Health Blog

We recently wrote about infrared sauna in which we covered all the benefits you can enjoy.  At the end of the post, we mentioned that it was even possible to follow the typical Scandinavian habit of immersing yourself in icy water after your sauna when you have an ice bath set up close by! 

Now it is time to share some information of the benefits of that ice bath!

Raw honey has so many more health benefits than processed honey including a superior taste, extra enzymes, more antioxidants plus the ability to relieve allergies. 

If you suffer from hay fever for example, eating raw honey from your local area can help to alleviate the allergy.

We share a recipe using raw honey to make your very own detox drink...

We read and hear a lot about the menopause these days but perhaps not so much about the more subtle signs and symptoms of the perimenopause - that stage before the menopause when ostrogen levels begin to fall.

In fact, they can be so subtle that you might miss them altogether and not realize what is happening to your body.

In this post, we set out below some of those easy-to-miss and early signs and symptoms of the perimenopause...

Hops are the flowers of the hop plant Humulus lupulus.  They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer.  In addition to the bitterness, the hops give a floral, fruity or citrus flavor and aroma.  Hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine as well as providing essential oils...