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Kikki.K Wellness Planner
This beautifully designed leather wellness planner ($665) is
exactly what you need to inspire and encourage healthy living.
With tabbed sections for weekly reflections, your day, nutrition,
stickers and more, it’s the perfect creatively customised
wellness tool to keep your healthy habits on track. You can
keep the planner for many years, continuing to track your
progress with the wellness planner refills, also available from
Kikki.K. Monogramming is available at $98.
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Health
AND WELLNESS
The Life
Biome Co.
The Life Biome Co. is
a line of organic, wild-
crafted herbal supplements
made with a proprietary
technology trademarked as
Cellular Preservation Technology or CPT. CPT is a new way of producing
concentrates from herbs and plants without crushing or grinding, or adding
pressure, heat or any destructive means that would otherwise destroy
nutrients and bioactivity. This means that CPT allows for optimal nutritional
preservation in natural herbs, meaning consumers can access new levels
of herb potency never before seen on the market. For example, preliminary
tests have shown that Green Tea powder treated with CPT has 1700 times
the amount of antioxidant molecule EGCG in comparison to non-CPT
treated Green Tea of the same crop batch. www.thelifebiome.com
How HAPPY are
Hong Kong Youngsters?
In May, the Hong Kong Playground Association interviewed more than 3,000
young people between the age of six and 24, using the Chinese version of the
depression, anxiety and stress scales to measure participants' mental wellness.
The results revealed the relationship between mental wellbeing and sleep,
exercise, play, time spent on the internet and volunteering. The study found
that 66.2 percent of interviewees aged six to 12 had less than nine hours sleep
a night and 31.6 percent of youths interviewed suffer from different levels of
stress. The study also found a correlation between time spent on the internet
and depression, anxiety and stress. http://hq.hkpa.hk/index.php
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www.playtimes.com.hk
Eight Hydrating Drinks for
THE SUMMER
Water is the ultimate hydrator and in the hot
summer months, adults should be drinking at least
two to three litres per day, whilst children should
try to drink one to two litres per day. There are
many hydration hacks that involve tweaking water
which can not only increase the benefits, but also
spice up a boring glass of tap water.
• Aloe Water – packed with antioxidants, and
known to have potent regenerative properties.
• Beet Juice – full of potassium, B vitamins,
carotenoids, magnesium, and iron.
• Chlorophyll Water – more cleansing and
antioxidant benefits than four cups of spinach!
• Coconut Water – low in sodium and rich in
potassium, helping you hydrate in ways that
regular water cannot.
• Fruit-Infused Water – increased flavour and
hydration benefits.
• Guayusa Tea – has as much caffeine as
coffee, but it is also rich in antioxidants and
chlorogenic acids, which benefit the heart.
• Maple Water – low-sugar, manganese-
packed and more flavourful than
regular water.
• Probiotic Water – helps with bloating and
strengthens your immune system.