In store at Bare Health - New Products & Special Offers

This month we have some fantastic New Year offers for you in store at Bare Health. Plus some exciting new product launches too! Take a little peek and add a note of your favourites to your healthy new year shopping list. A gentle reminder for when you're next in store to take advantage of some great savings! 

Greens Organic Superfoods

Buy one get one half price on selected Greens Organic Superfoods, Choose from a wide range of Organic Superfoods from Matcha Green Tea, Inulin, New Zealand Wheatgrass, Golden Turmeric Powder, Bee Pollen, Blueberry Powder to Baobab, Broccoli Powder & Camu Camu. The perfect addition to a healthy lifestyle and an easy way to add nutrients to your smoothies, juices and food! Organic Superfoods at affordable prices! FREE Recipe book available whilst stocks last!

£3 off Viridian Black Seed Oil

A current favourite with the Team at Bare Health. You can find out more about this amazing little black seed in our latest blog and make a huge saving with our special introductory offer! Simply Copy, paste & print the voucher below and you will receive a £3 discount off our Viridian Black Seed Oil when you redeem it in store at Bare Health, Congleton.

Introductory offer 20% off Biotta Vegetable Juices

In 1951, Biotta committed itself to organic farming — harvesting its vegetables and fruits from healthy, living soil and organic production, both according to Swiss Organic Standards — many years before the enthusiasm for organic food really took hold. At Biotta, top quality means organic vegetables and fruit grown as nature intended. First-class raw products and painstakingly careful processing are the key to the natural flavor of Biotta juices, which are all rich with natural minerals and vitamins, to promote good health. Biotta guarantee that no artificial additives are used. Biotta juices are 100% natural and are not made from concentrate or diluted with water.

Organic. Non-GMO. Vegan. Never from concentrate. All the Goodness of Nature in a Bottle!TM

Wunder Workshop Turmeric Latte & Chai Latte

INSTANTLY GOLDEN CHAI is an organic vegan turmeric latte blend made with the finest turmeric. This smooth, healing drink is the perfect way to get your daily turmeric fix. INSTANTLY GOLDEN CHAI is specifically designed to increase the bioavailability of turmeric, Wunder Workshop add organic black pepper and ginger to ensure each sip releases turmeric's maximum potential. Enjoy at any time of the day! 

INSTANTLY GOLDEN CACAO is an organic vegan turmeric latte blend made with the finest organic turmeric blended with raw cacao and vanilla. This smooth, healing drink is the perfect way to get your daily turmeric fix. INSTANTLY GOLDEN CACAO is specifically designed to increase the bioavailability of turmeric, Wunder Workshop add black pepper and coconut milk powder to ensure each sip releases turmeric's maximum potential. Enjoy at any time of the day! 

Natura Siberica for Men

At last! Following our hugely successful launch of natural skin care brand Natura Siberica in 2016 . We have now expanded the range into Men's toiletries. A fabulous natural skin and body care range for gentlemen! Not only are they fantastic value (prices starting at £4.99) they also smell amazing too! Choose from Anti Dandruff Shampoo, Shower gel, Face Cream, 2 in 1 hair and shower gel. These are ideal products to add to any gym bag, yet without the nasties!

SALTernative 

SALTernative consists of dried Kombu seaweed, which has a similar taste to salt, with a low sodium content. Kombu also contains Umami (the fifth taste) that naturally enhances the flavour of any dish.

How it works

To help reduce your sodium intake, add SALTernative into your meal rather than salt whilst cooking. As a guide, use twice as much SALTernative as you would salt.

*SALTernative should not be used if you currently suffer from Hyperthyroidism or if you are allergic to Iodine

Eating your way to a Healthy Heart

This February is National Heart month and is designed to raise awareness of the UK’s biggest killer – Cardiovascular Disease. Around 2.6 Million People in the UK are living with coronary heart disease, and we will all know of someone who has it or we have very sadly, lost from it. Yet, it’s a disease that is preventable and as individuals, we have the chance to greatly reduce our risk of developing it by minimising the associated risk factors and making some key lifestyle changes. These changes may be life changing, not just for you but your family also. We are all responsible for our own health and by incorporating a few healthy changes to your daily routine you might just be adding years to your life! Go on start to today & keep your Heart Healthy!

A great starting point is your diet. This is one of the areas where we can make significant changes and reap the benefits of doing so. Certain foods have been shown to exert positive actions upon the cardiovascular system and by including a variety of these foods in your diet you are offering your body additional protection & support to lessen your risk of developing heart disease. Why not pop them onto your shopping list today? Make them part of your healthy balanced diet.

TOP HEART HEALTHY FOODS

• Pomegranate – pomegranates contain phytochemicals that act as antioxidants to protect the lining of the arteries from damage. A study published in Proceedings of Natural Academy of Sciences found that antioxidant rich pomegranate juice stimulated the body’s production of nitric oxide, which help keeps blood flowing & arteries open.
• OmegaOils – fatty fish, such as mackerel, herring, tuna & salmon are packed full of Omega 3 fatty acids. Eating oily fish twice a week can reduce your risk of heart disease by decreasing inflammation and lowering triglyceride levels, it may even boost HDL (good cholesterol) levels. Krill Oil is also highly recommended, this a sustainable and highly absorbable source of Omega 3 and protected from rancidity due to a naturally occuring antioxidant called astaxanthin contained within. The benefits of omega-3 fats go far beyond normalizing your cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Studies have shown these fats to be: Antiarrhythmic: counteracting or preventing cardiac arrhythmia, Antithrombotic: tending to prevent thrombosis (a blood clot within a blood vessel) and Antiatherosclerotic: preventing fatty deposits and fibrosis of the inner layer of your arteries from forming.
• Asparagus – according to Shane Ellison, author of ‘Over the counter Natural Cures’, Asparagus is one of the best natural artery clearing foods around. It works within 100,000 miles of veins & arteries to release pressure, thereby allowing the body to accommodate for inflammation that has accumulated over the years. It also helps ward off deadly clots.
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• Broccoli – full of fibre and vitamin K. A high fibre diet can also help to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
• Turmeric – This spice is a powerful natural anti inflammatory – it contains curcumin which lowers inflammation – a major cause of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). A 2009 study found that curcumin helps reduce fatty deposits in arteries by as much as 26%. Also available in supplement form.
• Spirulina – A daily dose of this blue green algae, usually found in powder or supplement form can help relax the artery walls and help in normalising blood pressure. It may also help your liver balance blood fat levels – decreasing LDL Cholesterol (the harmful one) by 10% and raising HDL (the good one) levels by 15% according to a recent study.
•  Cinnamon – just one teaspoon a day of anti oxidant rich cinnamon can help reduce fats in the blood stream, helping to prevent plaque build up in the arteries and lower cholesterol levels by 26%. Sprinkle onto porridge daily. Also great in helping to balance blood sugar levels
• Spinach – Potassium & folic acid found in Spinach can help lower blood pressure and according to recent research one serving a day of nutrient packed leafy greens can reduce your risk of heart disease by 11%
• Nuts – A recent epidemiological study revealed that nuts offer many benefits for health – even reducing risk of serious chronic diseases. Nuts can impact heart health in numerous ways. For instance many (walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, brazil nuts, almonds, cashews and peanuts) contain the amino acid L-arginine which offers multiple vascular benefits to people with heart disease, or those at high risk. L-arginine is a key nutrient in promoting efficient blood flow and overall cardiovascular function. We cannot make enough of this amino acid in the body so we need to obtain it from our food. And contrary to popular belief – nuts will not make you fat. In fact, a study in the journal ‘obesity’ found that eating nuts two or more times a week was associated with reduced risk of weight gain. Be aware of quality though go for organic and raw where possible.
• BeetrootJuice– this bright red juice contains a naturally occurring chemical called nitrate which has been shown to dramatically reduce blood pressure, cutting risk of heart disease and strokes. Researchers at the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary Institute in London compared patients given a 250ml glass of beetroot juice a day with those who took nitrate tablets. The researchers concluded that the two methods were equally successful in reducing blood pressure. High blood pressure or hypertension affects 16 million Britons (1 in 5) and is a major risk factor for heart disease.
• PlantSterols – plant sterols may be effective in lowering LDL Cholesterol levels by hindering its absorption in the body. Beans & legumes such as lentils, Brown Rice and rice bran, nuts & seeds, especially flax and chia seeds, fruit & vegetables are amongst the best examples of natural plant sterols. They can also be found in supplement form.
• Garlic – a herb which has been traditionally shown to have blood thinning and cholesterol lowering properties, however it is important to note that if on existing blood thinning medication you should always speak to your doctor first – as garlic can exert similar effects to that of blood thinning medication.

A healthy diet is just one of the key areas where you can make changes to help prevent or delay the onset of cardiovascular disease. You can also make progress by ensuring you are smoke free, reduce alcohol intake, engage in regular physical activity, keep your blood pressure, blood sugar levels and cholesterol levels in check, maintain a healthy body mass index and adopt strategies to keep stress levels to a minimum.

For more information, please contact Bare Health, your local Independent Health Store on 01260 408413.

www.barehealth.co.uk

Always seek the advice of your GP or health care professional if taking prescribed medication or have an existing medical condition.