads of nutrients and herbs that can help you through the winter months, I’d like to share one of my favourite winter staples to feeling better quickly when I’m under the weather. This little gem of a...
