Health & Wellbeing

Learn more about mental and physical wellbeing

Women's Health
Shona Hurndell 01/11/2024 3 mins

When the student is ready

Healing is a process and is often more than skin deep. Many times we can only start to heal once we have gone through far more than we initially thought we could. It is in that darkness that we can distinguish the faint light that leads us forward,…

Brain Health
Vishakha Mahajan 18/10/2024 5 mins

Amino Acids and Their Importance Across Life stages (Part 1)

During prenatal development, amino acids are vital for proper growth and formation of the fetus, and contribute to…

Activities and Performance
Rahle Dusheiko 03/10/2024 6 mins

Seniors and Falling: The importance of balance as we get older

Many of us have at least one older family member or a neighbour who has experienced a serious…

Wellness

Find out how natural medicine and relaxation techniques can help our overall health

Relaxation
Rupali Lal 11/10/2024 5 mins

Health Benefits of Slow Breathing: Secret to Vitality and Longevity (Part 1)

Slow breathing is often defined as taking about six breaths per minute, and many of us are not far away from this figure in normal circumstances. This, of course, will differ when it comes down to our age, weight or how we breathe – through our nose or…

Relaxation
Margaux Loyer 19/09/2024 5 mins

Health Benefits of Massage

Skin-to-skin contact supports brain development and promotes our overall well-being. Throughout our history, touch has been utilised for…

Natural Medicine
Tracy de Souza 14/09/2024 6 mins

Echinacea (E. angustifolia; E. purpurea; E. pallida)

Echinacea is one of the most popular herbs in use today. Before the arrival of European settlers, it…

Connecting you with food

Learn more how food and nutrients can support our health and longevity

Nutrients
Hannah Zheng 07/11/2024 6 mins

Vitamin K (for coagulation and bone health)

Discovered in 1929, Vitamin K has a crucial role in preventing bleeding and coagulation, especially in newborns, and is important for our bone and cardiovascular health. Ongoing research also suggests that vitamin K can assist with cognition, skin health and wound healing.

Recipes
04/11/2024 3 mins

Recipe: Thai vegetable soup

This is a delicious winter warmer, where we can also use kūmara instead of pumpkin.

Recipes
Volker Marecek 27/10/2024 3 mins

Recipe: Easy Homemade Granola

For this recipe we only need a few ingredients, which most of us already have in our pantry,…

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