Wellness Hub
Pain Around Belly Button: Causes and When to Worry
It's a strange sensation-a dull belly button ache or sharp pinch right in the centre of your stomach. Medical professionals call this "periumbilical pain" (navel pain), and it acts as...
Pain Around Belly Button: Causes and When to Worry
It's a strange sensation-a dull belly button ache or sharp pinch right in the centre of your stomach. Medical professionals call this "periumbilical pain" (navel pain), and it acts as...
Pain in Abdomen for Women: Causes, Care, and NZ...
That sudden, sharp catch in your side isn't just an annoyance-it's a signal demanding attention. Clinical experts suggest picturing your midsection as a crowded neighbourhood. Women have an intricate reproductive...
Pain in Abdomen for Women: Causes, Care, and NZ...
That sudden, sharp catch in your side isn't just an annoyance-it's a signal demanding attention. Clinical experts suggest picturing your midsection as a crowded neighbourhood. Women have an intricate reproductive...
Stomach Pain After Bowel Movement: Causes and R...
You'd expect relief after a trip to the toilet, but instead, you have stomach pain after a bowel movement—a sharp ache or a lingering cramp. Most people assume stomach pain...
Stomach Pain After Bowel Movement: Causes and R...
You'd expect relief after a trip to the toilet, but instead, you have stomach pain after a bowel movement—a sharp ache or a lingering cramp. Most people assume stomach pain...
Understanding Lactose Intolerance: Symptoms and...
You've just finished a couple of cheesy slices on pizza night, and before you even leave the table, your stomach is sending out an SOS. If this rumbling discomfort sounds...
Understanding Lactose Intolerance: Symptoms and...
You've just finished a couple of cheesy slices on pizza night, and before you even leave the table, your stomach is sending out an SOS. If this rumbling discomfort sounds...
Noisy Gut: Causes, When to Worry, and How to Ca...
You are in a dead-silent meeting when a loud rumble from your midsection suddenly draws everyone's attention. Most people dread a noisy gut in public, fearing intense social embarrassment. However,...
Noisy Gut: Causes, When to Worry, and How to Ca...
You are in a dead-silent meeting when a loud rumble from your midsection suddenly draws everyone's attention. Most people dread a noisy gut in public, fearing intense social embarrassment. However,...
Understanding Diverticular Disease NZ: A Guide
Getting older in New Zealand brings a few expected changes, from greying hair to needing glasses, but one of the most common physical shifts happens completely out of sight. In...
Understanding Diverticular Disease NZ: A Guide
Getting older in New Zealand brings a few expected changes, from greying hair to needing glasses, but one of the most common physical shifts happens completely out of sight. In...
Nighttime Stomach Pain: Causes, Relief, and Whe...
It's 2:00 AM, and instead of dreaming, you're staring at the ceiling with a gnawing discomfort in your midsection. You aren't alone in this frustrating experience-nighttime stomach pain often saves...
Nighttime Stomach Pain: Causes, Relief, and Whe...
It's 2:00 AM, and instead of dreaming, you're staring at the ceiling with a gnawing discomfort in your midsection. You aren't alone in this frustrating experience-nighttime stomach pain often saves...
Leaky Gut Syndrome Diet: Symptoms and Gut Linin...
You're eating broccoli and yogurt, yet you're still bloated, tired, and feeling completely ’off’. Nutritionists frequently see this frustration: your body simply doesn't respond the way wellness magazines say it...
Leaky Gut Syndrome Diet: Symptoms and Gut Linin...
You're eating broccoli and yogurt, yet you're still bloated, tired, and feeling completely ’off’. Nutritionists frequently see this frustration: your body simply doesn't respond the way wellness magazines say it...
Is Diarrhoea a COVID Symptom? Understanding Sig...
Summary Diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting can be early signs of COVID-19 because the virus targets abundant ACE2 receptors in the gut; about one in five people develop gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms...
Is Diarrhoea a COVID Symptom? Understanding Sig...
Summary Diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting can be early signs of COVID-19 because the virus targets abundant ACE2 receptors in the gut; about one in five people develop gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms...
IBS Symptoms NZ: Signs, Causes, Triggers, Treat...
You've finished lunch at a local cafe, but instead of feeling fuelled, you're eyeing the nearest bathroom and wondering why your jeans suddenly feel tight. While occasional indigestion happens, this...
IBS Symptoms NZ: Signs, Causes, Triggers, Treat...
You've finished lunch at a local cafe, but instead of feeling fuelled, you're eyeing the nearest bathroom and wondering why your jeans suddenly feel tight. While occasional indigestion happens, this...
How to Stop Diarrhoea: Causes, Treatment, and N...
We have all felt that sudden panic rushing to the bathroom. When you experience diarrhoea, your gut acts like a processing plant triggering an ‘emergency flush’ to safely expel a...
How to Stop Diarrhoea: Causes, Treatment, and N...
We have all felt that sudden panic rushing to the bathroom. When you experience diarrhoea, your gut acts like a processing plant triggering an ‘emergency flush’ to safely expel a...
How to Get Rid of Stomach Pain: New Zealand Guide
We've all been there, doubled over after a heavy meal or kept awake by a nagging ache. Figuring out how to get rid of stomach pain is frustrating when your...
How to Get Rid of Stomach Pain: New Zealand Guide
We've all been there, doubled over after a heavy meal or kept awake by a nagging ache. Figuring out how to get rid of stomach pain is frustrating when your...
How to Debloat: Effective Strategies for Your Body
We've all been there: you finish eating, and thirty minutes later, your jeans suddenly feel two sizes too small. This uncomfortable tightness leaves many people confused about belly fat and...
How to Debloat: Effective Strategies for Your Body
We've all been there: you finish eating, and thirty minutes later, your jeans suddenly feel two sizes too small. This uncomfortable tightness leaves many people confused about belly fat and...
From Sickness to Recovery with Quercetin
Being unwell can happen at the time when we least need or expect it. Poor immunity or constant bouts of unwellness can seem to drag on, and it can be...
From Sickness to Recovery with Quercetin
Being unwell can happen at the time when we least need or expect it. Poor immunity or constant bouts of unwellness can seem to drag on, and it can be...
How to Use Kawakawa in Herbal Remedies
Stepping into the earthy embrace of the New Zealand bush, you have likely brushed past the distinctive heart-shaped leaves and jointed stems of Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum). It can be recognised...
How to Use Kawakawa in Herbal Remedies
Stepping into the earthy embrace of the New Zealand bush, you have likely brushed past the distinctive heart-shaped leaves and jointed stems of Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum). It can be recognised...
Food Poisoning in New Zealand: Symptoms, Timing...
We've all been there: your stomach starts doing flips after dinner, leaving you wondering if that takeout chicken was slightly undercooked. If you're thinking about the signs of food poisoning...
Food Poisoning in New Zealand: Symptoms, Timing...
We've all been there: your stomach starts doing flips after dinner, leaving you wondering if that takeout chicken was slightly undercooked. If you're thinking about the signs of food poisoning...
Exploring the Benefits of Probiotic Drinks
You're standing in the dairy aisle, staring at a dozen different wellness shots and fizzy teas that all promise a healthier gut. Nutritionists note that while the market for probiotic...
Exploring the Benefits of Probiotic Drinks
You're standing in the dairy aisle, staring at a dozen different wellness shots and fizzy teas that all promise a healthier gut. Nutritionists note that while the market for probiotic...
Exploring Pre and Probiotics NZ: A Guide
You're standing in the health aisle staring at the overwhelming selection of pre and probiotics NZ. According to local pharmacists, many Kiwis simply grab the bottle with the highest number,...
Exploring Pre and Probiotics NZ: A Guide
You're standing in the health aisle staring at the overwhelming selection of pre and probiotics NZ. According to local pharmacists, many Kiwis simply grab the bottle with the highest number,...
Examples of Probiotic Foods and the Prebiotic D...
Did you know your digestive tract is far more than a simple processing tube? According to medical experts, roughly 70 percent of your immune system lives inside this complex internal ecosystem...
Examples of Probiotic Foods and the Prebiotic D...
Did you know your digestive tract is far more than a simple processing tube? According to medical experts, roughly 70 percent of your immune system lives inside this complex internal ecosystem...
Can Stress lead to Constipation? Understanding ...
Have you ever felt ‘knots’ in your stomach before a big presentation? That sensation isn't just a metaphor. It is your brain and digestive system having a direct, high-speed conversation. We...
Can Stress lead to Constipation? Understanding ...
Have you ever felt ‘knots’ in your stomach before a big presentation? That sensation isn't just a metaphor. It is your brain and digestive system having a direct, high-speed conversation. We...
Causes and Remedies for a Stomach ache Every Mo...
If the first thing you feel is a sharp cramp, your body is sending an urgent message. Battling a stomach ache every morning is a frustrating mystery that immediately casts...
Causes and Remedies for a Stomach ache Every Mo...
If the first thing you feel is a sharp cramp, your body is sending an urgent message. Battling a stomach ache every morning is a frustrating mystery that immediately casts...
Can Probiotics Cause Gas and Stomach Pain? Sign...
You started a daily supplement to improve your digestion, but now your waistband feels uncomfortably tight after lunch. It feels like a frustrating betrayal when your new wellness routine makes...
Can Probiotics Cause Gas and Stomach Pain? Sign...
You started a daily supplement to improve your digestion, but now your waistband feels uncomfortably tight after lunch. It feels like a frustrating betrayal when your new wellness routine makes...
Gastro Bug NZ: Symptoms, Spread, Duration, and ...
It often starts with a sudden 'off' feeling in your stomach, followed by a frantic bathroom dash. In NZ, people often call this gastro, stomach bug or the vomiting bug....
Gastro Bug NZ: Symptoms, Spread, Duration, and ...
It often starts with a sudden 'off' feeling in your stomach, followed by a frantic bathroom dash. In NZ, people often call this gastro, stomach bug or the vomiting bug....
Gastritis Symptoms in New Zealand: Signs, Cause...
You know that familiar burning sensation in your belly that arrives right after a heavy meal? Many people mistake this gnawing ache for everyday indigestion, hoping a quick over-the-counter antacid...
Gastritis Symptoms in New Zealand: Signs, Cause...
You know that familiar burning sensation in your belly that arrives right after a heavy meal? Many people mistake this gnawing ache for everyday indigestion, hoping a quick over-the-counter antacid...
Gastric Ulcer Symptoms: Causes and Treatment in...
That gnawing, burning ache just below your ribs is hard to ignore. Many people wonder what does a stomach ulcer feel like or even what is an ulcer, often dismissing...
Gastric Ulcer Symptoms: Causes and Treatment in...
That gnawing, burning ache just below your ribs is hard to ignore. Many people wonder what does a stomach ulcer feel like or even what is an ulcer, often dismissing...
Can Back Pain Cause Stomach Cramps
It starts as a dull ache near your spine, but soon your abdomen knots up in tight spasms. Experiencing lower back and stomach pain simultaneously feels like your body is...
Can Back Pain Cause Stomach Cramps
It starts as a dull ache near your spine, but soon your abdomen knots up in tight spasms. Experiencing lower back and stomach pain simultaneously feels like your body is...
Burping All the Time: Causes, When to Worry, an...
Your body is a master at venting what it doesn't need. Think of your stomach as a biological pressure cooker. To prevent chest discomfort, the oesophagus acts as a one-way...
Burping All the Time: Causes, When to Worry, an...
Your body is a master at venting what it doesn't need. Think of your stomach as a biological pressure cooker. To prevent chest discomfort, the oesophagus acts as a one-way...
Bloating Supplements NZ: What Works and What to...
We've all been there: your day starts fine, but by 3 PM, your jeans feel two sizes too small. This isn't sudden fat gain; it's trapped gas. Think of this...
Bloating Supplements NZ: What Works and What to...
We've all been there: your day starts fine, but by 3 PM, your jeans feel two sizes too small. This isn't sudden fat gain; it's trapped gas. Think of this...
10 Tips for Improving Your Gut Health
Right now, you are carrying around three to five pounds of microscopic organisms in your digestive tract. That is roughly the weight of a standard clay brick, yet this invisible...
10 Tips for Improving Your Gut Health
Right now, you are carrying around three to five pounds of microscopic organisms in your digestive tract. That is roughly the weight of a standard clay brick, yet this invisible...
Benefits of Kawakawa for Health and Wellness
Strolling through the New Zealand bush, you might dismiss the distinctive, insect-chewed heart-shaped greenery as simply damaged. Yet, identifying Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) leaves with holes is the first step toward...
Benefits of Kawakawa for Health and Wellness
Strolling through the New Zealand bush, you might dismiss the distinctive, insect-chewed heart-shaped greenery as simply damaged. Yet, identifying Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) leaves with holes is the first step toward...
Exploring Effective Liver Detox Diets
Liver Detox Diets Having a healthy liver is crucial for overall well-being. The liver plays a vital role in detoxifying the body and metabolising nutrients so they can do what...
Exploring Effective Liver Detox Diets
Liver Detox Diets Having a healthy liver is crucial for overall well-being. The liver plays a vital role in detoxifying the body and metabolising nutrients so they can do what...
The Mouth - Where Health Begins
The oral microbiome is the second most diverse microbial community in the body, after the gut. This Kiwiherb blog explores its role in the immune system, inflammation, digestion and cardiovascular...
The Mouth - Where Health Begins
The oral microbiome is the second most diverse microbial community in the body, after the gut. This Kiwiherb blog explores its role in the immune system, inflammation, digestion and cardiovascular...
Liver Detox Guide: Tips for a Healthy Liver
Your liver is one of the body’s hardest working organs, continuously detoxifying harmful substances, regulating hormones, supporting digestion and maintaining metabolic balance. Despite popular “cleanse” trends, the liver does not...
Liver Detox Guide: Tips for a Healthy Liver
Your liver is one of the body’s hardest working organs, continuously detoxifying harmful substances, regulating hormones, supporting digestion and maintaining metabolic balance. Despite popular “cleanse” trends, the liver does not...
Understanding Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea is a common condition characterised by loose, watery stools occurring more frequently than usual. While often mild and short-lived, it can sometimes signal an underlying health issue or lead...
Understanding Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea is a common condition characterised by loose, watery stools occurring more frequently than usual. While often mild and short-lived, it can sometimes signal an underlying health issue or lead...
New Zealand Native Herbs for Summer Wellness
New Zealand boasts an array of powerful native plants that offer support for summer wellness. Looking to the wisdom of Rongoā Māori (traditional Māori medicine), these herbs have been used...
New Zealand Native Herbs for Summer Wellness
New Zealand boasts an array of powerful native plants that offer support for summer wellness. Looking to the wisdom of Rongoā Māori (traditional Māori medicine), these herbs have been used...
Restoring the Skin Microbiome – Soothe Eczema N...
Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects approximately ¼ of New Zealand’s population.
Restoring the Skin Microbiome – Soothe Eczema N...
Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects approximately ¼ of New Zealand’s population.
Struck Down by Seasonal Allergies? Your Liver M...
Seasonal Allergies & Liver Health: The Histamine Connection Struggling with hay fever, congestion or itchy eyes? Discover how liver function influences histamine levels and seasonal allergies, plus natural ways to...
Struck Down by Seasonal Allergies? Your Liver M...
Seasonal Allergies & Liver Health: The Histamine Connection Struggling with hay fever, congestion or itchy eyes? Discover how liver function influences histamine levels and seasonal allergies, plus natural ways to...
What is gut health, really? Let’s break it down
Gut health is a hot topic these days and for good reason. A balanced gut is closely linked to everything from our immune system and energy levels to our mood...
What is gut health, really? Let’s break it down
Gut health is a hot topic these days and for good reason. A balanced gut is closely linked to everything from our immune system and energy levels to our mood...
Beyond IBS: Exploring the Real Causes of Digest...
Often digestive issues gets slapped with the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) label. It’s as though a one-size-fits-all diagnosis applies for any and all stomach woes.
Beyond IBS: Exploring the Real Causes of Digest...
Often digestive issues gets slapped with the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) label. It’s as though a one-size-fits-all diagnosis applies for any and all stomach woes.
Benefits of Buying Organic
Why Organic Matters in Herbal Medicine Organic herbs support soil health, reduce toxin exposure and often contain higher levels of beneficial phytochemicals. Discover why organic quality matters for your health...
Benefits of Buying Organic
Why Organic Matters in Herbal Medicine Organic herbs support soil health, reduce toxin exposure and often contain higher levels of beneficial phytochemicals. Discover why organic quality matters for your health...
Supporting your digestion
From indigestion to excess wind, it is hard to appreciate the seamless job the body does to process food until that process has a few hiccups.
Supporting your digestion
From indigestion to excess wind, it is hard to appreciate the seamless job the body does to process food until that process has a few hiccups.
Listen to Your Gut: Decoding Stress, Microbiome...
Discover the powerful connection between stress, the gut, and immunity in "Listen to Your Gut." Learn how to ease bloating and indigestion by understanding the gut-brain link.
Listen to Your Gut: Decoding Stress, Microbiome...
Discover the powerful connection between stress, the gut, and immunity in "Listen to Your Gut." Learn how to ease bloating and indigestion by understanding the gut-brain link.
Digestion during the silly season
Digestive Support During the Silly Season Rich food, summer celebrations and extra drinks can leave digestion feeling overwhelmed. Discover natural ways to support bloating, reflux and liver function during Christmas...
Digestion during the silly season
Digestive Support During the Silly Season Rich food, summer celebrations and extra drinks can leave digestion feeling overwhelmed. Discover natural ways to support bloating, reflux and liver function during Christmas...
Skin Health Through The Seasons
Seasonal Skin Health: Supporting Skin, Gut & Liver Naturally Your skin is your body’s largest organ — and often a reflection of internal health. As seasons shift, changes in temperature,...
Skin Health Through The Seasons
Seasonal Skin Health: Supporting Skin, Gut & Liver Naturally Your skin is your body’s largest organ — and often a reflection of internal health. As seasons shift, changes in temperature,...
Immunity Burnout
After a winter that has tested the best of us, it is easy to find yourself feeling pretty depleted. ‘Immunity burnout’ summarises the vulnerability that comes when our immune system...
Immunity Burnout
After a winter that has tested the best of us, it is easy to find yourself feeling pretty depleted. ‘Immunity burnout’ summarises the vulnerability that comes when our immune system...
The gut-brain axis impact on wellbeing
How your gut makes you feel Posted by Kiwiherb on July 25, 2022 At one time or another, we have experienced that “gut feeling” when something does not feel quite...
The gut-brain axis impact on wellbeing
How your gut makes you feel Posted by Kiwiherb on July 25, 2022 At one time or another, we have experienced that “gut feeling” when something does not feel quite...
Digestion: How it works and ways to support you...
Digestion is central to energy, immunity and overall wellbeing. From stomach acid to bile flow and the gut–brain connection, this guide explains how the digestive system works and outlines simple,...
Digestion: How it works and ways to support you...
Digestion is central to energy, immunity and overall wellbeing. From stomach acid to bile flow and the gut–brain connection, this guide explains how the digestive system works and outlines simple,...
Winter Vitality
Posted by Kiwiherb on May 18, 2022 During the colder months of the year, our overall wellness and immunity often drop due to a few factors. Such as not getting...
Winter Vitality
Posted by Kiwiherb on May 18, 2022 During the colder months of the year, our overall wellness and immunity often drop due to a few factors. Such as not getting...