Make Your Tummy Smile With Good Gut Health Our gut health is more important than what many of us realise! It is the very foundation of our health – if your gut is healthy, chances are that your entire body will be healthy. But let’s face it, the holidays are tough on our digestive systems,… View more
Get Healthy, Glowing With These Summer Skincare Tips While the crisp air and budding blossoms of Spring bring new beginnings to mind, Summer is more like a long sigh of relief: three months of long, warm days in which we can enjoy the great South African outdoors and all it can offer. Unfortunately, there is… View more
An Ancient Beverage with Modern Health Benefits – Herbal Tea For thousands of years, herbal tea has been used for a range of medicinal purposes. In our modern society of haste, tea is the ideal power-packed hot drink you can grab on the go, and has even surpassed bottled water in the cold drink department… View more
Indigenous Health With Pelargonium It’s Heritage Day on 24 September and to celebrate our culture and traditions, we are taking a closer look at the South African plant remedy pelargonium. Also known as ‘umckaloabo’ or ‘umcka’, this incredibly versatile plant has long been known as an indigenous plant remedy been used in South Africa as… View more
The Healing Power of Olive Leaf Extract We all know something about how healing olive oil can be. Just look at Mediterraneans with their excellent health, youthful looks, and glowing skins. But not that many people have heard about Olive Leaf Extract. Derived from the leaves of the plant that bears olives, olive leaf extract… View more
Take a Look at these 5 Perfect Plants 1. Dandelion Known by most as a hostile weed, dandelion is actually a versatile and beneficial plant. The flowers can be used to make delicious wine, and the root can be used as a healthy substitute for coffee – or as plant medicine. Even the leaves can… View more
Improved Physical & Mental Strength with Rhodiola Rosea Adaptogens are a buzzword these days. We all know that we should include them in our daily diet because they are good for us, but what are they really? What adaptogens are, and what they do Adaptogens are plants that are used as medicine to help the… View more
Get Your Immune System Ready for Autumn As we are approaching the colder time of the year, we need all the help we can get in boosting our immune systems to avoid those pesky winter bugs. We have done some research and came up with two top tips to keep you healthy and happy as… View more
Go Green – Even When You’re Flying Travelling by plane can not only compromise our clean eating habits and exercise routines, it also puts a damper on our efforts to live sustainably. The problems start when you arrive at the airport where water, drinks and snacks are offered in plastic packaging. There are little to… View more
