The summer holidays are over and life is back to normal, with all the inherent stresses and strains that we managed to forget about over the festive season. Having our big break at the beginning of the year gives us time to ponder our goals and dreams.
Health & Wellbeing
Are New Zealander’s Vitamin D Deficient?
Because Vitamin D deficiency is becoming implicated in such a wide range of disease conditions, researchers worldwide are increasing the amount of work targeting Vitamin D.
The Health Aspects Of Alcohol
For years the "French Paradox" where a nation with a high intake of saturated fats also had a low rate of coronary heart disease puzzled the medical world. One explanation was they also had a high red wine intake.
New Year Habits
Happy New Year to all the grown up readers from the Alexander technique
Ron Tustin – Alone For The Holidays
"I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude." - Henry David Thoreau
Could the Alexander Technique be like ‘A Breath of Fresh Air’?
Alexander was called the 'Breathing Man' as we all know breathing is pretty important to staying alive, but do any of us do it? No, not really. Well, okay we might do a bit just the bare essentials but we do not breathe enough or easily.
A New Role for Lactoferrin
The bioactive milk protein lactoferrin has been used for many years to stimulate the immune system particularly in infant formulas where it has had wide acceptance. Work at the University of Auckland led by Dr Jill Cornish published in 2004 showed the pro
A Natural Product that Relieves Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis can affect body parts besides joints, such as your eyes, mouth and lungs. It is an autoimmune disease, which means the arthritis results from your immune system attacking your body's own tissues. No one knows what causes rheumatoid ar
A Guide to the Use of Calcium Supplements
Calcium supplements are more widely used in the world than any other dietary supplement including all minerals, vitamins, and herbal, marine, animal or bee derived products.
To Be or Not To Be
That is the question! Can Alexander technique be the answer?