In the grip of an epidemic.

New Zealand is in the midst of an epidemic. An epidemic that is killing young and old and is the most common reason for a person in New Zealand to have surgery. The lifestyle for which we are famous – outdoors and carefree – is now having severe repercussions. The epidemic is skin cancer.... for more on this article please see the May/June 2009 issue

Cutting edge facelift treatments

Draft of new technologies sweeping New Zealand have transformed the beauty industry – and its clients! Every clinic needs to know about these advances and how they assist the anti-ageing process.

So, what is the cause of the skin thinning and sagging that clients want to reverse? In addition to too much sun exposure and bad living (e.g. smoking) these ageing changes are related to poor diet, digestion and our diminishing hormones.... for more on this article please see the May/June 2009 issue

The Humble Stone

In recent years therapists, have progressed from offering traditional body massage to incorporating, amongst other things, a variety of stones (crystal, basalt, river, ocean), to soothe aches and pains and relieve symptoms associated with the stress and tension the human body experiences coping with the fast paced world we live in.

To Detox or Not Detox?

Everyone is doing it, or so they say. It seems to be the fashion of modern times to “do a detox”. Most of us have heard stories of people who have done it and felt awful while they were doing it, and then felt great afterwards. You can go to a naturopath and do it, and you can even buy a kit on the Internet. And now with the spa movement encompassing more and more detox treatments, what do we need to know about detoxification, what do we need to watch out for and what can we expect?.... for more on this article please see the March/April 2009 issue

Lymphatic drainage-Queen of massages

The body’s lymphatic system acts as drainage system and runs in parallel to the venous system. It is a vital part of our circulatory system, the body’s primary waste elimination system and is the body’s primary means of immune defence. Lymph fluid is found in and between cells throughout the body bathing the body’s tissues just under the skin.