Queenstown Natural Health at Five Mile

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31/07/2025

Calendula officinalis - the sunshine flower 🌼

This year-round flower is incredibly hardy in the garden and versatile in herbal medicine.

What are some medicinal uses for calendula?
- Topically, as a first aid treatment & wound healer
- Treating local skin problems like eczema, burns & acne
- Internally for gastric ulcers
- Gargle for sore throat & gums
- Lymphatic drainage

What are calendula's medicinal actions?
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-microbial
- Wound healing (vulnerary)
- Promotes lymphatic drainage (lymphatic)
- Can help stop bleeding when applied to wound (styptic)

Which part of the plant is used?
- The flower heads

How can I use calendula?
- Drink as a tea
- Gargle & mouthwash
- Calendula infused oil & calendula balm

It's a great plant to grow in your garden and to get creative with 🌼💛

27/07/2025

Stress is part of life - whether it's emotional, physical, psychological, or spiritual, we all feel it daily.

In healthy doses, stress can help up grow stronger. But without proper rest and recovery, it can tip us into imbalance and burnout.

The good news? We have powerful tools to help us adapt and stay resilient 🧍‍♀️

🫚 Anti-inflammatory whole food diet
🧘‍♀️ Meditation & breathwork
💤 Quality sleep (both length and depth are important)
🫂 Supportive relationships
🏃‍♂️The right kind of stress
🖐 Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) (like tapping - as Juliette & Ale show in this video!)

Bonus points when you do it with a friend 💛 Connection is healing too.

Check out this study shared by one of our lecturers at .nz for this week's lesson on HPA axis dysfunction:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002934325003535&ved=2ahUKEwjPm6rN6duOAxWvcWwGHSwANHMQFnoECBYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2jTZHcMH434_7MWl1o-N_-

26/07/2025

Feeling unfocused or foggy?

Here are some natural supplements that may help support cognitive function, mental clarity and sustained focus - the holistic way 👉

Support your mind. Naturally. 🧠🌱

22/02/2025

If you IBS you are not alone. Let's talk about real solutions and take control of our gut health

19/02/2025

Vitamins are nutrients essential for life 🌱

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) is essential for converting food into energy, glowing skin and healthy eyes! 👁️

Keep your energy high and your body thriving with enough vitamin B2 from wholefood sources! 🥚🥦

17/02/2025

Vitamins are nutrients essential for life 🌱

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) is essential for converting food into energy and keeps your nerves, brain, and heart functioning at their best ! 🧠

Make sure you get enough of this powerhouse vitamin every day
through whole-food choices! 🥜🥚

Queenstown’s only locally-owned and independent health store, stocking the best available vitamins

15/02/2025

This week's health post. The importance of heart health