Winter wellness starts with sleep
Sleeping on it is the overlooked key to achieving exercise goals. As the colder months settle in across Aotearoa, ExerciseNZ is encouraging Kiwis to take stock of their winter wellness – with a special focus on a crucial yet often overlooked pillar of health: sleep. Just three consecutive nights of restricted sleep (about […]
How to regain FODMAP-food freedom: Fodwise
Garlic and onions: the flavour-enhancing favourites that can restrict food freedom. Anyone who struggles with FODMAP-triggering foods such as garlic and onions knows how restrictive food intolerances can be. Mixing socialising and meals becomes a real challenge. Bailey Kinvig understood that challenge all too well. It wasn’t until he contracted gastroenteritis and glandular […]
Figuring out fertility
A Kiwi fertility coach reveals the missing piece in infertility. One in four New Zealanders experience infertility during their lifetime, and in vitro fertilisation (IVF) success rates average just 30% per cycle. This leaves couples emotionally and financially drained, and still without answers. To coincide with World Infertility Month this June, New Zealand-based […]
Escape the vape
The jury is back on vaping – it’s not good news. A major international study has confirmed what health experts in New Zealand have long warned: vaping is not a harmless habit. Published in the Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal, the groundbreaking study tracked over 250,000 people and found a strong link between […]
Flu fighters: St Albans Pharmacy
Don’t let the flu virus get you this season. Here in New Zealand, the flu season typically runs from May to October. The colder months bring the usual onslaught of sniffles and sneezes, but for some people, the flu can be deadly. If you’re looking to get more protection from severe illness, St […]
The many styles of yoga in Christchurch
Breathe in, bliss out, balance or burn – whatever you need, there’s a yoga style to suit, writes Tamara Pitelen. From hot, steamy studios to serene slow flow and gravity-defying aerial yoga, Ōtautahi thriving wellness scene offers yoga for every body and mind. Here’s a few of the styles and where you can […]
Eye on the prize: Matthews Eyecare
You can literally see the difference when it comes to expert care for your hard-working eyes. Your eyes and vision are extremely precious, so when it comes to looking after them, expertise matters. That’s why the team at Matthews Eyecare goes beyond routine check-ups. Their experienced optometrists bring a wealth of knowledge across […]
Sugar highs: My week with a glucose monitor
Metropol Deputy Editor Tamara Pitelen shares her week with a glucose monitor. E ver wonders what happens inside your body when you eat a piece of chocolate? Or when you skip breakfast? I wonder about these things. I love my body but much of what it does is a mystery to me. This […]
Fast-acting verruca remedy: Footprints Podiatry
What do you do when a cheeky little verruca on the foot laughs in the face of over-the-counter medication? Bring in the big guns. Looking unsightly and potentially causing you pain, that obstinate and undesirable thing needs a Swift introduction. Painless and quick-acting, Swift uses microwave technology to remove verrucae, and this innovation, […]
Unlocking weight-loss though ketosis: Kiwi Health
Can a Kiwi-made supplement get you into ketosis without strict dieting? For those looking to shed unwanted weight, the ketogenic diet, better known as the keto diet, has taken the world by storm. What is it? Basically, it’s a strict high-fat and very low carbohydrate eating plan that shifts your body’s primary fuel […]
