Iron is an important dietary mineral that is found in every cell of the body. If your need for dietary iron isn’t met, your body’s iron stores will become depleted, which can lead to iron deficiency and, if severely depleted, anaemia.

You may have noticed that eating ‘sugar free’ is a big topic at the moment, and it’s fast becoming part of the healthy eating trend. While there are huge benefits to eating healthily, it is important to understand exactly what this really means.

Dry, dehydrated skin can be a temporary condition or a lifelong concern. Dry skin can be genetically determined or a product of an increasingly stressful lifestyle coupled with continual exposure to the sun, wind and chemicals in the environment.

Skin hydration is perceived mainly on the skin surface. If a skin lacks moisture, this has a very strong impact on its qualities including radiance, elasticity, youthfulness and comfort. 

There’s no doubt about it, the number of compromised, problematic skins we are seeing is on the increase. Our clients’ lifestyle, diet, work/home environments and stress levels are damaging many skins, making skin disorders more common than ever before.

At the recent New Zealand Beauty Industry Awards, Donna Smith received the award for contribution to the industry.

Headaches are very common. There is a wide variation in the type of pain you could experience with a headache, and how long it may last.

An array of laser, light and energy-based devices used by dermatologic surgeons to treat everything from sun-damaged skin to acne scars remains the top cosmetic procedure