Healthy Households

We were sent a press release about a great new website called HEALTHSHARE. Partnering with a large number of credible organisations (including Beyond Blue, Brain Injury Australia, Heart Foundation, Diabetes Australia, Lifeline, Leukaemia Foundation, Pallative Care Australia and many many others), this website is a source of information and a way of communicating with others [...]

There are many chemical free cleaning solutions around for all manner of jobs. Good quality microfibre cleaning cloths & gloves do wonders in the bathroom, kitchen and beyond, but mould is a tricky one. If you don’t want to clean mould with toxic chemicals, there is a chemical free solution – clove oil. After hearing [...]

I just watched an interview with Cyndi O’Meara, author of Changing Habits Changing Lives. Her message is simple, eat good quality natural ingredients. You can still eat chocolate cake, just make it yourself with quality ingredients. Butter instead of Margarine. Rapadura Sugar instead of Cane Sugar. Watch the interview for more details and check out [...]

Anyone who has purchased Decor thermo glass cookware from Coles between 19th July and 2nd August 2011 is urged to take it back. An official recall was announced and then re-announced when the issue was discovered to be wider spread than the original 13 suspected cases. We commend Decor for their quick action and public service [...]

I love it when celebritities lend themselves to causes that aren’t necessarily glamorous. We stumbled upon a fantastically written and well produced mockumentary with the voice of Jeremy Iron - you may know him as the scary guy from Die Hard 3 who steals all the gold, or more recently, the robed gentleman in The Borgias. [...]

When choosing fresh fruit & vegetables, they’re always cheaper and nicer when you pick something that’s in season. Now that spring has sprung, it’s the perfect time for avocados, mangos, melons, papaya, strawberries, asian greens, asparagus, sweet potato and ann things salad! We found a beutiful Nutty Roast Sweet Potato Salad at taste.com.au that’s perfect [...]

We stumbled upon an article on CNN about 12 products to avoid. They’re ‘green’ solutions, but plenty of them have a healthy crossover. Read the full article here. Styrofoam Plastic food containers with BPA Tropical hardwoords Aluminium in cosmetics Incandescent bulbs Petroleum-based fabric sheets and laundry detergent Overpackaged goods Paper towels and napkins Plastic utensils [...]

The makers of Invisible Zinc are apparently in hot water after the TGA asked them to remove references to ‘nano free’ from their website (http://www.invisiblezinc.com/). Why you ask? Is Invisible Zinc all of a sudden filled with nano particles? Hell no. Apparently saying the sunscreen is nano free implies that other natural sunscreen brands have nano [...]

We all know McDonalds. Many of us have a love / hate relationship with it. For the most part, their menu isn’t very good for you, but they do have a lot of healthier choice options these days and they are very open about what’s in it and listing the nutritional content of their meals. [...]

We have recently taken posession of a new warehouse that we’re moving Shop Naturally in to at the end of the month. When we walked up on to the upstairs office, we noticed a musty smell in the air. Always concerned about the possibilities of Sick Building Syndrome in our office, we have decided to [...]