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What is it about hemp we love?Is it “just another oil? Another superfood?”
We know. Do you?
The health benefits of this very underappreciated plant are extensive.
The articles below may convince you to try it for yourself. And once you have, you’ll wonder what took you so long…
Get your summer skin ready!
With summer knocking at our doors as well as the great outdoors beckoning, most of us have started throwing our winter woollies in the cupboards and begun seeking out our stash of flimsy, lightweight summer gear. What can indeed put a damper on summer fun is when we find the heat necessitates the…
Reduce your NSAIDs with Omega-3 for Arthritis Pain
Increased omega-3 intake helps manage arthritis symptoms by reducing inflammation and improving heart health while enabling the reduction in requirement for NSAIDs use. This is particularly true for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) due to it arising from…
Why is Fibre Important for the Body?
New Zealanders do not eat enough dietary fibre. Adult men and women are consuming approximately a third less than the recommended daily intakes (Dietary Fibre 2015). What’s so important about this nutrient? What is dietary fibre? This term originated in the...
Omega 6 – Is Really a Good Guy
Omega-6 fatty acids have got some bad rap in the past. Here we aim to set the record straight with emerging new research that suggests it really is a good guy in our diet. Read on to find out. What are omega-6 fatty acids? Omega-6 fatty acids are a type of...
Top tips to staying healthy this Christmas
It’s that time of year again. The festive (silly!) season. With that, comes the Christmas food and drink which can throw us out of normal eating routine, adding extra calories, fat, and sugar we would not usually consume. So how can we enjoy what Christmas has...
Super Seeds – Should We Eat Them?
Seeds are scrumptious powerhouses of genetic material that programme a tiny seed to grow into a mature plant. That’s got to be something super special, right? Seeds are super in this context. No marketing gimmicks. Super miraculous. Super nutritious. Let’s dive a little deeper …
