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What is it about Ilapothecary

Sometimes you come across people in life who make you feel at one with yourself in that present moment; Warm and comfortable. Denise Leicester is one of these humans and her distinctive attributes emanate through to her business and products.  Now the CEO of an award-winning international spa and beauty brand, Denise is an inspirational figure for women in business, …

5 Habits that will boost your metabolism

Firstly, what is Metabolism? Metabolism is the rate at which chemical processes occur in our bodies. This means how quickly and efficiently we break down what we consume for energy, for growth, thinking and everything else. If our metabolism is unnaturally low we can suffer from symptoms like having a difficulty losing weight to tiredness, coldness and even inflexibility. What’s …

Top 6 Tips for Winter Wellbeing!

It’s the holiday period. Joyous, exciting, indulgent & very stressful. Also, don’t you find that everyone seems to get ill?! Regardless of whether you’re living in sub degree temperatures or in the glorious sun, you find that the cocktails, money expenditure, abundance of food and busy schedule leave you overtired, under the weather and sluggish as you slip out of …

Health & Fitness Trends 2017

Fitness becomes functional, and social     There proved to be a prominent shift in the health and fitness industry over 2016. We witnessed an incredible influx of bespoke fitness studios and novel ways to workout to achieve that dream body. Our social scenes will continue to change as we increasingly become even more health conscious and receptive to ongoing trends. …

Moringa Beauty & Dawn Gallagher

What is Moringa? Moringa oil has been used extensively for thousands of years. It is extracted by pressing the seeds of the Moringa oleifera tree, which is native to the Himalayan foothills. The leaves, seed pods and flowers are all edible & the bark, root and oil have additional medicinal uses too. The flowering tree is a complete powerhouse of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and protein. …