Archive for June, 2010
Importance of Copper
June 16th, 2010
COPPER is important in the daily diet. The importance of Copper cannot be underestimated, as copper has many functions. Some of the functions of copper are discussed below, to give some idea about the effect of copper on the body and the brain.
Copper is essential for the absorption of iron in the body. Copper also helps to form strong red blood cells which prevent you from becoming anaemic.
Healthy blood cells prevent fatigue.
Copper helps in the formation of bone and muscle tissue.
It helps build strong cartilage which aids the smooth functioning of the joints.
Copper helps to prevent osteoarthritis.
It helps to prevent osteoporosis, because it ...
Herbal Treatments for the Hair
June 16th, 2010
Herbal Hair treatments
Organic Hair Conditioner
This is rich in nutrients which will encourage hair growth, and help your scalp and hair to remain healthy. The combination of oils in this recipe are particularly beneficial to the hair roots, as well as to the hair follicles.
Mix together: 20 ml almond oil, 20 ml of wheatgerm oil, 20 ml of glycerine, 10 ml apple cider vinegar, 3 drops of rosemary oil, 3 drops of carrot oils,
plus 2 eggs. Apply to hair after shampooing. Leave on for half an hour. Rinse off with warm water.
Rosemary Hair Rinse
This helps darken the hair and helps keep the scalp free from dandruff.
It ...
BP Oil Spill
June 16th, 2010
16 June 2010. Epsom, Auckland.
I have just received information from Nick Young at Greenpeace which warns about the dangers of an oil spill in our South Pacific region.
This is a very real danger to us, in the South Pacific, as the current 'National' government of New Zealand is considering allowing deep water exploration for oil in our waters.
We should be actively fighting legislation which would allow this. A spillage near New Zealand would be equally disastrous as it has been in America, but here, our whole ecological system, plants, trees, wild life, and human life, would suffer more acutely, as there is very little land mass in our ...
Lemons and Paeroa
June 8th, 2010
Plant Fruit Trees In Parks:
Good on you, Paeroa. The Hauraki District Council has excelled itself.: They have an abundance of lemon trees planted about the town. These trees had fruit on them when I last visited Paeroa. What a wonderful thing, to have trees which look good and provide some sustenance for the local people, if not the occasional tourist who wants a lemon drink?
And today, 5th November, I want to congratulate the Auckland City Parks Department for planting the lemon trees down in the Mount Eden Park. This is great: These trees were not here when I wrote this ...
Hot Springs in New Zealand
June 6th, 2010
A Visit to the Opal Hot Springs in Matamata, June, 2010.
It is a 'long' weekend in Auckland this weekend, and I am visiting family in Waikino, a small village which is nestled cosily in a cranny up the Karangahake Gorge in the Hauraki district. This is about an hour and a half's drive from Auckland, heading South-East.
Although it is winter, the day was sunny this morning, and so we decided to take advantage of the weather before the predicted rain arrived in the afternoon. We set off, taking the back road through Te Aroha to drive further south: our mission - to explore ...
