Pilates at home: Freedom Health Pilates

Have you heard about reformer Pilates but thought the equipment looked too hard or scary? Worried it may not help your specific injuries? Or just can’t find a class time and location that works for you? Freedom Health Physiotherapy and Pilates owner Cath Julius tells Metropol why reformer is good for everybody […]

Goodbye loose bottles, hello handy sachets: Unichem Prestons Pharmacy

Say goodbye to loose bottles and traditional pill organisers with Unichem Preston’s Medication Sachet System.   Packed into convenient tear off sachets, with your name, medication, date and dose time printed on each individually, the team at Unichem Prestons take the stress out of organising your daily medications. With options from weekly, […]

Slip, slop, slap and reap the rewards

Modern day facial sunscreens are not only for avoiding sunburn and long term skin damage. They brighten and enhance complexion, nourish and protect against aging and melanoma, and give a gorgeous silky coverage – a priceless beauty package.     Facial sunscreens are not created equally to the potent-smelling, greasy sunscreen you […]

Is there something in your teeth? Dentistry on Merivale

Dentistry is one of the very few medical professions where a foreign material is placed in a patient’s body and then left there permanently for years, if not decades. Add to this the fact that the environment in which this happens is routinely subject to extremes of abrasion, temperature, acidity, bacteria, enzymes […]

The skinny on fatty acids: Vitality NZ

Omegas play an important role in cardiovascular, brain and visual health – and new research tells us omegas also help with immune support, sports performance, quality of sleep and positive mood. Vitality NZ’s Jim Grierson tells Metropol about these important supplements.     WHAT ARE OMEGAS, AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT? Omega […]

The many faces of hyaluronic acid: Face Value

It’s spring, and when it comes to skin, it’s time for out with the Ds and in with the Hs. Say goodbye to dry, dull and dehydrated and hello to hydration and humectant hyaluronic.     Hyaluronic acid (HA) is naturally present in our bodies, performing a fundamental role in keeping the […]