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Renée Naturally

Qualified Naturopath, Nutritionist & Western Medical Herbalist

As a qualified Naturopath, Nutritionist and Western Medical Herbalist, Renée Leonard-Stainton is a well-respected practitioner and the creator of the popular wellness blog ‘Renée Naturally’ www.reneenaturally.com/blog/. She specialises in offering her clients and social media followers a balanced and holistic approach to living a healthy life across all areas of their being, whether it be emotional, physical, green living, healthy eating, natural beauty, or holistic parenting. Her broad experience in the wellness world makes her a sought-after Naturopathic advisor across Australasia. With an extensive background in both the health and media industries, Renée has contributed to a variety of print magazines, online publications and celebrity websites. Renée is a regular on NZ TV screens, actively endorsing wellbeing products and featuring as an expert for health and lifestyle segments on radio and TV shows. Renée is also the mum of two young boys and has an interest in promoting healthy options for families.

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Labneh With Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

If you’re not familiar with Labneh, it’s a soft cheese made by straining yogurt to remove the whey.

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Natural ‘First Aid Kit’ for Travel

In my mind, nothing is as inspiring, energising, and enlightening as travel. The anticipation, the journey....

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Falafel Sliders with Pickled Red Slaw and Sriracha

Summer + Easy Dinners = Happy Days! While the ingredient list for these falafel sliders may look a little daunting, it is actually a breeze.

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Importance of Probiotics for Good Health

When you think about germs, what comes to mind? Disgust? Anxiety? You’re not alone. Germs have been cast as the bad guy...

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Warm Lentil, Tomato, Courgette & Pesto Salad

I love a Kiwi summer for so many reasons, but one consistent highlight is the sudden increase in shared meals amongst friends.

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Eight Top Wellness Trends of 2024

As we cruise into a new year, wellness is often at the forefront of many people's minds.

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Snoring – Don't Let It Ruin
Your Summer Holidays!

SNORING. It can be freight train loud, kitten purr soft, scary, and in some cases, endearing.

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Christmas Strawberry and Basil Compote

Strawberries are synonymous with summer and a bright and warm New Zealand Christmas. Be it sliced on the top of a pavlova...

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Nutritional Support for a Healthy Mouth

Your smile and the appearance of your teeth and mouth are important factors in making a good first impression.

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Blue Spirulina Bowl

Move over beige, boring smoothie combos …blue spirulina is here to shake things up and brighten your day!

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Broccoli & Leek Cleansing Soup

Spring is often synonymous with shedding layers, discarding winter hibernation habits, & getting ready to get a bit more bounce in our step.

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Wellness at Work: Game-Changing Workplace Wellness Trends

Stressing and slaving away at your desk all day under fluorescent lights isn’t exactly conducive to health and wellness.

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Thai Red Curry Soup with Peanut & Sesame Tofu

Tofu is a great source of vegetarian protein. It contains all the essential amino acids your body needs and is rich in minerals & vitamins.

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Five Essential Oils to Help Manage Stress

Aromatherapy has been used for centuries for its therapeutic benefits. Recent scientific studies have shown that certain essential oils...

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Immunity Boosting On The Go

“If you do not make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness.”

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Ten Ways to Restore Your Energy After Burnout

Have you been working or studying long hours? Here are ten tips to help you enhance your own natural energy levels.

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Gluten-Free Ginger and Pistachio Crunch

A Kiwi classic, with a modern upgrade to suit the more health-conscious ginger crunch fans! I’ve been making ginger crunch from the Edmonds Cookbo..

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Are Spuds Your Buds…or Duds?

Many would vouch that potatoes are the ultimate comfort food. Baked, fried, boiled, mashed, sliced or diced, they’re also the ultimate in convenie..

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Easy Edamame Medley

This has to be one of the easiest throw-together dishes in the history of healthy living! It is super healthy, and super quick to make…

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Superfood Superstar Focus: Lucuma

Ok, so first things first, I want to clear a little something up before I dive into the “superfood” Lucuma. The health world has been abuzz with..

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Roasted Beetroot Hummus & Herbs

#vegan #dairyfree #glutenfree This magnificent magenta-colored hummus has both the looks and the substance and sustenance to back the beauty!..

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The Many and Varied Benefits of Kawakawa

Nature’s One-Stop Shop How lucky are we to inhabit the lush landscape that is Aotearoa New Zealand, a veritable smorgasbord of rich nutrien..

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20 Super Simple Ways to be Healthy

Our everyday lifestyle choices can benefit us physically and mentally. Choosing healthier habits will lead to a longer, happier life. Plus it will low..

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How to Give the Gift of Wellness This Christmas

Can we really believe Christmas is almost upon us? It feels like this year has truly rushed by…yet don’t we all say that year after year?! For m..

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Christmas Chocolate Bark Recipe

Simple to whip up and it’s loaded with dark chocolate, freeze-dried raspberries, macadamias, and pistachios, and it looks festive...

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Men’s Health Tips for Movember

Move over November, Movember is here again! Movember is an initiative to help raise awareness and funds to help support Kiwi men's mental health, su..

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Green Goodness Dressing

You may have heard of the Green Goddess Dressing, a surprise, surprise, green dressing which is said to have originated around 1923, at a hotel in S..

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Insight into Iridology

Put simply, the eye works in two ways; it enables us to bring images of the outside world within, and also shows images of what is within the body, ..

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Vegan Chocolate Orange Mousse

#vegan #glutenfree A rich, silky mousse that tastes like Jaffas…but is healthy?! It sounds too good to be true, but in this vegan mousse, y..

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10 Ways to Naturally Improve Your Mental Health

Mental health can be defined as a state of emotional, psychological, and social well-being. To be in prime mental health means being able to maintai..

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Spiced Roasted Walnuts

#glutenfreen #dairyfree These are one of my favourite additions to any cheese board or salad. They are slightly spiced, slightly salted, and ..

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Tips to Help Reduce Cancer Risk

So. Here we are (almost) post-pandemic, having spent the better part of 2 1/2 years attempting to arm ourselves every which way to ward off the drea..

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Vegan No-Bake Lemon & Coconut Slice

#glutenfree #dairyfree I’m not sure about your neck of the woods, but in mine, lemon season has been going off! There’s nothing quite lik..

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Winter Wellness Tips

I’m not going to beat around the bush about this winter and bugs. You can chill out now thanks colds and flus! We get it…you’re back, seemingl..

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Diabetes and Dietary Considerations

Most of us are aware that diabetes has become a rapidly rising health concern in New Zealand. Diabetes can occur when the pancreas doesn’t secrete..

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Spiced Roasted Cauliflower with Maple Tahini Sauce & Almonds

Gone are the days when cauliflower was merely an over-cooked, watery afterthought to accompany a roast. Its status was elevated thanks to the cheese..

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Keeping a Healthy Weight During the Winter Months

For many of us, winter and weight gain seem to go hand in hand like a blustery cold night and a creamy warm bowl of comfort food. As mercury drops, ..

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Dairy-Free Feijoa and Ginger Loaf

If you’re a fan of feijoas, you’ll know that it is hard to stop at just a few. In fact, I have a knife scar on my finger from childhood, proof o..

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Understanding Healthy Weight Loss

A successful weight loss program must be consistent with all four cornerstones of good health: a nutritious diet, adequate exercise, a positive ment..

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Butternut Pumpkin Soup

Ok, guilty! As a little girl sometimes I did want a pumpkin to turn into a carriage fit for a Princess and sweep me off to a glamourous ball! But wi..

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‘Nana’s’ Polish Cucumber Salad

As a little girl, I was lucky enough to have a beautiful Polish neighbour that invited me and my family into her home with open arms. She was my ‘..

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Healthy Hydration

"Drink more water” is one of the most fundamental guidelines in the pool of health advice splashed around our everyday lives. Water makes up about..

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Shifting Away From Sugar

Sugar sure has been in the spotlight in recent times, and not for being a superstar or superfood! The sweet stuff has been coming under scrutiny int..

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Raspberry, Vanilla & Peach Collagen Smoothie

A delightfully light and fruity summer smoothie. The addition of marine collagen powder is optional in this beauty, but research suggests that addin..

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6 Tips Towards a Toxin-Free Home

We all know it can be a chemical-laden world out there, with all the pollution and environmental toxins that we often hear about, but many of us don..

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Brown Rice, Roasted Carrot, Walnut & Feta Salad

Now that salad season is upon us with warmer days and festive celebrations ahead, this healthy and attractive salad is a great recipe to have on han..

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Juicing vs. Smoothies

As a Naturopath, it’s not uncommon for me to hear from clients that they have a hard time fitting in the daily recommended portions of fruits and ..

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Raw Salted Caramel Sauce

Medjool dates naturally have a sweet, caramel flavour, making them the perfect base for this versatile raw salted caramel sauce. It's a lovely vegan..

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10 Ways to Quickly Feel 10x Better

We all need a quick pick-me-up every now and then when life feels a little arduous, boring, stressful, or even just a bit Groundhog day-ish (we’re..

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Strawberries & Cream Smoothie Bowl

#dairyfree #glutenfree This smoothie bowl looks and tastes a treat! It’s the perfect start to the sunnier days ahead, being light, fresh, a..

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Green-Lipped Mussel Extract Benefits

Green-Lipped Mussels (named after the unique green colouring of their shell) are found exclusively off the waters of New Zealand.

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Cardamom, Orange & Almond Cupcakes

#glutenfree #dairyfree It seems that ever since ‘Sex and the City’s’ Miranda and Carrie talked crushes while stuffing themselves with t..

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Benefits of Eating Bee Pollen

Natural bee pollen has long had health enthusiasts buzzing with excitement (and vitality)! Bee pollen is a coarse powder-like material produced by t..

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Orange Cake

This recipe is inspired by a cake devised by the celebrator of all things delectably delicious, Nigella Lawson. I’ve played with my own versions o..

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Natural Hangover "Cures"

Waking up with a hangover is undeniably rough. Too much grog inevitably makes you feel groggy in the aftermath, possibly with the booze blues and qu..

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Fried Rosemary & Thyme Blanched Almonds

These herby blanched almonds are sure to be a hit with all, and cover many essential successful snack elements; salty, crunchy, more-ish...

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Natural Energy Boosters

While it’s tempting to turn to caffeine or sugar in hope of a quick energy burst, there are healthier and more sustainable ways to keep awake and ..

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Chewy Gluten & Dairy-Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I might just have to claim it. These have got to be the easiest chocolate chip cookies ever to make, and it’s a bonus that they’re gluten & ..

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The Health Benefits of Turmeric

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is an ancient, vibrant yellow spice traditionally used in Indian and Asian cooking as far back as 2,000 BC. The revered spi..

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How to Transition to a Vegan Diet in a Healthy Way

So you’ve decided that the grass is greener vegan-side, but where do you start in transitioning to a vegan diet? Forgoing previously loved animal-..

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Tropical Green Smoothie Recipe

A healthy, refreshing & health-enhancing vegan smoothie that will help you glow from the inside out.

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5 ‘healthy eating’ habits that may not be so healthy

It's important to be mindful of the fact that some of these so-called health foods aren’t necessarily the best options for us.

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10 Nutrition Tips You’ll Want to Try

Most of us in the Western world are lucky enough to have had some sort of education on the fundamentals of good nutrition. Ok, so maybe we don’t a..

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Is a Raw Food Diet Really So Hot?

The raw-food movement has been hot for a while now, with many claiming the health benefits are indisputable. As a nutritionist, I always...

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Roasted Tomatoes with Whipped Feta and Herbs

I created this dish for a group of girlfriends one afternoon and they all went crazy for it...

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6 Wellness Trends for 2021

2020 shook us up on so many levels. A global pandemic has put our physical health at risk, while also no doubt impacting our mental health in one wa..

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Summer Fruit Mascarpone & Lemon Curd Dessert

Gluten-free This is a delightfully light and fresh dessert, perfect for serving up after summer BBQs or just whenever you have additional sto..

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Mindful Hacks For A More Relaxed Christmas

Christmas. As the well-known carol says, it’s the most wonderful time of year. And it is...when you finally get there and can relax knowing the le..

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Gluten & Dairy-Free Christmas Pavlova Wreath Dessert

You can’t really go past a good ol’ pav for a Kiwi Christmas. Twisting tradition a little, this mini pavlova wreath is a real crowd-pleaser with..

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8 Daily Acts for Good Health Before 8am

A considered, regular morning routine is a powerful thing. A physically and mentally healthy low-stress morning can really help to set the tone for ..

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Overnight Orange, Apple & Coconut Bircher Muesli

My favourite thing about Bircher Muesli has to be the fact that you wake up in the morning, and breakfast is pretty much good to go!

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Beauty and the East

With a worldwide rise in the popularity of holistic health, it’s little wonder that we are turning to the East for inspiration in the quest to opt..

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Dairy-Free Mexican-Spiced Chocolate Ice Cream

#dairyfree #glutenfree This recipe is definitely a case of “don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it!” When we’re talking about Mexica..

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Carrot, Orange & Lime Juice

Fresh juice is a wonderful way to incorporate into your diet some of your 7+a day fruit and vegetable requirements.

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Health Benefits of Juicing

Juicing is a fantastic way to squeeze fruits and vegetables into your diet, especially if you typically don't manage to consume your 7+ a day. Fresh..

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‘Natural’ Alternatives to Conventional Nail Polish

Most women are familiar with that noxious and heady smell as you open a bottle of nail polish. The anticipation of painting the fashion town red wit..

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Toddler Smoothie – Carob & Banana

This healthy smoothie is a creamy sweet treat for toddlers and parents alike!

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Chamomile, Oat & Honey Loaf

The childhood instilled notion of nourishment attached to oats, milk (albeit dairy-free in this case), sweet honey and relaxing chamomile...

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Toddler Nutrition

Toddlerhood is a time of rapid development that requires the right energy and nutrition. It is a crucial time in a young life...

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5 Ways to Turn Your Home into a Health Retreat

Whether you want to detox, lose weight, or just get away from the daily grind, there’s no question that visiting a health retreat can do wonders f..

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Vegan Salted Caramel Slice

#glutenfree #dairyfree #vegan Baking. For many, a savior, a distraction, and a sweet indulgence during the COVID_19 lockdown. And with flour ..

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The Fundamental Principles of the Paleo Diet

Unless you have been living under a rock the last few years, you’ve most likely heard of the Paleo diet. The Paleo diet is based on what our ances..

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Dandelion Root Chai Concentrate

A good cuppa tends to soothe away daily stresses, even if just for the duration of those savoured sips. A chai always hits the spot for me, but the ..

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Practical Tips for Parents with Kids at Home

Parents are quite likely spending more one-on-one time with their kids than they ever have before, due to New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown. As a re..

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Tamari Roasted Almonds

I’m pretty sure these are about the best ‘on the go’ snack out there.

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Herbaceous Eggplant & Tahini Bake

The eggplant in this dish is silky smooth inside, coated with a slightly crisp skin, the almonds add crunch, and the raisins burst...

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Nutritional Support For Healthy Adrenal Glands

Feeling frequently stressed-out or generally lacking in the energy department? You may be suffering from what is frequently referred to as ‘Adrena..

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Artichoke and Cannellini Dip

More often than not, a 'good' dip is laden with cheese to give it that creamy texture. Cannellini beans are a good alternative...

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A Nutritionist's Top 4 Health-Enhancing Spices to Add to Your Diet

The World Health Organisation estimates that 80% of the earth’s population today depends on plants to treat common ailments.

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10 Wellness Trends to Watch in 2020

The wellness industry has well and truly bloomed over the last decade, and it shows no signs of slowing down. So what are the next frontier trends i..

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Chili Prawn Linguine with Fresh Herbs

My go-to Summer pasta! Fresh, light, herbaceous and most importantly, refreshingly easy to throw together after a day lazing at the beach.

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Nutrition Hacks for a Healthy Christmas

The Christmas season is here, which means it’s time for all things green, red, merry, bright...sugary...rich...alcoholic...calorific...and indulge..

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Christmas Salad – Quinoa Tabbouleh

This salad recipe is a real crowd-pleaser and will go down a treat at Christmas lunches or dinners. With a red and green colour palette...

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A Nutritionist’s Guide to Improving Sleep

Quality sleep is absolutely essential to both a healthy body and mind. Impaired sleep, altered sleep patterns, and even mild sleep deprivation can s..

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Gluten-Free Vegetarian Paneer and Lentil Spice Pie

I live with a man who lives for pies. Generally viewed as stodgy, rich and meaty fare, I decided I had to get a healthier (gluten-free, meat-free) r..

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Gluten & Dairy-Free Chocolate Pecan Brownies

This is the kind of recipe that you need to safely tuck away in your repertoire ready to cook up for someone who 'boo-hoos' anything that is this 'n..

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Natural Solutions For Bad Breath

Bad breath (medically known as ‘halitosis’) can be embarrassing and something that most people want to get on top of pretty quickly! It’s typi..

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Vegan & Gluten-Free Chocolate & Hazelnut Spread

Akin to the family favorite ‘Nutella’, but without the added sugar (in Nutella, cane sugar is the main ingredient, even before hazelnut).

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Nutritional Support for Managing Stress

When you’re feeling under the pump at work, family tensions or financial pressures are rising and that ol’ “I’ve just been so busy” call t..

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Gluten-Free Carrot Cake with Soy Cream Cheese Icing

As a (perhaps slightly odd) kid, chocolate cake really didn't do it for me, no matter if it was Barbie herself who dolled the icing...

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7 Foods to Help Boost Focus & Support Memory

The ability to remember things is for most of us, as natural as breathing. We take it for granted that we will recall a conversation that we had las..

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Nutrition Tips for Managing Winter Coughs

The dreaded winter cough. It’s a pain in the, ahem, chest. Count yourselves lucky if you and your family have escaped one of the many viruses doin..

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Warming Winter Tonic

We’re in the dark depths of winter now and the seasonal lurgies are out in full force. This Warming Winter Tonic is akin to a comforting...

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Keeping Colds and Flu at Bay

Hello, Winter! Hello, Cold! Hello, Snotty Nose! Hello, Sore Throat! We’ve all now (somewhat reluctantly) welcomed in winter...a season where some ..

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Nourishing Chicken Soup Recipe

Chicken soup isn’t just good for the soul. A hot bowl of homemade chicken soup has long been regarded as a natural remedy for...

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Tips to Holistically Speed Up the Healing Time for Cuts

Cuts and wounds are a part of life, especially during childhood when falling from trees or tripping on concrete are a rite of passage.

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Oat, Coconut and Raisin Cookies

There is something about oat cookies that conjures up nothing but wholesome memories. The warm milk and cookie moments you wish you could...

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Tips For Avoiding Stretch Marks During Pregnancy

Pregnant women are beautiful. Bumps, lumps, hormonal pimples and all. It’s a miraculous time and a woman’s body is doing an incredible thing, gr..

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Gluten-Free Sesame Almond Crackers

These high-protein snacks are deliciously more-ish to munch on as they are, or thrown onto an antipasti platter for a substitution...

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Holistic Considerations for Treating Acne

Chat to most acne sufferers, and they’ll most likely tell you that it is a complicated condition to treat and often a stressful journey trying to ..

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Balsamic, Honey & Thyme Roast Vege Frittatas

I threw these together when I was away at the beach with a group of friends, having had some roast sweet potato leftover from the night before. Some..

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Back-To-School Nutrition Tips

When school is back in full swing, many parents start wanting to up the nutrition ante again, to fuel developing minds & growing bodies...

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Vegan Pecan Pie

Pecan pie is a classic dessert that I admit to being pretty nervous about 'messing' with. Pecan pie purists will think I'm nuts for creating this stap..

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Demystifying Kombucha

It seems that everyone is fizzing about the wonders of kombucha, and if you haven’t already tasted it or experienced the benefits of this...

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Orange, Walnut & Chocolate Cookies

I was on a mission. My munching mission was to pretty much ‘free’ the classic choc-chip cookie for those who have food sensitivities.

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Surviving The Christmas Season With Your Health Intact

‘Tis the season to celebrate and I think we’re all ready to toast “Cheers to that”! It’s time to relax, be with family and to indulge in som..

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Tropical Fruit Salsa

A tantalizing touch of the Pacific, with the sweet spice of Mexico. Hola! Take your taste buds on a stress-free journey. This is ridiculously easy to ..

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Raspberry Louise Slice

#dairyfree #glutenfree Best tucked into straight from the fridge, one bite and the light coconut meruinge-like topping breaks to allow the cold ras..

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Food As Medicine

What we eat and what we drink really are vital parts of what we are – and what we will become. From before we are born all the way into old age, sus..

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8 Mood-Boosting Foods

New-Zealand’s Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 8th October - 14th October. This year’s theme is; Let nature in, strengthen your wellbeing �..

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Roasted Banana, Maple & Pecan Ice-Cream

#glutenfree #dairyfree So you may be dairy-free, but do you still scream for a lick of ice-cream every now & then? No need for the trembling bo..

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Natural Remedies For Joint Pain

When it comes to treating the pain and inflammation caused by arthritis, a whole-body approach is the best plan of attack. Taking drugs to help minimi..

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Goat Feta, Spinach & Parsley Dip

This is a simple concoction, yet with distinct flavor complexities ...peppery, zesty, rich, fresh & salty.

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Herbs and Supplements for Breastfeeding

World Breastfeeding Week is a global event between 1 - 7th August that aims to celebrate, protect, and promote the act of breastfeeding. Breast milk i..

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Ginger and Banana Pregnancy Smoothie

#glutenfree Pregnancy is undoubtedly incredibly demanding on a woman’s body, but ultimately, it can be a radiantly happy time where energy is in ..

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Macadamia Crusted Mango & Lime Raw 'Cheesecake'

#glutenfree #dairyfree #vegan A lusciously creamy cheesecake with no cream cheese, sour cream or any cream at all for that matter. Say what?! No ki..

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Five foods to help lower inflammation

Many of the world’s most common diseases are related to chronic inflammation in the body. Think heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, high blood press..

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Men's Health Month

“Hey bro, how’s your health? Are you feeling well?” Men checking in on their fellow brothers, fathers, sons and colleagues to see how their heal..

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Polenta Pizza with Balsamic Veggies & Kale Pesto

To me, a polenta pizza base is infinitely tastier than your standard flour-based pizza. It's also a tonne easier than trying to make your own 'traditi..

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Keeping Kids Well This Term

Waking up to sick kids can throw even the most efficient of routines right out the window and send one’s week into a total spin!

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Vegan Kale and Walnut Pesto

Pesto may just be one of my all-time favourite condiments, but store-bought varieties are often loaded with preservatives...

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Type 2 Diabetes: Foods to Eat, Foods to Avoid

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, affecting around 90% of New Zealand diabetes sufferers. With type 2 diabetes, the pancreas produc..

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Natural Treatments For Shingles

Shingles is a disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles affects the nerve endings...

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Rosewater, Honey & Almond Cupcakes with Cashew Cream Frosting

This silky and sweet frosting uses soaked cashews as the 'butter' base and is lightly sweetened with Medjool dates & stevia.

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Mixed Berry Coulis

A divine coulis doesn't have to be loaded with cane sugar. In fact, I like letting the natural tartness creep into the sweet...

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Lemon Curd Squares

Lemon lovers rejoice! If I call it lemon, then lemon it shall be. I'm not one for just squeeze of lemon in my citrus sweets.

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Almond Crusted Fish with Spiced Sweet Potato Wedges & Dill Aioli

've turned the tide on the classic here, with a fresh take on this favoured dish in the form of a much healthier, flavoursome rendition.

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Cooling Foods to Include in Your Summer Diet

The heat is on! It’s looking to be a scorcher of a summer which means plenty of al fresco dining, beach picnics and warm evening BBQs. Food plays su..

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Lavender & Earl Grey Tea Cakes

Earl Grey tea and lavender flowers pair beautifully in these moist and lightly fragrant darlings, delicately sweetened with honey and dollop

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A Nutritionist’s Tips for Supercharging your Smoothie

A healthy smoothie is usually packed with fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and should contain satiating fats and protein to ensure..

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Coconut, Honey & Vanilla Bean Cake

This little honey is as dreamy as she sounds. Delicately sweetened, moist & decadently rich... Yet without refined sugar, gluten or dairy!

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A guide to eating well with the season

Spring is a time of year when you likely notice that your body naturally craves a gentle cleanse. The energy in nature becomes lighter...

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Chèvre, Honeycomb & Thyme on Rye

The combo of goat's cheese,  honey & thyme is the stuff dreams are made of. Time to step away from your staple jam…

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5 foods & drinks to add into your diet for a healthy gut

It’s fascinating to think that about 100 trillion bacteria consider your gut home. While a lot of this bacteria is welcome, some are guests that see..

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Strawberries & Cream Cheesecake

Cake! Of the raw strawberries and cream kind! Oh me, oh my!

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7 Signs You Might Have Candida Overgrowth

Feeling a little under the weather? Can’t put your finger on what is causing a seemingly random collection of symptoms?

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Pear, Hazelnut and Salted Caramel Tarts

A heavenly trio of a textured hazelnut & ginger base, silky & sweet salted caramel centre + lightly baked maple pears.

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5 Tricks to Sneak Vegetables into Kids Diets

Research shows that it can take as many as 10 to 15 tastes before a child learns to appreciate a new flavour or food.

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Gluten-free Moroccan Vegan Lasagne

 To me, lasagne of any kind has always been an ultimate comfort food so I was delighted that my creation of a very healthy version...

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Three Mighty Green ‘Superfoods’

It’s safe to say that most of us are fairly well versed on the numerous health benefits of eating our greens. Childhood memories may mean...

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Homemade Raw Almond Milk

I was pleasantly surprised to discover just how easy (and cheap) it is to make almond milk myself!

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Spiced Kale Chips

Straight up...I'm going to warn you that these super-food babies are hugely addictive. What chips aren't though, right?

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Health Benefits of Pine Nuts

Firstly, pine ‘nuts’ are not actually nuts but are in fact the edible seeds from about 20 different species of pine cones.

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The differences between a dietician and nutritionist explained

When setting out on the journey to improve one’s health, many people find their first port of call is finding a suitable health professional to help..

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Fragrant Moroccan Vegan Lentil Soup

Oh, sweet bowl of comfort, how you warm my Autumn soul!

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Cacao Cream Tart

This dark beauty of a tart has texture and taste to die for. While it's gluten and dairy-free, it's rich and moreish like any good...

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Millet, Pomegranate & Pistachio Pilaf

Studded with nuts and bejewelled with pomegranate, this vegan dish is as aesthetically pleasing as it is tasty.

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Is Soy Healthy, or Not?

Without a doubt, soy is one of the most controversial foods in the natural health world. Depending on who you ask, you may be told...

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What is gluten and is it really bad for you?

You’d be hard pressed to walk into a supermarket these days without spotting the words ‘Gluten-Free’ proudly positioned on packaging, jumping ou..

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Watermelon, Feta & Mint Salad

Gluten-free, Vegetarian A seemingly unlikely combo, but when it's foolproof in its success and so charmingly bright, why wouldn't you give it a sho..

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Coconut, Vanilla Bean & Honey Ice Cream with Salted Almond Brittle

Fear not ice cream lovers with dietary restrictions...you can still indulge in sweet satisfaction! After many a trials to achieve the perfect consiste..

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Garlic roast chickpeas with almonds, feta, mint & lemon

Go beyond falafel & hummus with this zesty chickpea dish that is sure to be a staple in your summer repertoire!

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The Medicinal Benefits of Manuka Honey

For thousands of years, honey from around the world has been revered for its remarkable healing properties.

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Health Benefits of Cranberries

Cranberries, native to North America, have a long history of medicinal food use. Native Americans used the fruit for the treatment of bladder and kidn..

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Understanding the Basics of Breastfeeding Nutrition

Producing milk to sustain life is a miraculous thing indeed. It can also be incredibly draining if you’re not looking after yourself properly and ea..

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Cacao & Coconut Granola

'Tis a good morning when you start your day with chocolatey goodness. This deliciously crunchy granola is the stuff dreams are made of...

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Natural Remedies for Morning Sickness

Pregnancy is an amazing journey but certain stages can make for a fairly bumpy ride! Most of the discomforts that occur during pregnancy are the resul..

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Smoked Salmon and Leek Omelette

I made this egg dish kind of by accident. What started as something with lofty aspirations as a main ensemble, got flipped on it's head...

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The Health Benefits of Cacao

Centuries ago, cacao beans were so revered, that they were regularly used as a form of currency. Fast-forward to the modern...

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Lamb Koftas with Tzatziki & Fresh Apple Mint Chutney

Granted that it's not for all, there is a place for red-meat based meals in a healthy eating regime. These softly spiced lamb koftas are delectably mo..

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