Month: July 2019

Thank goodness we live in New Zealand!  It’s not just our beautiful natural resources and Kiwi-can-do’ness but the fact that here, like in Europe, certain food ingredients are banned.  I know I’ve talked about artificial food ingredients before but after hearing the specifics of my 10 year old’s food label reading lesson at school, I…

The bliss of a good night’s sleep is priceless, yet the incidence of poor sleep (insomnia) is surprisingly common with a prevalence of around 42% in a general population.  The official definition of insomnia is difficulty falling and/or staying asleep.  Insomnia can be acute or chronic with chronic defined as occurring at least three nights…