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Colloidal Silver helps to stop cold and flu before it gets started! It’s particularly effective if you act the moment you first feel a cold or flu coming on and...

This is a quick way to get plenty of vitamin C in just one hit. With all the winter bugs that are around at the moment, keeping your vitamin C...

It’s very easy to wind up with a sore throat at this time of year, we have one child in bed as I write this. If your needing relief from...

I absolutely love lentils, especially in winter; they’re such a satisfying alternative to a meat-based stew. Our recipe this week is from Trisha at Naturally by Trisha.“This recipe for garlic...

Early bird tickets are still available! Grant and I are taking Saturday off for this event and some much-needed self-care. We’re attending this health and happiness centred workshop on the...

We received this from one of our customers who’s very impressed with our cleaning paste.“I thought you might like to know that the peppermint cleaning paste removed decades-old soot stains...

A lovely lady contacted us a week or so ago and asked if we would like some books that she has had since she married in 1959: The Book of...

Losing weight naturally without going on a diet is going to be hard for some people because they always think that they need to be on a diet just to...

There’s nothing better than having a shower or bath and using a bar of natural Castile soap. Castile soaps don’t dry your skin out or have a toxic chemical scent,...

Living Home arch If you’re in Christchurch don’t miss Craig Jarvis’s talk on building sustainable homes that are good for us and the planet. Smash Palace, 172 High Street, Christchurch....

Today in the beauty industry, it seems that all the focus is on good skincare to achieve a natural glow that does not need any makeup. But with eco-consciousness finally...

This excerpt is from a Facebook post gone viral. It was written by Maddie about her darling cat Ruby and contains vital information if you have a salt lamp and...

The Kumara is such a versatile vegetable and an excellent source of beta carotene (vitamin A), vitamin C, potassium, vitamins B1, B2 and B6, it’s also high in dietary fibre....

Did you know that food waste contributes to global warming? Eco-warrior and Trash Talking Mama Hayley Crawford is passionate about reducing waste. This week she shares her thoughts on food...

This informative guest blog has been penned by our family chiropractor Dr Craig Buscomb from Elevate Chiropractic. Our shoulders are amazing joints. They have (or at least should have) a...

Are you having problems with grout mould? You are not the only one, every week several people come into the shop and ask what can be done to get rid...

There’s nothing like a hot bowl of porridge in the morning on a cold winter’s day. This moreish recipe was created by Trisha from Naturally By Trisha who makes our...

This week lifestyle blogger Stella Green Thompson shares ten steps you can take to make your life more eco-friendly. Today, it has become more than essential to at least try...

This is by far the easiest oven door cleaner that I have used to date: super easy, no toxic fumes, just add hot water, borax and elbow grease! This is...

No one likes cleaning the toilet, and inevitably it ends up being me who does the job. To make matters easier – and to inspire the teenagers and men of...