Broccoli: a winter hero
As the cold settles into our gardens and kitchens, one green vegetable continues to thrive: broccoli. Nutritional therapist Paula Sharp introduces this winter hero, including gardening tips, recipes and nutritional benefits. Published by OrganicNZ here. This pretty...
Raising Adventurous Eaters: Helping Toddler’s Enjoy Healthy Foods
Do mealtimes with your toddler feel like a battle? If you’re searching for “toddler fussy eating help” or wondering how to get your child to eat vegetables, you’re in the right place. Let’s talk gentleness, strategies, and success. Why Are Toddlers So Fussy—and What’s...
Love Leeks! A champion winter vegetable
Love Leeks!
A champion winter vegetable
Nutritional therapist, Paula Sharp loves leeks. Here she introduces this often-unsung hero, including gardening tips, recipes and nutritional benefits.
Sleep: The Superpower You Didn’t Know You Had
If you’re looking to transform your health, there’s one simple, often overlooked habit that can make a huge difference – sleep. However, in our 'always-on' culture, it’s often the first thing we sacrifice. Dr. Matthew Walker, one of the world’s leading sleep...
Cooking with oil. Which one is good for you?
Trans or saturated, polyunsaturated, or monounsaturated? What’s the difference between cold-pressed and virgin, light and refined? Paula Sharp smooths out the choices of what is best for our bodies in terms of fats and oils.
How’s your gut?
Does disease start in the gut?
Kev Dowman – The Soil Improver who wants to solve the problem
OrganicNZ Magazine - July/August 2023 Biochar: The soil improver that could solve the problem. Kev Dowman tells Paula Sharp why we should be producing biochar on a commercial scale. He says it is an investment for our future, specifically, the future of New Zealand’s...
Hydration is KEY
Our bodies are made up of 70% fluid. The list of what these fluids are is extensive and ranges from blood and lymph to gastric juices, mucus, salvia and ear wax right through to menstrual blood, breast milk, sweat and tears. In order to keep these fluids flowing,...
What is Collagen & why is it useful?
In a nutshell, what is collagen & why is it useful? There is so much more to it than skin elasticity & a youthful appearance.
When did the self love wane?
Like every relationship, self love does change & alter, dare I say it ... wane. Other things take precedence; careers, partners, children, parents, home & homemaking, our health, others health & our place in society. Often self love changes to self...