Chocolate and mint are the perfect combination. The peppermint essential oil gives a vibrant and fresh pop of mint flavour in the smoothie. Young Living’s Pure Protein Complete adds even more of a nutritional kick and it tastes great too.

Taking a break from drinking alcohol during July? There isn’t a better time to commit to lowering your alcohol intake, particularly when Giesen has just launched a 0% wine range that is full of flavour and made from their finest New Zealand Wines. Its sell-out 0% Sauvignon Blanc also includes a Rosé, Pinot Gris and a Merlot – something for everyone’s tastes. 

It is always best to use fresh ingredients in your cooking where you can, but in a busy life, sometimes you just don’t have them on hand. Maybe you haven’t had time to get your fresh veg or perhaps you just forgot because the day was so busy. On those occasions, frozen food from the freezer can be a blessing.

Follow these tips to make sure you get the best-tasting brownie: use the right size browning tin — 20cm x 20cm — and don’t overbake your brownie.

You’ve had a long day. You’re dead on your feet and forgot to eat lunch. All you want is a nourishing, nurturing dinner that’s ready in under 20 minutes — is that too much to ask? Nope. Using frozen dumplings and ready-made stock, this delicious and comforting bowl of goodness can be in your hand in under half an hour.

I always keep chicken wings in my freezer; they are the ultimate weeknight dinner or fun weekend fare. As long as you have staple marinating ingredients in your pantry and chicken wings in the freezer, you will always have a tasty dinner!

Grab a handful of frozen ingredients and you can have lunches for a week or an easy dinner. Flaky and crispy pastry is wrapped around a filling of cheesy vegetables in a moreish dish that is straight outta the freezer.

Stir-fry is a huge favourite in our house, but I loathe the hour of prep time it takes to cut up all of those vegetables for a “quick meal”, not to mention remembering to buy them all! Using a bag of stir-fry vegetables and frozen pineapple means you can have this delicious sweet and spicy stir-fry on the table in a fraction of the time – without a four-page shopping list!

Our Wellbeing Editors Kate Holland & Georgia Nelson shares what books, apps and poetry they have been loving lately.

Magnesium may not be the first mineral you think of when it comes to supporting the health of your skin; however, it may be the missing link you need.

Rochelle Taylor, CEO and co-director of AcuEnergetics, shares her journey into the world of natural healing and how it has changed her life in ways she could only dream of.

Dr Michael Elstein explains the importance of the thyroid, how we should care for it and what signs of distress we should look out for.