Retirement Ready

If you ask a retired person for advice on how to have a good retirement, more often than not they’ll recommend you start planning well ahead to ensure a happy and stress-free retirement.     So, keeping that word ‘plan’ in mind, the simplest place to start your research on retirement is […]

The tech behind teeth: Dentures Plus

When it comes to denture care, advancements in technology and attitudes have changed the game in recent years.     Leading dental experts have been adapting and introducing new techniques in denture application, resulting in dentures with the look, feel and function of natural teeth. In Christchurch, the team leading the charge […]

Overcoming Overwhelm: Dr Libby

A nutritional biochemist, bestselling author, speaker and founder of the plant-based supplement range Bio Blends, Dr Libby Weaver has been making her way around the country speaking about ‘overcoming overwhelm’, which she presents to Christchurch on 8 October.     We caught up with everyone’s favourite doctor about overcoming overwhelm and her […]

Mind & body wellbeing: Beauty Progress

If the mind is willing to frolic into spring like a Canterbury lamb but the body is tiptoeing along like a tuatara, then a visit to Beauty Progress for a Thai Massage will see body reunited with mind in as little as 15 minutes.     Authentic Thai massage treats the body […]

Benefits of a healthy spine: Muscle People

Ensuring you have a healthy spine makes sense, when you think about it, because your spine is the key to holding your entire body together. We look after our hair and teeth and get check ups at the doctors for all sorts of things, but what about our trusty spine? Your spine […]

Mother & daughter volunteer team

Move over Marie Kondo, Sue and Sheree White are ladies with an eye for detail, generously volunteering their organisational talent at Pregnancy Help Canterbury.     Unbeknown to the mother and daughter team, Pregnancy Help staff nominated them for the Volunteer Recognition Awards 2019 through Volunteering Canterbury. The Coordinator surprised the unsuspecting […]

Expanding gym services: Bodycore

As more and more people join the Bodycore family, the unique gym is expanding to cater to its ever-growing membership, as well as provide exciting new services.     Along with the new ‘recovery room’ facility next door, a building across the road will open in October, providing an extra 400sqm of […]

Treating nails with tech: Footprints Podiatry

“We’re totally amazed at the level of improvement we’re getting for fungal nail infection from our Lunula Laser. We had certainly read about its efficacy from overseas scientific studies, but to see the results with our own eyes is something quite different.”     Howard Nicholas, Senior Podiatrist at Footprints Podiatry says […]

Cutting Edge Skin Cancer Checks: Encore

It’s an unfortunate fact that New Zealand has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world.   Major factors which increase our exposure to UV radiation are our thin ozone layer and a lack of atmospheric pollution to block the harmful rays. We know that regular skin cancer checks should be […]

Restoring Hope: Wellpower

Just hearing the word ‘Cancer’ is often enough to fill most people with fear. Tracy Power is a Holistic Health Practitioner and Cancer Coach who’s determined to help people conquer their fear through support, education and hope.     “I assist them through their cancer journey which can be an inwardly deep, […]