Author: Shelley OBrien (Page 2)

Recipe cauliflower porridge

Nourish the body and soul with this bowl full of goodness

The easiest way to make this quick recipe is to buy in season cauliflower & ‘rice’ it immediately, so its ready to go in the morning. Just wash about half a cauliflower, break into florets and pop in the blender for about 10 seconds until it resembles rice. Keep in an airtight container in the fridge &

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Its time to think about protecting yourself from the sun. The humble vitamin B3, in the form of niacinamide may also be helpful.

Recently, customers started coming in the shop and asking for Niacinamide, generally because they had been referred by their dermatologist. After asking why, I took a few moments to do some reading & found some really interesting research relating to skin cancer. Niacinamide can help reduce the risk of certain skin cancers.

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The leaves are dropping and the mornings are getting chilly. Its time to start talking about immunity boosters for a New Zealand winter.

Is winter different in New Zealand?

Winter immunity is a little different in New Zealand than some other countries with warmer climates. In winter we tend to spend more time indoors. This usually means we are closer to other people and susceptible to picking up their bugs.

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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Iron – is it really the answer to tiredness?

We have numerous people come into the store seeking iron to help with their tiredness and fatigue. Often, after having in depth discussion, we send them away without iron but with a product that will help in a different way with sleep or energy. Why – because we try very hard to figure out whether a deficiency is iron is the likely issue causing their tiredness and fatigue.

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Photo by Jelena Mirkovic on Unsplash

In times of uncertainty, many of us are inclined to get more stressed. We have covid rearing is head in the community & the economic and social consequences of this can be very stressful, especially for those with background health issues or work uncertainty. Quite frankly, most people seem to have fairly stressful lifestyles anyway, juggling work, kids, sometimes parents as well,

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Collagen – is it worth taking?

About a week ago on New Zealand television there was an article that suggested that collagen might not be worth its current trending status.  Before I write any more, there are two important things to disclose.  Firstly I didn’t see the television programme and secondly, we sell collagen @homestead.health, which means that I am not a neutral party.  However, as always, we look to see what studies have been done & I like to share feedback from what our customers are saying.

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