New Zealand Herbals

18/11/2025

New Zealand Herbals came from grass roots . Built from experience in the fields, forests and clinical practice
- Tried and True

18/11/2025

A tribute to my dear friend and Collegue Richard Whelan. An awesome Herbalist 👍

18/11/2025

A great team. Forever growing. I didn’t do this on my own. Sooo grateful 🙂

18/11/2025

Would love to share all those who cotribute to shaping New Zeakand Herbals into the greater world both past present and future 🙂

18/11/2025

A little wildcrafting this week 🙂

18/11/2025

16/11/2025

Four Golden Rules of Healing

1. Stop putting poisons into your body.
2. Healing takes time — nothing restores health in less than three months.
3. You need far more nutrition to heal than to maintain.
4. Sometimes you must get sick before you truly get well.

Toxins from drugs, processed foods, plastics, cosmetics, and heavy metals like lead and mercury are behind many chronic illnesses. True healing depends on restoring the organs of elimination — kidneys, bowel, liver, skin, and lymph — and supplying extra nutrients to repair and rebuild.

Herbal medicine, especially unhybridised natural herbs, plays a crucial role, supporting detoxification, digestion, and immunity. Combined with a nutrient-dense, Weston A. Price-inspired diet, herbs, and a structured healing regimen, New Zealand Herbals provide a truly integrative approach — guiding the body toward lasting recovery, resilience, and even invincibility. Symptoms are not the enemy; they are the body’s language of healing. Managed properly, they signal true restoration, not chronic suppression.

Our Services: Iridology, naturopathy, live blood analysis, nutrition, and body work — all designed to support your path to health, balance, and vitality.

16/11/2025

The Gut: The Master conductor of Your Immune System

The gut is the central hub of immune health. It educates immune cells, provides a protective barrier, communicates with the rest of the body, and regulates systemic immune responses. Its function is critical for maintaining a balanced and responsive immune system capable of defending the body while avoiding excessive or misdirected immune reactions.

The Story of the Boss

Once upon a time, the brain, the eyes, the nose, the mouth, the stomach, the legs — and the bowel — were arguing: “Who should be the boss?”

The brain boasted, “I do the thinking, the planning, the decisions — I am the boss!”
The eyes flashed, “I control vision! I must be the boss!”
The nose sniffed proudly, “I sense the world — I am the boss!”
The mouth shouted, “I feed the body, I speak, I taste — I am the boss!”
The stomach rumbled, “I digest, I transform food into life — I am the boss!”
The legs stomped, “I carry the weight, I move the body — I am the boss!”

Then all eyes turned to the bowel. The bowel remained silent. The other organs laughed, mocking its quietness.

Suddenly, the bowel spoke. The brain fogged. The eyes dimmed. The stomach stalled. The legs wobbled. Panic swept through the body.

The organs realized the truth: without the bowel, nothing else worked.

From that day on, they all agreed: the bowel is the boss.

Moral: You don’t have to be flashy or loud to be in charge. Sometimes, the real power lies quietly in the background — keeping everything running, steady, and alive.

1. Microbiome Diversity and Immune Education

The gut microbiome — the community of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms — plays a central role in educating the immune system.
• Beneficial microbes teach immune cells to distinguish between harmful pathogens and harmless substances.
• This “training” prevents overreactions such as inflammation or autoimmune responses.
• Microbial diversity shapes both local and systemic immunity.

Products that support this function:
• Formula Assist and Regular Bowel help maintain regular bowel movements, supporting microbial balance and healthy gut function.
• ProCleanse gently detoxifies and reduces intestinal congestion, promoting an environment where beneficial microbes thrive.

2. Gut Barrier Function

The gut lining is a critical barrier between the external environment and the body’s internal systems.
• Gut epithelial cells, mucus, and antimicrobial peptides form the first line of defense against pathogens.
• Barrier integrity ensures the immune system responds appropriately and avoids unnecessary inflammation.

Products that support barrier and digestion health:
• Digest Aid supports enzymatic digestion, reducing stress on the bowel.
• Mineral Max provides essential minerals for gut lining integrity, nerve signaling, and overall tissue health.

3. Immune Signaling and Systemic Communication

• The gut communicates with the body through immune signaling molecules and the nervous system.
• Microbial metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids, influence immune activity in distant organs.
• Gut-associated immune cells coordinate systemic inflammation, antiviral defenses, and immune regulation.

The bowel acts as the command center for immune balance, orchestrating microbial allies, barrier function, and systemic signaling.

4. Weston A. Price Principles: Strengthening the Gut-Immune Axis

The Weston A. Price diet principles complement gut-centered immunity:
• Nutrient-dense, whole foods: Rich in minerals, vitamins, and fat-soluble nutrients to support gut barrier and immune cell function.
• Properly prepared grains, legumes, and fermented foods: Promote a diverse microbiome and healthy digestion.
• Traditional fats and bone broths: Provide nutrients critical for gut lining repair and immune signaling.
• Organ meats, seafood, and raw dairy (where tolerated): Concentrated sources of fat-soluble vitamins that nourish the gut-immune

Your gut quietly coordinates the body’s defenses. It is the true command center of immunity, orchestrating microbial allies, barrier function, and systemic signaling. Your products help the bowel maintain its boss role, keeping the immune system balanced and resilient.

Some New Zealand Herbals products assists your journey
1. Regular bowel - for stubborn constipation
2. Procleanse - for regularity and gut flora
3. Digest Aid - to assist stomach digestive integrity
4. Mineral Max - bowel regularity and intestinal integrity and mineral absorption.

13/11/2025

🌿 Restoring Vitality: Healing Anemia, Fatigue, and Brain Fog Naturally

Understanding the Deeper Roots of Low Iron, B12, and Cerebral Hypoxia

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to overlook the quiet signals of depletion — low energy, pale skin, foggy thinking, or that constant feeling of running on empty. These are classic signs of anemia and cerebral hypoxia (low oxygen delivery to the brain), conditions often linked to nutritional deficiency, chronic stress, and poor modern diets.

🩸 What Is Anemia and Why It Happens

Anemia occurs when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen efficiently through the body. Without sufficient oxygen, every cell and organ slows down — especially the brain.
Common causes include:
• Low iron (from poor diet, low absorption, or blood loss)
• Low vitamin B12 or folate (due to gut issues, vegetarian diets, or stress)
• Chronic stress, which depletes stomach acid and digestive enzymes, impairing nutrient uptake
• Modern processed foods, which are calorie-rich but nutrient-poor, leading to gradual depletion of essential minerals and vitamins

When oxygen delivery to the brain is reduced, the result is mental fatigue, poor memory, dizziness, and brain fog — symptoms that can deeply affect mood and quality of life.

🥩 Nourishing the Blood with the Weston A. Price Diet

The Weston A. Price Foundation emphasizes traditional, nutrient-dense foods that our ancestors thrived on — foods rich in vitamins A, D, E, and K2, minerals, and high-quality fats. This way of eating rebuilds the blood, supports digestion, and restores energy naturally.

Key Dietary Principles:

• Animal-based proteins such as grass-fed beef, lamb, free-range eggs, and organ meats (especially liver) supply heme iron, vitamin B12, and vital amino acids.
• Raw or cultured dairy, like kefir, yogurt, or raw cheese, provides calcium, enzymes, and probiotics for better mineral absorption and gut health.
• Healthy animal fats — butter, tallow, lard, and cod liver oil — provide fat-soluble vitamins essential for iron and calcium metabolism.
• Bone broths rich in collagen and minerals help rebuild the gut lining and support red blood cell production.
• Fermented foods such as sauerkraut and kimchi aid digestion and increase bioavailability of nutrients.
• Natural sea salt and mineral-rich spring water support electrolyte balance and cellular oxygenation.
• Fresh vegetables and low-oxalate greens, in moderation, offer trace minerals and antioxidants without depleting calcium or iron.

By returning to these traditional whole foods, the body begins to rebuild strength, improve digestion, and naturally reoxygenate the brain and blood.

🌿 The Power of New Zealand Herbal Remedies

New Zealand herbal and nutritional medicine offers powerful tools to rebuild blood, restore energy, and support oxygen delivery to the brain and body. Key components in this integrative approach include:

💎 Mineral Max

A broad-spectrum mineral formula that replenishes depleted essential minerals such as iron, magnesium, zinc, and trace elements. Minerals are crucial for red blood cell production, nerve function, muscle relaxation, and overall energy.

🌱 Parasite Cleansing Support

Chronic fatigue and nutrient depletion are often worsened by intestinal imbalances or hidden parasites, which can impair digestion and nutrient absorption. Gentle herbal parasite cleansing helps restore gut integrity, improve digestion, and maximize nutrient uptake.

🩸 Blood-Purifying & Tonic Formula

Herbal tonics that cleanse and strengthen the blood and liver:
• Promote the removal of toxins that cause inflammation and fatigue
• Support healthy red blood cell production and hemoglobin levels
• Improve circulation and delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the extremities and brain

🌿 Herbal Iron

Plant-based iron herbs combined with supportive botanicals enhance absorption and bioavailability, restoring red blood cell count and addressing low iron–related fatigue and brain fog.

Together, these remedies nourish the blood, restore mineral balance, and optimize oxygen delivery, helping to reduce fatigue, improve memory, and bring back vitality.

🌬️ Reoxygenating the Brain and Body

When the blood is low in nutrients, the brain receives less oxygen, leading to cerebral hypoxia and foggy thinking. Restoring deep breathing, posture, and alignment are essential parts of the healing process.

🧘‍♀️ Body Alignment and Breathwork

Working with body alignment specialists and practicing diaphragmatic breathing reopens oxygen pathways and relieves tension through the spine and diaphragm.
These techniques improve circulation, digestion, and nerve flow, supporting the effects of herbs and a nutrient-dense diet.

🌱 Brahmi Formula

Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) is a gentle, nerve-strengthening herb that:
• Supports cerebral oxygenation and clarity
• Enhances memory, focus, and cognitive function
• Calms the nervous system, reducing stress-related tension
• Works synergistically with body alignment and herbal tonics to maximize mental energy and alertness

Including Brahmi alongside deep breathing and alignment techniques helps the brain receive more oxygen and nutrients, restoring clarity and vitality.

🌺 Integrative Healing with Perla Bucknell

Under the care of Perla Bucknell, an integrative therapist known for combining New Zealand herbal medicine, body alignment, iridology, and live blood analysis, clients receive a personalized and holistic understanding of their health.
• Iridology reveals inherited strengths and weaknesses in organ and gland function.
• Live blood analysis offers a real-time view of red blood cell vitality, hydration, and mineral status.
• Body alignment and energy balancing release patterns of stress that restrict circulation and digestion.

This integrative approach helps rebuild not only the body’s chemistry but also the person’s sense of harmony and vitality.

✨ From Fatigue to Full Vitality

When we combine a nutrient-dense Weston Price diet, New Zealand herbal medicine, and body alignment therapies, the transformation can be profound:
• Clearer thinking and stronger memory
• Steady energy throughout the day
• Improved circulation and warmth
• Restored digestive and hormonal balance
• A deep sense of calm, vitality, and renewed purpose

True healing begins with nourishment — for the blood, the mind, and the spirit. With the right food, herbs, and Inteligent choices, your body knows exactly how to return to balance, energy, and aliveness.

12/11/2025

🌿 1. The Skin is the Body’s Largest Organ

• Adult skin covers roughly 1.5–2 square meters and acts as a barrier and absorption surface.
• Topical delivery allows herbs to pe*****te locally or systemically without being digested or metabolized first in the liver, making it gentler on the stomach.

🌿 2. Direct Targeting of Affected Areas

• Applying an herbal salve or ointment to a specific area of pain or inflammation (like the lower back or abdomen) allows the active compounds to concentrate where they’re needed most.
• This is especially useful for muscle tension, nerve pain, joint inflammation, or localized swelling.

🌿 3. Enhanced Absorption Through Lipid Layers

• Many herbs are fat-soluble, and combining them with oils allows them to pe*****te the skin more effectively, reaching deeper tissues like muscles, fascia, and nerves.
• Salves and ointments often contain carrier oils (like coconut, almond, or olive oil) that transport active compounds through the epidermis to the dermis and sometimes into the bloodstream.

🌿 4. Gentle, Slow, and Sustained Release

• Ointments and salves stay on the skin longer than liquid preparations, allowing a gradual release of herbal constituents over hours.
• This sustained delivery provides longer-lasting relief without frequent dosing.

🌿 5. Avoids Digestive Degradation

• Many herbs contain sensitive compounds (like volatile oils, alkaloids, or enzymes) that can be destroyed by stomach acid or liver metabolism.
• Topical application preserves these compounds, so they can act directly on tissues or be absorbed transdermally.

🌿 6. Supports Local Circulation and Lymphatic Flow

• Massage and rubbing in herbal ointments stimulate blood flow and lymph drainage, enhancing tissue healing, reducing stagnation, and improving immune function.

🌿 7. Mind-Body Connection

• Applying herbs with intention and gentle touch can have psychological and energetic benefits, activating the parasympathetic nervous system, reducing stress, and supporting holistic healing.

💡 Fun fact: Some ancient traditions, like Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, have relied on herbal oils and balms for thousands of years, knowing intuitively that the skin could “receive” medicine as effectively as the gut—sometimes more safely.

12/11/2025

Revelation - delivering herbal medicine via your largest organ - Skin !