Natural Health

Researchers have sounded the alarm over fish-oil supplements after discovering a higher mortality rate in animal studies due to high rates of oxidisation, Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

The nutritional science division of the world’s largest food company, Nestlé, has put in a bid to buy the company that owns New Zealand’s top-selling pharmacy supplement range GO Healthy. 

Plants and spices from across the globe have potential to improve outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes, writes pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen

The nutritional science division of the world’s largest food company, Nestlé, has put in a bid to buy the company that owns New Zealand’s top-selling pharmacy supplement range GO Healthy

Nestlé Health Science has agreed to acquire The Better Health Company (TBHC), the parent company of the GO Healthy, Egmont Honey and New Zealand Health Manufacturing businesses from CDH Investments and the group’s founding shareholders.

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen uncovers the research on an old herb that backs its use for gynaecological functions as well as anxiety and heart-related conditions

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen traces the chequered history of kava, which is famous for its anti-anxiety and sleep-promoting properties

Pharmacist and registered herbalist Phil Rasmussen looks at the medicinal properties of certain mushrooms and the research supporting their use for a wide range of illnesses and conditions

Medical herbalist and pharmacist Phil Rasmussen reviews the literature on curcumin, a popular ingredient in natural remedies

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen examines the evidence for a raft of herbs to relieve stress, anxiety and insomnia