Does eating fat make you fat? – 10 reasons why we disagree The low fat era during the 1980s and 1990s coincides with a rapid increase in obesity, diabetes, high… read more →

The truth about Sunscreens We are told constantly to protect our skin with sunscreens, but just how safe are the ingredients in your average bottle of sunscreen. New Zealand now… read more →

Great skin, hair and nails can be achieved by eating the right foods. The quality of your skin, hair and nails reflects the quality of not only what you put onto… read more →

Suzy Walsh is a third year Naturopathy student at Wellpark College. With Graduation only months away we caught up with Suzy to find out what she’s been learning in the… read more →

Tips to reduce your sugar cravings and all about sweeteners. Eat a balanced diet to stabilise blood sugar levels.  Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) is a cause of sugar cravings.  Protein,… read more →

TOP 10 list for Optimal Health and Wellbeing (in order of importance): Naturopath, Nutritionist and Wellpark Graduate Olivia Kennedy of Livs Apothecary shares her top 10 list for Optimal Health and Wellbeing.… read more →

Nowadays, the term antioxidant is regularly used in support of the latest face cream or nutritional supplement. However, people often struggle to understand what an antioxidant actually is. Below is… read more →

Can Yoga Music Change the Effectiveness of your Yoga practice? It’s fairly obvious that music has an effect on us as human beings. How many times have you been driving… read more →

Enhance Your Resilience to Stress Top 10 tips to enhance the body’s coping mechanisms to stress B complex vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B7) are vitally important for… read more →

Cholesterol ~ Lower Naturally Our liver synthesises 1000-1400mg (about 80%) of our cholesterol on a daily basis.  While 300mg is the upper limit of our recommended daily intake (RDI).  Our… read more →