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GREENER LIVING
DID YOU KNOW?...that there are 46,000 pieces of litter in every square mile of the ocean? Drinking tap water instead of bottled water (which is also 500 times cheaper), recycling, and refusing goods with excessive plastic packaging can all help
SOMETHING FOR THE CHOCOHOLICS ...If you blinked you might have missed it, but last week was National Chocolate Week. If you did, I’m sure the organisers wouldn’t mind too much if you stretched the week out a little longer – who’s counting? Chocolate is obviously known for its fabulous taste, and also its anti-oxidant properties and its use as an aphrodisiac. But we recently came across yet another great reason for enjoying it - research in the Journal of Internal Medicine has highlighted another potential health benefit of our favourite treat...(continued)
NUTRIENT OF THE MONTH
ZINC
It’s a metal isn’t it? True. But it’s also one of the most important minerals contributing to good health generally and more specifically the health of your skin. Zinc plays a wide array of different functions within the body, acting as a key regulator of numerous genetic activities and supporting your immune function and insulin levels. From a skin care perspective, it’s a key mineral required by the body for the production of collagen, whilst it also acts as an astringent, anti-inflammatory and healing agent. Deficiency in zinc can lead to a range of conditions from delayed development, hair loss and lesions to fatigue, low immunity from colds and rough and itchy skin. Adult females should be incorporating an average of 8mgs of zinc a day into their diets, and men about 11mg.
In skincare, OSKIA uses a bio-available compound of Zinc in the form of Zinc Glycine, where zinc has been 'grafted' onto glycine, a small amino acid...(continued)
not just a man's best friend...
Most dog owners will recognise that warm fuzzy feeling they get when talking about their beloved Milly or Midge, Fido or Fang, but research now appears to confirm what we’d always hoped - that our four-legged friends are also good for our health. It’s no surprise that 90% of dog owners agree that dogs are considered important members of our families, providing unconditional love, loyalty and companionship, which of themselves can have their own mental-health benefits. Research also suggests that dogs can boost your child’s health through 'priming'...(continued)
BEAUTY-BOOSTING RECIPES
OSKIA believes that the secret to beautiful skin lies not only in what you put on your skin, but what you feed your skin from within.
Which is why we have put together a series of mouth-watering recipes, designed specially for us by TV chef, writer and restaurateur THOMASINA MIERS, based on the nutritional ingredients you will find within the OSKIA product range.
This month we're talking ZINC and its benefits, both topically and internally.
OYSTERS, for the oyster lovers,
And delicious SPINACH PASTILLA PIE...
OSKIA LOVES... Barneby Gates. Set up in 2009 by Vanessa Barneby, Vogue Living Editor, and artist Alice Gates, their range of unique wallpapers (printed on PEFC accredited paper) mixes classically English ideas with a contemporary edge and a wry sense of humour. We love the Latin motto-inspired names: ‘Carpe Noctem’ - Seize the Night, and ‘Bovina Sancta’ – Holy Cow.
Available at Liberty & www.barnebygates.com
GREAT Britain
Why we should buy British meat? Because, we do not allow growth promoting hormones in the British meet and our chicken is safest in Europe. Did you know that 70% of imported pork, bacon and ham is produced from farming systems that would be illegal in Britain.