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Wed, Nov 14, 18

The Low Down On Breakfast Cereal

Wendyl Nissen’s book Supermarket Companion, how to bring home good food, is a wealth of knowledge for those looking to avoid foods laden with dangerous chemicals, there’s a comprehensive list...

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Tue, Nov 13, 18

Aromatherapy For Beginners

This week’s guest blogger is Soulistic aromatherapist Stacey who provides our beautiful essential oil scented soy candles and pulse points. If you’re heading north of Auckland and would like some...

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Yellow sticky DIY fly paper with bugs attached

Mon, Nov 12, 18

Yellow Card, Whitefly

This is an interesting way to get rid of whitefly that I read about in one of mum's gardening books. Flies, including whitefly, rather like the colour yellow, so much...

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Wed, Nov 07, 18

Make Your Car Chrome Shine

Make Your Car Chrome Shine Did you know that you can get your car chrome gleaming by using Green Goddess Premium Baking Soda? All you need to do is get...

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Tue, Nov 06, 18

Foods That Will Keep Your Skin Glowing

This week Beauty and lifestyle blogger Sophia Smith shared an informative article about which foods are best to eat for glowing skin. As wonderful and effective as great topical solutions...

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Tue, Nov 06, 18

Trisha's Focaccia Bread

I’ve had quite a few emails asking for Trisha’s (from Naturally By Trisha) focaccia bread recipe that was mentioned in her blog about the delicious hummus a couple of weeks...

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Thu, Nov 01, 18

Get Out Of My Garden Pesky Pukeko

I’ve always loved our native Pukeko (until recently) with the vibrant colours, the cute little white bum, and distinctive call. They stick together as a family and baby Pukeko are...

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Wed, Oct 31, 18

No More Onion Tears

Did you know that if you freeze your onion for 15 minutes before cutting it you’ll have less tears? This is because the chilled onion cells are slower to react...

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Tue, Oct 30, 18

DIY Natural Calamine Lotion

Have you ever looked at the ingredients in a bottle of calamine lotion? Depending on which brand you choose they can contain iron oxide, ferric oxide, fragrance, and phenol which...

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Tue, Oct 30, 18

Cleaning Green

Our guest blogger this week is Jenny McDee who has shared her article on cleaning green, this is a good reminder of easy ways we can all clean green at...

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Wed, Oct 24, 18

5 Yoga Poses To Soothe Sciatic Pain

Back pain really is a pain, especially sciatica. Grant suffers from this on and off depending on how active he is (throwing himself around as a goalkeeper for 30 plus...

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Wed, Oct 24, 18

Trisha's Homemade Hummus

You’re going to love this delicious hummus recipe from Trisha from Naturally By Trisha who makes our gorgeous lip balms, baby balm, and her own range of healing balms. Made...

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Wed, Oct 24, 18

Mashed Banana Face Masks

Did you know that banana is fantastic for your face? Rich in potassium and age-fighting nutrients, bananas will do wonders for your skin. Mash half a banana and leave on...

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Thu, Oct 18, 18

Green Goddess Power Dressing

This tasty Green Goddess Power Dressing is an easy way to add extra nutrition to any salad, vegetable platter or even your green smoothie. The main ingredient is avocado and...

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Thu, Oct 18, 18

Baking Soda Dry Shampoo

Did you know that you can use Green Goddess Premium Baking Soda mixed with corn flour as a dry shampoo? This is a life saviour when starting to use a...

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Thu, Oct 18, 18

DIY Natural Shampoo

That name-brand, store-bought shampoo that you’ve been using strips the hair and scalp of natural oils while you shampoo, you then need to use a conditioner to help make your...

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Wed, Oct 17, 18

The Menstrual Cup Continued

Naturopath and Medical Herbalist Lisa from Lisa Said So and Oomph Health is back guest blogging this week with the follow up to her previous post on menstrual cups. In...

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Wed, Oct 17, 18

Green Disinfectants

Have you often wondered what you could use as an alternative to Dettol as a disinfectant. There are times when you really need some germ-killing power but the truth is...

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Thu, Oct 11, 18

Prayers For Little Lambie

If you follow us on Facebook or Instagram you’ll have seen that we have a new addition to the family, a cute wee lamb! We were so excited to see...

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