by Amie | Aug 16, 2017 | Berries, Fruit, Healthy Ageing, Natural Beauty, Nuts & Seeds, Research, Skin Health, Wholistic Wellbeing
Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are known to be beneficial for, amongst other things, skin health. And when it comes to EFAs, omega-3 and omega-6 are usually top of mind. You may even know about omega-9. But most people have never heard of omega-7, let alone know...
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 | Jul 4, 2017 | Mould, Wholistic Wellbeing
It seems that mould is commonly viewed as just an ugly inconvenience. And even those who suffer the common respiratory symptoms it can cause*, are not always conscious of the connection. If you’re not yet aware of just how dangerously unhealthy mould is, get ready for...
