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Over the last five years, we've written a great many articles about all manner of wellbeing topics. The newest appear in our monthly newsletter (you can sign up in the box to the left!) but we have always planned to make them available on our website for general reference. Do enjoy!

15 Reasons to Use Manuka Honey click to read more... "Recent studies have shown that Manuka Honey contains extremely powerful healing properties- even more so than antibiotics in some cases. To date, there has been no types of bacteria that have shown a resistance to it..." 2011 Greens Harvest Report click to read more... "Harvest Update - March 2011 Inspecting the barley crop prior to harvest, Canterbury New Zealand   At the end of March, John and Maria Glass were out on one of their regular field trips to inspect the crop prior to harvest..." A Buyer's Guide to Manuka Honey click to read more... "What You Need to Know:    1. Definition of Non-Peroxide Activity (NPA) Manuka Honey 2. The assay number: 5+, 10+, 12+, 16+ etc 3..." A Cut Above the Rest... click to read more... "One of the very best remedies for cuts and scratches is raw honey. Raw honey has been used for over 2,000 years to prevent and heal infections. The sugar solutions of honey interact with water molecules and inhibit the growth of microorganisms..." A Standard for Manuka Honey Bioactivity click to read more... "Consumers buying manuka honey for its medicinal purposes will soon find it easier to identify the best products. The Waikato University’s Honey Research Unit, which created the original world-wide standard to test manuka honey for its unique antibacterial activity, has launched a better and more reliable test, complete with its own trademark..." Bee Amazed... Bees Are Really Rather Clever click to read more... " Here are some facts about bees which I bet you didn't know... The honeybee has an incredible ability to make perfectly shaped combs with hexagonal cells to transfer heat and use the most space within the hive..." Berries Bring Year-Round Benefit click to read more... "Berries, as many of us know, are bountiful foods - a cupful of strawberries provide a day's vitamin C, the same amount of blackberries covers our daily manganese requirement and, according to research from Oregon University, may protect against lung cancer..." Bumblebee Decline Threat to British Countryside click to read more... "The decline of the UK's bumblebee population could have drastic consequences for the nation's landscapes, say scientists. The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute found that whilst there was once 25 different species of bumblebee, three are now extinct and eight are becoming increasingly rare..." Crazy for Kelp click to read more... " minerals - most notably iodine and potassium - all in a highly digestible form. Below are the six principle reasons to include Kelp in the daily diet of your family and friends..." Eat Green Algae to Aid Recovery After Surgery click to read more... "“Take 6-10g of powdered Sun Chorella (a type of green freshwater algae) everyday after surgery,” says Randall Merchant Prof. of Anatomy and neurobiology at Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA..." Getting Kelp into the Diet Easily click to read more... "Here are some recipe ideas that painlessly incorporate this healthy and delicious salt alternative into your diet! Kelp  is delicious with fish  Place in a container with flour to coat fish or add to any beer batter..." Good Advice for Aspiring Apiarists... click to read more... "A passionate advocate of organic farming and production and one of the true charatcers of the New Zealand business industry, one of our main growers, Gary has 60 years of bee keeping experience, including an Apicultural Cadetship from Canterbury College and 5 years researching clover and brassica pollination, insecticides and pollen analysis of honey..." Good Hydration for Good Health click to read more... "Muscle pain, depression, asthma, bulimia, arthritis and loss of concentration - is there a common cause? Yes, believe some doctors; they are all signs of chronic dehydration..." Good Hydration for Good Health click to read more... "Muscle pain, depression, asthma, bulimia, arthritis and loss of concentration - is there a common cause? Yes, believe some doctors; they are all signs of chronic dehydration..." Good Versus Evil: Antioxidants v Free Radicals! click to read more... "  “The most pressing human health issue is oxidative stress caused by physical and mental stress.” ~ Prof Peter Molan MBE of the renowned New Zealand honey research unit..." Green is a Smart Tea Time Choice click to read more... "When it comes to drinking your health, green tea wins all the garlands, it seems. High in minerals, it is good for bone density, the fluoride content strengthening teeth and gums..." Grower Profile: An Insight to an Apiarist click to read more... "An Overview: Our raw honey is sourced from a small group of apiarists in the south island of New Zealand who are committed to producing high quality honey..." Honeysuckers: A Holiday Essential click to read more... "When travelling abroad this summer there are certain essentials you must carry in your hand-luggage like your passport and tickets, but now there is something else to remember – Honeysuckers..." Indian Honey on a par with Manuka click to read more... "Doctors from Nair Hospital tested the Indian honey on 226 patients and found that it had incredible healing properties. The findings were recently presented in the Second International Honey Conference in Malaysia..." Jo's Bee Hive click to read more... "The Toast of the Nation By now you will probably be aware that honey is now the number one spread for morning toast throughout the UK and that as a species the honeybee has come under intense scrutiny over the last few years for a number of different reasons - and not just because we are worried about our honey supplies drying up..." Kelp Bread is Key to Cutting Obesity click to read more... "Researchers found seaweed fibre could reduce the body's fat uptake by more than 75%. A fibrous material in Sea Kelp called ‘alginate’ was better at preventing fat absorption than most over-the-counter slimming treatments, laboratory tests showed..." Look Inside Jo's Larder click to read more... "Scanning my kitchen cupboard for something to feed the family, I have found myself reaching gratefully for certain food staples which always seem to satisfy..." Making Honey click to read more... "Bees collect the nectar from the flower which is roughly 80% water and 20% sugar (mostly sucrose).  During the flight home the 'forager bee' adds an enzyme (invertase) to the nectar which starts a process to convert the sugar into glucose and fructose..." Manuka Honey: A Remedy Rediscovered click to read more... "Manuka: A hardy tree that nurtures the forest Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium)thrives in rugged, exposed condition. A shrub like tree that is native to New Zealand, it grows in clusters on hillsides, in coastal areas and at the edges of the native bush..." Manuka honey: effect on plaque and gingivitis click to read more... ""Research has shown that manuka honey has superior antimicrobial properties that can be used with success in the treatment of wound healing, peptic ulcers and bacterial gastro-enteritis..." New Zealand: 100% Pure & Natural click to read more... "Here are some of the photos John and Maria took en route to the South Island to visit the harvest in December 2009. None of these photos are photo-shopped or manipulated in any way; this really is proof of just how stunning New Zealand really is..." NZ Blackcurrants Protect Body from Exercise Stress click to read more... "New Zealand-based Plant & Food Research scientists have discovered an extract from New Zealand blackcurrants that could help protect the body from the stresses of exercise..." Relieving Oesophagus Ulcers With Manuka Honey click to read more... "Oesophagus ulcers are a typical addition to a lot of gastric problems such as acid reflux and Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GERD). An outstanding natural therapy for oesophageal ulcers that is providing some astonishing results is Active Manuka honey because of the its exceptional soothing and calming properties as well as its powerful antibacterial components..." Research on Combating Free Radical Damage click to read more... "Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) such as peroxide and superoxide are an inevitable part of our body’s metabolism; they can cause oxidative damage in the body which is a major cause of chronic inflammation and a wide variety of disease conditions..." Some Honey a Day Stops Tooth Decay... click to read more... "It is generally acknowledged that a lot of sweet things are bad for your teeth and gums, so attempting to cure gum disease by eating honey is a little bit ridiculous..." Spring Clean with Sharp Tastes click to read more... "Each major organ of the body has its own season, foods and flavours, according to the Chinese five element system, and Spring is the time for rebooting the liver with sour, clean-tasting foods - lemons, vinegar and sharp greens..." The Amazing Properties of Kelp click to read more... "Seaweed and Kelp, a member of the seaweed family, are not just in the news because their high fibre content may mitigate obesity. It also hits the headlines because a growing body of research attributes the high level iodine found in kelp as the reason that  Japanese women, who eat plenty of kelp in their daily diet, have one of the lowest levels of breast disease in the world..." The Most Effective Method for Taking Manuka Honey click to read more... "Whether it be a sore throat, a tickling or hacking cough, or issues of oral hygiene, such as dental plaque and gingivitis, Green Bay’s Honeysuckers, 100% manuka honey lozenges, may well be the natural answer..." The Truth Behind Kelp... click to read more... "Kelp vs Salt While many kelp supplements are available in pill form, our kelp is powdered which allows it to be easily consumed without changing eating habits, and, most importantly, means it can be a like-for-like replacement for salt (if you don't know, it has a pleasantly salty taste)..." The Vanishing of the Bees... click to read more... "  If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals no more man..." Wellness Benefits of Manuka Honey click to read more... "The following is a summary from all the research we have got from Waikato University in New Zealand and it explains why Manuka honey is so special... Antiseptic lozenges such as Cepacol, Dequandin, Diflam and Strepsils are routinely brought for sore throats, but evidence suggest that these may often prove ineffective against Group A Streptococcal infections..." Why Does Manuka Honey Give You Energy? click to read more... "Manuka Honey is an immediate source of energy after eating. "It must be full of sugar then," I hear you say. Wrong. The sugar in honey is different to that we put in our tea..."