Once upon a time the shortcut to a sun-kissed glow involved basting oneself in oil and baking under the sun’s harsh rays for however long it took. Then – in the 1980s – came the popularisation of sunbeds. The light-filled capsules most-commonly emit ultra-violet (UV) rays in a manner that mimics sunlight. Unsurprisingly, both methods were proven to increase the risk of developing skin cancer.
You know that vitamin C helps the body recover from colds, and that calcium helps to build strong bones, but what about the many other essential vitamins and minerals the body needs? It’s always reassuring to see a box of cereal list the vitamins and minerals it contains, but to effectively process that information, we also need to know what those nutrients do. To keep you clued up at the supermarket, Bargain Chemist has put together a complete guide to the vitamins and minerals essential to good health.
There’s nothing quite like a global pandemic to bring many of our sub-standard cleaning practices to light. You clean the toilet once a week? Great. Wash your sheets once a week? Even better. How about the home telephone? Is that regularly disinfected? What about your light switches? If cleaning the latter two has never so much as crossed your mind, don’t stress. We’ve got you covered. These tips on disinfecting your home (AKA sanitising) aren’t just relevant to the Covid-19 pandemic. These tips should stay with you through regular cold and flu seasons, when someone in your house has gastro, and can be incorporated into your regular household clean, to ensure everyone is staying fit and healthy.
In New Zealand the depletion of certain minerals in our soils and our environmental conditions can contribute to a number of vitamin and mineral deficiencies that often go unnoticed until persistent symptoms develop. These vitamins and minerals play a vital part in keeping the body functioning at optimal levels and ensuring good health and wellbeing. If these minerals are lacking the body struggles to compensate for the missing pieces, resulting in disease and health disorders.