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The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the U.S. has just banned antibacterial soaps for having the potential to harm us and no potential to be “antibacterial” as they claim....

Apparently, bitter almonds contain small amounts of cyanide – but don’t worry, even though our supermarkets do like to sell us all kinds of poisons and chemicals in disguise, the...

We love taking Cruz for a walk off the lead in Auckland. There are some great spots for a good romp. A couple of weeks ago we noticed he was...

This is one of my favourite not-so-healthy winter drinks. Wendyl’s Mulled Wine 1 bottle strong, cheap red wine (a Merlot is good) 6 cloves 1 stick cinnamon 1 vanilla pod...

Here’s something for all you crochet people out there to admire. This lovely Piha Shawl was made for me by Alia Bland who designs crochet patterns for a living. Have...

I love this idea because it aims to take urban land covered in weeds and serving no purpose at all and cover them in wild flowers. It’s well worth going...

We all (hopefully) know that all our fruit and veggies require water to grow, but how much exactly? All the meat we eat comes from an animal who most definitely...

We have a new baby arriving in the family soon (my niece Mariko is pregnant) so I’ve spent the last few weeks knitting up a storm. I made a small...

We have received a number of notices from our children’s schools recently regarding head lice outbreaks. Our friends at Holistic Hair have these wonderful natural remedies to kill any outbreak...

Every now and then I hear of even more amazing work being done in NZ to support those who have been diagnosed with cancer. Aratika Cancer Trust was started by...

Despite the cold snap, spring is on it’s way, and I woke up to this gorgeous wee thing yesterday morning. Our neighbours keep alpacas in the paddock over our fence...

I’m always interested in new ones and recently bought The New Health Rules:Simple Changes to Achieve Whole Body Wellness. I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone wanting to change their...

I love posts like this. It’s always useful to read a nice and concise piece like this to remind myself of all the sneaky places that unnecessary sugar is hidden...

This year there’s been a lot of awareness raised regarding the income gap in NZ, which in my opinion has been coming for quite some time as things need to...

This recipe was a personal favourite of mine a couple of years ago when I was trying to go as long as possible without using shampoo. This was what I...

We get questions every week about where to buy natural wipes that can go in the Baby Wipe Container with our Baby Wipe Solution. After a lot of searching, the...

We’re now stocking Dr Bronner’s Organic Citrus Hair Rinse. We’ve all been using this for a very long time but have always been wary about selling it because of it’s...

We’re back from our trip to the U.S. and we’re engaged! And in case you missed it in earlier newsletters Grant and I along with my sister Nadine are the...

What a wet old winter it’s been. It never ceases to amaze me that our place up north gets so wet and sludgy in the winter yet so dry in...

Sweating is a natural process, obviously. It’s always bothered me how the deodorant companies and their advertising campaigns boast about the ability of their products to prevent us from sweating....

I’ve written about the health benefits and my own experiments with fermentation quite a few times in this newsletter. My family and I love the sauerkraut I make with red...