When I left the hospital after having my first son I was given a bag of product samples. Awesome! I love a goodie bag just as much as the next person. And as the crazy days of life with a newborn unfolded, shopping was forgotten and toiletries started to diminish so I started to delve […]
What foods spring to mind when you hear the word “Superfood”? Chia seeds? Goji berries? Maybe something green, like Broccoli? Yes, they’re definitely healthy, but what is it about them that makes them “super”? I checked the Macquarie Dictionary to see what it had to say and discovered that a superfood is “a food with […]
What’s the Difference between Argan & Rosehip oils? Two products that we often get asked about are our Rosehip & Argan oils. Argan Oil Lariese purely organic 100% pure Argan oil, is harvested in Morocco from the Argan tree. Although Argan oil has only gained popularity over the last few years in Australia, it has actually […]
Hemp seeds are gaining increased recognition as a delicious and nutritious food, but few still know they have significant medicinal value as well… One of the most potent medicinal foods on the planet is the seed of the cannabis sativa plant, which has a documented history of use in in the Chinese pharmacopeia that goes […]
Hemp and marijuana are often perceived as identical twins – as one and the same. In reality though, they are more like distant cousins that only convene at awkward family gatherings. The seeds do indeed come from the hemp plant, Cannabis Sativa, which is the same species from which marijuana is produced. Yet they contain […]
As your body’s biggest organ, your skin is covered with thousands of pores, all of which should be thought of as entry points to your body. When you consider the fact that your skin is like a sponge that absorbs everything you put on it, you will quickly realize that being cognizant of everything you […]
A women has been awarded more than $92 million after alleging that years of using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused her cancer. It’s the latest case raising concerns about the health ramifications of extended talcum powder use. The jury ruling today ended the trial that began September 26 in the case brought by Deborah […]
nside Giorgio Armani’s Rodeo Drive offices, Chris Pine is finishing a photo shoot for the brand’s new Armani Code cologne, which hits counters in February. After wrapping the dark and romantic campaign, Pine emerges from the photo studio and saunters toward me on the balcony. “I just ate a ton of pasta,” Pine says with […]
The makings of what could become the first successful class-action lawsuit against the world’s most evil corporation are giving a much-needed boost to the movement for clean food. Agri-giant Monsanto will soon face a barrage of lawsuits from a number of law firms over cancer-causing agents in its popular Roundup herbicide, which is reportedly making […]
Should we worry about the latest news that deodorant kills off natural bacteria under our arms? Or should our greater concern be that everyone else will ditch their deodorants before us? As if rush hour on public transport wasn’t punishment enough. Caution is key here. The fuss about deodorants is based on a new study […]