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The Health Benefits of Cacao
THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CACAO
With Easter just around the corner, we felt there was no better time than now to share a little info about the health benefits of cacao and why we prefer it to cocoa products.
So exactly what is the difference between cacao + cocoa?
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Hot tea not your thing? Try this recipe
HOT TEA NOT YOUR THING? TRY THIS RECIPE…
In many countries around the world, conventional wisdom says that a hot drink can cool you down on a hot day, so being the tea lovers that we are, we endeavoured to find out if this was fact true, or simply an old wives tale.
As it turns out, a researcher at The University of Ottawa’s School of Human Kinetics decided this was a question worth pursuing, and a study was subsequently published in 2012 on body heat storage and hot fluid ingestion. The short answer is, yes, a hot drink can cool you down, however this is mostly due to the increase in perspiration, and subsequent evaporation from the skin, which has a cooling effect.
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Healthy resolutions and how to keep them
HEALTHY RESOLUTIONS AND HOW TO KEEP THEM
New Year’s resolutions are often associated with health and wellness goals, but staying on track to achieve them can often be the toughest part. So we’ve enlisted the help of our Naturopath Emma, and have asked her what the 3 most common health and wellness resolutions are, and her top tips for staying on track to a healthier and happier you in 2017.
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