Innehållsförteckning för Issue 79 Feb/Mar 2022 från Good

bridgetdaulby.com @janninewilkinson @ann.orman.imagery Bridget Daulby Auckland-based illustrator Bridget is the face behind the joyful and fun columnist illustrations in every issue of Good. Drawing with pencil and digitally, she loves to bring humour, detail and a bit of fun to her illustrations, and not to take things so seriously. Food is also a big influence in her work. Bridget studied in Wellington, has spent time living in New York and made Auckland her home five years ago. She loves her home base of New Zealand but is looking forward to travelling again soon as she has a long list of places she’d like to visit! Jannine Wilkinson Jannine has had a passion for books and words since childhood and has dabbled in writing on and off. Having the responsibility of…

In a market where greenwashing is rampant and products claiming to be the next best thing around, shopping for your health can be bamboozling. That’s why Good is proud to partner with responsible retailer HealthPost, whose robust vetting processes take guesswork out of the equation. HealthPost executive director and sustainability lead Lucy Butler, daughter of the company founder Linley, has grown up in the business, which has been valuesbased for more than 30 years. Looking after community and the environment underpins HealthPost’s ethics and over the years it has raised the bar in Aotearoa’s natural products industry. “We assess and evaluate all of the brands and products that we work with,” says Butler. “Our mindful values are a filter and the standards that we apply across the range include eco…

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For years, when I would go and stay with my dad on Great Barrier Island, I would arrive to a freshly cleaned house with jasmine, freesias or wildflowers packed into vases in every room. Their scents filled the house, and those smells will forever take me back there. As humans, we are naturally drawn to beauty, colour and scent. It’s not so much a logical pull but an instinctual, emotional one. From the beginning of time, humans have lived in connection with plants and have revelled in the sensory experience of flowers. They have a way of lifting our spirits and bringing joy to any occasion. There’s much to support this notion too. Behavioural research conducted over a 10-month period by Rutgers University explored the link between flowers and life…

Arriving home, a red front door signals the welcome and protection to be had inside. Red is invigorating and dynamic, a colour associated with courage, passion and love. On a door, it makes a statement, so it’s no surprise to learn red doors have a rich symbolic history. In Chinese culture, red means happiness and success, and in feng shui, a red front door means welcome. In Scotland, homeowners in the past would also paint their front door red to signify they had paid off their mortgage. During Passover, Hebrews would dab the lintels of their doorframes with blood to ward off the angel of death, and during the Middle Ages red doors in churches were associated with entering holy ground and protection from evil. In American settler traditions, a…

As we start to see glimmers of hope of a return to some form of pre-pandemic normalcy, our bodies may be left playing catch up. Everyone’s situation is slightly different: whether you have been trying to juggle working from home and childcare, out of work or unable to visit loved ones living overseas, the one thing we all have in common is that we have endured a near two-year pandemic that has increased stress in our lives in one way or another. For many, this has left us in a constant state of flight or fight mode, affecting our body’s natural ability to adapt to stress, wreaking havoc on our sleep and at times impacting our confidence to tackle challenges that come our way. BraveFace Founder Katherine Douglas says now…

The Good team has loved putting this issue together for you because we’ve learned so much about how the body works as well as tips and exercises to help us be the healthiest version of ourselves. Wellbeing is a strong pillar of the magazine but at this time of year especially, we felt it was worth giving it an extra focus as we step into the year after the summer holiday break. Dr Libby Weaver shares a delicious liver-loving recipe on page 24, and she imparts many “aha moment” insights into how our incredible body works as well as ways we can help it thrive. I’ve been practicing Dr Libby’s diaphragmatic breathing exercise and it’s helped me to sleep and reground myself. I’ve realised that I mostly breathe from the…

Recently I was contacted by a mum seeking some natural support for her toddler, who had succumbed to the inevitable preschool germs. All parents know how upsetting and exhausting it is dealing with an unwell child, especially when the sufferer has limited ways of communicating their discomfort. An unhappy, poorly little person can unsettle the whole family. Unfortunately, ills and chills are an unavoidable part of growing up, and they serve an important purpose, challenging the immune system and strengthening the child’s defence mechanisms, which leads to a healthier childhood overall. However, while these immune challenges are unavoidable, that doesn’t mean there is nothing you can do. Supporting your child’s immune system can be a good insurance when the inevitable happens. With the new school term just around the corner,…

A couple of months ago, I came home to find my boyfriend sprawled on the couch in front of an unusual YouTube video. In it, a woman was cutting little cubes off a block of soap without saying anything. “What on earth are you doing?!” I said. “Just watch,” he said, goo-goo-eyed. I sat down, expecting nothing, and soon found myself feeling oddly relaxed. There was something strangely peaceful, even hypnotic, about watching the little cubes of soap ripple and fall under the knife; about the sound of them clattering on the counter below. I started to get a tingling feeling down my spine from watching the video – like the kind of thrill you get from listening to a great song. It was like the inverse of fingernails on…

When couples split, sometimes the reason they cite is “We want different things in life”. Of course, this could be related to specifics, like disagreeing about having children. However, there’s one key way people differ in the life they want. Three types of lives Research shows that people differ in what they think makes a “good” life. Some prioritise a happy life. They want comfort and stability, pleasant and familiar experiences and to experience many positive emotions and few negative ones. Other people prioritise a meaningful life. They want a life with purpose, they value coherence between their moral principles and how they act and they want to make a contribution. A third group say it’s most important to have a psychologically rich life. They like novelty, variety, spontaneity and…

Scars can be a beautiful thing, as a friend once reminded me after heart surgery. Initially she’d been distressed by her “ugly” scars but her boyfriend assured her he found them beautiful because they saved her life. However, even if scars are the result of lifesaving or life-giving (e.g., a Caesarean) surgery, it’s normal to feel self-conscious about them. Knowing what type of scar you have is key to treating it. A scar forms as part of the natural healing process. When the dermis is damaged, your body forms collagen fibres to repair the damage, resulting in a scar. The severity of a scar depends on the severity of damage. And there are different kinds of scars – hypertrophic (excess tissue that forms over the skin as it heals); keloid…

The path to starting Rebecka Keeling’s pick-your-own-flower business was not exactly a bed of roses. A deal on a lifestyle block in Warkworth, which was supposed to be the start of a more slow-paced life, one where Keeling and her husband Reuben could spend more time with their kids, Ridley (11) and Rio (6), fell apart due to a rogue property developer. Originally from Sweden, Keeling had already long been thinking about sustainability and taking on more earth-friendly habits by the time the couple, who met in New Zealand some 15 years prior, decided to relocate back here from Stockholm. The ex-communications manager had even taken a course in Sustainable Development at Stockholm University. And even while the property woes here were creating havoc in their lives, Keeling managed to…

When you first enter Hannah Jensen’s studio, you are instantly struck with the spectacle of enormous canvas works of wild animals. A leopard with real fur stares with eyes that draw you in. A roaring polar bear sits alongside an ape that springs out at you from the canvas. In the opposite corner, a kudu intently watches you, his horns spiralling high above. They are magical, and a little sad given they represent animals under extreme threat of extinction. This passion for the wild stems from Jensen’s visit to South Africa, where she spent time trying to connect with a father she didn’t really know. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the landscape and the remarkable animals that freely roam the countryside, Jensen felt completely at home for the first…

Hi Good Team, Thanks for the wonderful inspirational reads and tips. Much appreciated. Your gardening for wellbeing article in issue 77 reminded me of a fun find this week – mushrooms! We’ve had particularly unpredictable weather here in South Australia lately and late rain for the spring season. After a full day of rain on Thursday this is my happy surprise! Keep smiling, Sue Hanrahan The latest edition of Good, fresh hydrangeas, a nice cuppa of Earl Grey tea, what else? Reading my favourite Kiwi mag is always a very special me time. Receiving the two latest editions has been even more special during this extended lockdown in Auckland. I could relate to some of the advice and recent aspirations shared by Matilda, being a mum myself of a 6-month-old…

Sitting in an ice bath each morning for two to three minutes helps to set up Dom Bowden’s day. He owns that it’s easier to do on a hot summer’s day than mid-winter when he sometimes has to literally crack the ice, but it’s a practice he’s committed to because of the health benefits he’s gained from it. Most recognisable as the upbeat host on reality television programmes Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelor, Bowden was working and living in LA where he came across science-backed wellness company MadeFor, which offers guided and self-guided plans for individuals. At the time he was at a crossroad in his career. Reality television was moving into a zone that he felt was “exaggerated” and while “it might be great viewing, it wasn’t…

Traditionally, having your period has been extremely resource intensive. In fact, the average woman uses an average of over 11,000 disposable menstrual products in her reproductive lifetime – which costs her thousands of dollars and produces enough plastic to fill a car. What’s more, the conversation around periods has always been furtive and often non-existent – there’s a social shame associated with menstruation, which makes it hard to talk about publicly. As recently as last year, period underwear brand AWWA had an ad banned on Facebook because it showed menstrual blood. AWWA was told that the ad’s content violates Facebook’s “shock and scare” policy, the same which stops ads depicting mutilation, torture and graphic medical procedures having a platform. It’s disappointing to still see periods made into something shameful, when…

Broths were traditionally made from animal carcasses and bones. An ancient Scottish tradition, called “passing the knuckle” involved villagers putting a beef knuckle bone in water on the wood burner overnight. The bone would stew overnight in the water and in the morning the villager would take it out and give it to their neighbour. This would go on night after night, and after a couple of weeks, nothing of the knuckle would be left – all the minerals needed to make bone, collagens and other complex proteins being left in the water that the villagers would consume by using it in cooked oats and soups. Broths weren’t just a Scottish fad. Around the world people had observed the health benefits of consuming broths: think “Jewish penicillin” or “chicken soup…

Holy smoke Virtue is a new range of heavenly fragrances created for New Zealand in collaboration with perfumers in Grasse, France. Its seven signature fragrances (10ml), $69 each, include Holy Smoke – where the divine meets the celestial, with top notes of cinnamon, bark and tonka bean. You have to smell them to believe. thevirtue.co.nz Bright eyes ManukaRx’s rejuvenating, plantpowered Pro-Aging Eye Cream (20ml), $45.95, is a blend of mānuka oil, rosehip oil and green tea extract, which together provide a triple dose of antioxidants. Its most active ingredient is mānuka oil from East Cape, which has been found to be 1,000 times more potent than mānuka honey. manukarx.co.nz Leave-on exfoliator Tronque’s Everyday Revelation Exfoliating Refining Body Serum (120ml), $145, works without scrubbing, drying or irritation. Gently massage in to…

It’s fair to say that Julia Atkinson-Dunn has a lot of friends in the form of flowers. Her new book, Flowers for Friends, is a guide to casual and seasonal arranging for gardeners. Here, she shares a favourite summer arrangement, “Silver Linings”, from her book, which brings together a beautiful and unlikely combination of flowers and foliage in the vase. “This is one of my favourite colour palettes I’ve pulled together,” she says. “In fact, I can imagine a sprawling tapestry of a garden bed using these plants only. I love the rust of the sanguisorba versus the bog sage blue and chartreuse of the fennel, musty green of the poppy seed heads and flash of orange stamens. The colour and the airy, unusual forms give the arrangement a lacy,…

Improve your air quality Breathing good-quality air when you’re inside is key to feeling your best. If you’re inhaling pollution, chemicals, gases or other irritants, you’ll quickly find yourself with a headache, fatigue and even allergies. To keep air fresh, ventilate your house regularly and vacuum frequently so you’re not bothered by dust. Use perfumed air fresheners only where they’re really needed. And when you’re redecorating, try to choose natural furniture and low emissions paints. Resene Zylone Sheen and Dulux UltraAir are both good options: their lower emissions are better for both the planet and you. Not too hot, not too cold There’s nothing worse than not being able to concentrate because you’re too hot! Manage indoor temperature over summer by keeping windows and doors open where possible and investing…

The Olive Tree in My Kitchen Helen Melser, Bateman Books, $35 New Zealand olive grower and producer Melser shares the health benefits of the olive tree, plus 80 delectable recipes including crispy beer-battered olives, olive caviar crumbs and sparkling olive leaf soda. Fine Line: Twelve Environmental Sculptures Encircle the Earth Martin Hill and Philippa Jones, Bateman Books, $70 An astounding book that describes the intrepid journeys and climbs of Hill and Jones over 25 years creating environmental art made from materials found on site in some of the world’s most remote locations. Thank You Dana Winter, Beatnik Publishing, $30 This beautifully illustrated children’s book celebrates nature while telling a story of gratitude. Comes with teaching notes. After Dark: Walking into the Nights of Aotearoa Annette Lees, Potton & Burton, $40…

Peach Sorbet Homemade goodness – that’s where this recipe is at. It’s dairy-free and delicious. There’s no need to spend a gazillion dollars on sorbet at the supermarket. Make your own at home! Use very ripe bananas for this to give it enough sweetness, and enjoy! This recipe makes four ice creams easily or fills two generous bowls. You choose how you serve it! 1 can of peaches, drained2 ripe bananas, peeled1 tablespoon maple syrup½ teaspoon cinnamon Put the drained peaches and peeled bananas in a container and freeze for at least 3 hours, or leave overnight. Place the frozen fruit into a powerful blender and add the maple syrup and cinnamon. Blend just until well combined – in my powerful blender this takes only about 30 seconds. Be careful…