The French, synonymous with good taste and quality, have developed an all-natural sweetener that has none of the aftertaste and fits perfectly into your handbag.

We are excited to introduce La Maison Du Stevia to the UK, a high grade sweetener which is 100% plant-based and gently extracted using water methods. After years of development in France, the EU has given Stevia the go-ahead as THE natural alternative to sugar. No chemicals, no aspartame. No aftertaste. All-natural.

Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni and its extract Rebaudioside A, is the name given to a plant native to South America whose leaves derive a natural sweetener 300 times sweeter than sucrose. Unlike other products on the market which are bonded chemically in China, the extract for La Maison Du Stevia is gently extracted in France using water methods, giving you a high-quality graded sweetness.

The extract offers a sweetness that is calorie-free and with a glycemic index of ZERO making this the ideal go-to for those with diabetes or those who simply wish to reduce the amount of sugar in their daily diet.

In powder form, you don’t need much (just the tip of the spoon), as it’s 300 times sweeter than sucrose, so a little goes a long way.

A Healthy Kitchen

Stevia also comes in pocket-sized tablets and crystals, making it easy and convenient for adding to tea, coffee and smoothies and to all cooking and baking. Either one or two tablets can be added to drinks according to taste. Stevia also entirely replaces sugar in the preparation of soups, casseroles, jams, cakes and biscuits.

Look out for a raft of Stevia products soon to be released to include jams, jellies, chocolate and tea.

The Pocket size La Maison du stevia are available at www.natural-alternative-products.co.uk

Heaven Bee Venom Mask 50 ml

Nature’s Botox A natural alternative to botox and the first product of its kind. It’s sure to create a buzz within your beauty routine. This unique product has been specially created using natural and organic ingredients, combined to work in synergy for an instant anti-ageing effect.

Containing Manuka Honey, renowned for its soothing and healing properties, it also contains the magic Bee Venom ingredient that works to control the facial muscles for immediate lifting, tightening and firming, whilst getting to work on frown lines and wrinkles.

Deborah Mitchell Bee Venom Mask also contains ingredients of softening and calming Shea Butter, Rose and Lavender essential oils – leaving you looking your youthful best. Apply Heaven Bee Venom mask daily and leave on the skin for 20 minutes before washing off and your skin will look and feel instantly younger and smoother.

Apply morning/evening on top of moisturiser and leave on.

Patch test recommended.

Aqua, Decyl Oleate, Manuka Honey, Bee Venom, Glyceryl Monosterate, Cetearyl Alcohol. Glycerine, Althea Officinalis, Ceteareth-20, Butyrispermum Parkil, Silica, Rose Centifolia, Lavendula Angustifolia, Betacaotene, CL:75100, p.p.m made from organic

Available at Natural Alternative Products

Royal Green Astaxanthin is one of the most powerful antioxidants available. It helps protect against free radicals, supports immunity and the condition of your joints, skin and circulation. It is also great for your skin, helping reduce imperfections.

Astaxanthin is a carotenoid with powerful
antioxidant properties that has been
calculated to be 10 times as active as beta
carotene & 500 times as active as Vitamin E.

Antioxidants help to protect cells and tissues
from damage caused by the excess of free
radicals.

Trials showed Astaxanthin to reduce visible signs of UV-aging through dietary supplementation within four to six weeks of use
Studies showed users had reported less pain and an improvement of mobility after 30 days.

Available at Natural Alternative Products

CherryActive Concentrate 946ml

According to a study published in the European Journal of Nutrition, drinking Montmorency cherry juice (as CherryActive Concentrate®) increases levels of melatonin in the body and helps to regulate sleep (Oct. 30, 2011).

Tart Montmorency cherries have been reported to contain high levels of phytochemicals, including melatonin, a molecule critical in regulating the sleep-wake cycle). The findings revealed people who have consumed cherry juice not only sleep for longer, but they also have improved quality of sleep, or sleep efficiency.

100% Montmorency cherry juice concentrate. CherryActive 946ml Concentrate contains over 3,000 Montmorency cherries – enough for one month’s supply. Our Concentrate contains no added sugars, preservatives, flavourings or colourings.

The Montmorency cherry has been discovered to be a rich source of powerful antioxidants and flavonoids which promote a host of health and recovery benefits including Regular Sleep Patterns,Enjoy Health with CherryActive!

Your body produces melatonin to maintain sleep cycles.
Our Montmorency cherries are high in naturally-occurring melatonin.
Our cherries are gently harvested to maintain their antioxidants and nutrients.
Health therapists and insomniacs are increasingly recognising the power of melatonin found in CherryActive Concentrate and Capsules in helping to regulate healthy sleep patterns.
Health professionals recommend taking two CherryActive Capsules 30-minutes before bed.

Dr Jason Ellis,
Director of Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research
“The best way to boost your sleep cycle is to take a supplement containing Montmorency cherries, which contain melatonin in abundance”

Available at www.natural-alternative-products.co.uk

PEROZIN is a mild and pleasant cream to help people with acute pain in muscles and joints. After PEROZIN is applied to the painful areas, the cream has a cooling effect. This effect is achieved by the evaporation of alcohol. The skin feels cooler and the cream eases the pain quickly.

PEROZIN is based on natural ingredients. A special manufacturing process ensures that the herbs are extracted optimally. These herbs – peppermint, rosemary, ginger and arnica – then work in synergy to provide the beneficial characteristics.

PEROZIN is suitable for both young and old and can be used for morning stiffness, cramps and joint pain. Pregnant women may want to use the cream to help relieve cramps.

PEROZIN is recommendable for athletes to cool muscles after exercise and during injuries. PEROZIN is used by professional athletes at major sports and tour events for cooling and relieving pain.

PEROZIN is based on ingredients of the finest quality from natural origin. The cream contains essential oils and herbal extracts in very low percentages.

PEROZIN with the benefits of cryotherapy (cold treatment)
• Gives a rapid and lasting effect
• Can be applied to all joints
• Has high user satisfaction: they use it again and again
• Helps with sensitive, stiff and tired muscles

INGREDIENTS
Aqua, Alcohol denat., Menthol, Cetearyl alcohol, Glycerin, Mentha arvensis, Cetyl palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Rosmarinus offici¬nalis, Arnica montana, Zingiber officinalis, Tocopheryl acetate, Octyldodecanol, Car¬bomer, Sodium gluconate, Sodium hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium dehydroace¬tate, D-Limonene, Linalool.

PEROZIN does not contain parabens, sodium laureth sulfate (SLS), mineral oils, perfume or other potentially harmful substances.

RECOMMENDED USE
Apply twice a day. The best results are obtained by applying PEROZIN to the painful areas both before and after a hot bath or shower.
Wash your hands after use. Read the instructions before use.

PRODUCT: 100ml tube

PEROZIN is a CE mark cream and is classified as a class I medical device in accordance with the European Directive concerning medical devices (93/42/EEC).

Available at www.natural-alternative-products.co.uk

New Research: Cranberries versus Antibiotics
to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
In new clinical research (published July 25, 2011) by the Amsterdam Medical Center (AMC) of
the University of Amsterdam it has been shown that for women cranberries are a good complement
to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI’s). The results of the NAPRUTI study
are published in the leading medical journal Archives of Internal Medicine (2011;171[14]:1270-78).
The cranberries showed a reduction of the number of recurrent bladder infections (from 7 the
year before to 4 during the year of the study). Antibiotics were more effective during the research
with 1.8 reoccurring UTI’s, but did lead to significantly more resistance.
Resistance against antibiotics is currently in the spotlight, particularly for people using antibiotics
regularly for whom it is becoming a serious problem. Women with recurrent UTI’s are a
group at greater risk. To control the infections, more and more antibiotics are being prescribed.
More than half of all women experience one or more urinary tract infections during their life
time. The frequency of UTI’s increase with age, 20 to 30% of the women experiencing a UTI,
had recurrent UTI’s. These are defined as minimum three UTI’s in twelve months or two UTI’s
in six months.
The researchers Suzanne Geerlings and Mariëlle Beerepoot of the department of Internal Medicine
of the AMC studied the effects of cranberries and antibiotics on a group of 221 women with recurrent urinary tract infections. One group of 110 women received the antibiotic co-trimoxazol
(480 mg once daily) and a second group received a specific cranberry supplement (500 mg two times daily).
Already after one month 90% of the women became resistant against the antibiotic. Thesewomen also developed resistance against other antibiotics. Beerepoot reports that this is asignificant disadvantage. In the cranberry group there was no increase in resistance.
Project leader Geerlings concludes “Now it is proven that cranberries indeed lead to much lower resistance and a reasonable reduction in urinary tract infections. This therefore is a complement
to medication. And for women not wanting to take antibiotics, it is a good alternative”.
In this study a cranberry supplement was used with a special production method and composition.
For this specific supplement all the vital parts of the whole cranberry are used: skin, seeds,
pulp, juice and fibre. All the active ingredients are present in their natural state.
The patented manufacturing process provides a bioactive protection to all parts of the cranberry
avoiding destruction by gastric acid. In addition, it gives the cranberry concentrate a regulated
release. Not all available cranberry supplements have these functional characteristics.

Health through nature, science and innovation Springfield Nutraceuticals

Cranberries vs Antibiotics to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections, A Randomized Double-blind Noninferiority
Trial in Premenopausal Women.Mariëlle A. J. Beerepoot MD, Suzanne E. Geerlings,
MD, PhD et al. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2011;171(14):1270-1278
This study used cranberry specialty Cranaxil supplied by Springfield Nutraceuticals, The Netherlands
Cranaxil cranberry concentrate 500mg
Available from www.natural-alternative-products.co.uk

The Total Body Rebalance & Cleanse Program

For many people, the stresses of modern living and the quality of food that is avaliable subjects our body’s to a lack of an optimum health potential. This may be caused by a toxic bowel, depressed immune system, lack of vital nutrition and endless infections or all these factors. Toxic waste matter within the body and the poisonous substances assotiated with it are a major causative factor in ill health.
Colon cleansing is a complimentary therapy, used for thousands of years to clean the digestive system of unwanted, toxic waste.
Normal bowel movements should take place 2-3 time daily. Many people are happy if they have daily bowel movement. However, the reality is that many do not. In this scenario the waste matter from many meals stagnate & putrefy in the gut, with undesirable consequences.
A Sanda Wellbeing colon cleanse will help to rid the body of toxic waste thereby increasing the functionality of all other systems. The cleanse supports the whole process with targeted supplementation.

The Body Rebalance & Cleanse Program helps to ensure gentle detox of the body and mind.
During the cleanses at our retreat centre many customers have claimed:
• Increased Energy
• Clearer skin
• Flatter Tummy
• Better working digestive system
Now you can do this cleansed in the comfort of your own home without the need to spend hundreds or thousands of pounds on a wellbeing retreat.
The program has in-depth instructions and a booklet describing how to use the following nutritional supplements and equipment to aid your cleanse:
1. 28 – Page booklet and guide for your cleansing and rebalancing program.

2. Remove Formula – with Cloves, Dandelion, Rosemary leaf, Psyllium Husk, and Seagreens ® Ascophyllum – to help remove unwanted toxic waste.

3. Replenish – Vitamin A, B1, B12, B2, B3, B5, B6, C, Gluconate, Selenium, Zinc, Iron, and Spirulina – helps replenish vital vitamin and mineral stores within your body.

4. Rebuild – with Kelp, Spirulina Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Bifido Bacterium 3 Strain – helps replace important good bacteria, protein and minerals.

5. Support and Assist – Vitamin A, B1, B12, B2, B3, B5, B6, C and minerals – helps improve vital metabolic processes.

6. Skin Exfoliation Brush– For removing dead skin and lymphatic stimulation to further aid the detoxification process. *2

7. Enema kit included for optional use.

8. FREE ONLINE SUPPORT BY OUR 20 YEAR EXPERIENCED NATUROPATH INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM!

The program is an established method utilised at our highly acclaimed wellbeing centre The Beach House Goa [www.thebeachhousegoa.com].

Our Naturopath, Christopher Pick ND and formulator of The Total Body Rebalance & Cleanse Program has drawn from his 20 years clinical experience to develop this home cleanse solution.
Evidence from clinical trials showed 46% of patients showed signs of toxic bowels* in a test of over 800 patients by Christopher Pick ND, an authoritative voice in wellbeing and a Naturopath with over 20 years clinical experience.

Chris is on hand to support your program in the comfort of your own home and attend to your wellbeing needs.

The importance of optimum health must start with making sure that our eliminatory systems are functioning at optimum levels. If the colon (the gateway) is not clear then all the other detoxification systems will back up behind it. This will create a situation that is termed autointoxication – eventually everyone of the billions of cells that makes up ‘us’ begins to slowly drown in a sea of toxins. The genetically weakest part of our systems’ will initially fail, followed by cascade of ‘crashes’ of one or more systems.

Extra to these benefits the exfoliation and cleanse can help you have clearer skin; the program can give you a flatter tummy and improved eliminatory system for holistic health.

*: Christopher Pick’s landmark research was published in The Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine in April 2002. This research was conducted on 825 individual nutritional urine samples to identify levels of toxicity and nutritional deficiencies. This research was highly acclaimed by many within the industry and has often been referred to in other professional journals.

Available Now £195.00

SALCURA’s Ae voted BEST acne product on Channel 4 TV documentary,‘Embarrassing Bodies: Live From The Clinic’

Antiac is an effective and simple to use skin therapy spray formulated to eliminate skin impurities such as spots, pimples, blemishes, acne, blackheads and white heads. Antiac is ahighly anti-bacterial spray, which cleanses pores deep down and promotes a clearer spot & acne scar free appearance. Antiac is a spray suitable for adults and teenagers and can be used on all skin areas.

Acne, spots, acne scars, blackheads and pimples generally occur when the sebaceous glands, which lubricate the hair and skin, become blocked with too much oil (sebum), dead skin cells and even bacteria.
Salcura Antiac has been specially developed to help the skin to reduce and eliminate these impurities and by aiding oxygenating and nourishment of the skin. The natural therapy ingredients have been chosen for their highly anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and are blended to achieve these qualities, promote circulation, and to soothe, cool and calm overreacting and inflamed skin.

Main Benefits:

• Eliminates impurities such as spots, pimples, blackheads and white heads.
• Helps to protect skin cells and remove toxicity.
• Promotes a clear spot free complexion.
• Helps to balances the skin pH.
• Aids the acne scar self healing process.
• Acts as an anti-microbial agent.

Ingredients:

Aqua, Aqua Minerale/Brine, Maris Sal (Dead Sea Minerals), Melaleuca Alternifolia, Santalum Spicatum, Hippophaes Rhamnoides, Leptospermum Scoparium, Melaleuca Pilliga, Glycerine, Aloe Barbadensis.

Available at www.deadseacosmetics.co.uk or www.natural-alternative-products.co.uk

Herbal teas are naturally caffeine and sugar free and a healthy drink for children at every age.
Most parents are aware what kind of food is healthy for their children and what is considered as not so good. We know that fruits and vegetables are part of a healthy diet. Thinking about drinks, the options are not that clear. Certainly water is the perfect choice but like adults, children love a bit of variety. So what kind of healthy alternatives do parents have?

Straight away you might think about fruit juices. But did you know that they are naturally very sweet?

Besides the high amount of sugar, juices contain also fruit acid; the perfect combination for acid erosion and a real threat for children’s tooth.

Are soft drinks the better option then? I personally do not think so. They have no health benefits at all and contain a long list of E numbers, flavourings and artificial sweeteners like aspartame.

Herbal teas are far better option for a number of reasons:

They can be served warm or chilled.
They have additional health benefits.
They are naturally sugar and caffeine free
Herbal teas are incredible good value for money

Which herbal teas can be given to babies and young children?

Some herbs, for example fennel and camomile have been used since generations to cure, heal and prevent illnesses. In mainland Europe it is common place to give herbal tea to newborns. A recent study at the pre-natal clinic in Zurich confirmed that fennel tea helps to relieve colic and wind in pre-mature babies. Of course the amount that can be given to young babies is very small. If you are a breastfeeding mother you can drink the herbal tea yourself as you will pass on the effect through your milk.

Once your baby is starting on solids, herbal teas can be given in bigger amounts. Toddlers and older children can drink up to 3 – 4 cups a day.

If you are looking for herbal tea especially blended for babies and toddlers why not try Neuner’s organic Baby Stomach Ease Tea.

Neuner’s Baby Stomach Ease tea is a traditional blend of organic herbs. An easily digestible tea especially blended for the little ones. All herbs are carefully selected and tried-and-tested. A mild herbal infusion, naturally sugar and caffeine free.

You don’t need to add sugar as this could cause tooth decay, this herbal tea is naturally sweet enough.

Because of the mild taste it the perfect cup of herbal tea for pregnant women or breastfeeding mothers as well.

Please note that this herbal infusion is not a substitute for breastmilk or infant formula, nor a remedy or drug. Always consult your doctor, midwife or health visitor for advice about feeding your baby.

Ingredients: Aniseed, fennel, caraway, camomile, thyme
Organically grown herbs, 100% natural, no added flavourings, sugar and caffeine free
20 seal-wrapped tea bags (total of 40g)

The Waterman is the unique portable solution to safe drinking water. Its central cartridge contains alkaline minerals, magnets and activated carbon filter medium. It re-mineralises and ionises ordinary tap water while filtering out chlorine, heavy metals and bacteria. The Waterman is easy to use. Simply fill it up, drink it down, or take it with you to immediately enjoy the benefits of fresh alkaline hydration on the go.

The Waterman makes it easy to drink two litres of good water a day.
• Activated coconut shell carbon bonded with silver reduces impurities – chlorine, heavy metals & bacteria.
• Quickly re-mineralises tap water with alkaline mineral cartridge
• Clean, fresh tasting water
• Portable for hiking, sports, travel, in flight, gym, camping, school and work
• Economical and easy hydration – avoid expensive bottled waters
• No landfill waste from discarded shop-bought water bottles
• Filters up to 800 litres and has a replaceable filter cartridge
• Compact size, lightweight – no electricity or tap connection required

Environmentally friendly choice

Store-bought bottled water isn’t just expensive. It contributes to the consumption of tonnes of environmentally un-friendly plastic waste made from non-renewable fossil fuel resources. When these bottles are emptied, the greater percentage become landfill – or garbage that ends up in waterways. Greenhouse gases are the by-products of manufacturing these disposable, store-bought plastic water bottles & many of the reusable bottles which still have a limited lifespan. So to are the carbon emissions from vehicles that transport these bottles to shops. The re-usable Waterman makes it easy to drink fresh alkaline water anywhere – without wasting your money or the planet’s resources in the process.
It’s a powerful, long-lasting filter

The Waterman filter significantly reduces chemicals, heavy metals and bacteria from tap water. Water quality tests show that the Waterman removes up to 99% of chlorine – a harsh, unpleasant tasting toxic chemical used to disinfect bacteria in municipal tap water. To help remove and prevent the propagation of harmful bacteria
The Waterman filter contains long lasting silver-activated coconut shell carbon, magnets, bio ceramics and Somelite™ coral sand. The result? Cleaner, healthier, great tasting drinking water for you or your family’s hydration needs. Pets too.

It’s an ioniser

Beneficial negative ions abound in Nature in good quality air and some naturally occurring minerals. The minerals in the Waterman filter significantly reduce the positive ion count of the tap water filtered through its filter medium. Our patented Bio ceramics, which emit a far-infrared energy into the water creating negative ions which increase the energetic nature of the water giving it life & creating a clean fresh taste. Also helps to reduce the water molecule size to help you hydrate faster & reduce acidic build up in our cells.
It’s an alkaliser
Stress and over consumption of processed, acidic foods and drinks disturb the blood’s natural alkaline balance of pH 7.4. This balance is critical to preserving good health and immunity as degenerative disease thrives in an acidic environment.

The Waterman minerals produce an alkaline pH of around 8.5 – 9.5 to the filtered water. This aids your body in neutralising the acidic build up from our lifestyles & diets & helps to restore optimum functionality to major organs & immune system while noticeably increasing energy & concentration.
It efficiently delivers fresh, easy-to-drink alkaline water, wherever you are. It is lightweight and easy to take it with you so that you never need to go thirsty or drink acidic drinks again (Teas, coffee, soft drinks & most bottled water). The taste is excellent, clean & crisp as water should be!
It’s magnetised!
The waterman contains special magnets, which restore waters natural hexagonal cell structure giving a reduced cluster size & surface tension. This enables the water to penetrate into your cells faster & with greater ease thus increasing your rate of hydration.

It re-mineralises tap water

The Somelite™ coral sand in the Waterman re-mineralises water, working together with bio ceramics to enrich water with around 60 essential sea based minerals such as calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium.
A mineral-deficient diet can contribute to significant health problems, causing mental and physical symptoms that affect everyday behaviour. A good source of mineral-rich hydration, together with proper nutrition, can give the body minerals it needs to stay in good health.
De-oxidised water
The ORP (Oxidation reduction potential) value of the mineral water from the Waters Bio Mineral Pots is very close to the structure of the water in a living cell. Giving this water a greater cellular affinity for hydration & helps to combat cellular & DNA damage from acidic lifestyles.

It’s completely portable!
Completely portable, compact and lightweight, the Waterman goes where you go. It fills easily from any tap, making it great for home, sports, travel, gym and work use. Rather than carrying the weight of a lot of heavy water when travelling, carry the Waterman, and filter as you go. No electricity is needed.

It’s safe!
The Waterman is made from BPA free materials & is non-leeching & due to the nature of the filter it retains a bacteriostatic function. This prevents the propagation of bacteria, which is one of the biggest problems with other reusable & also disposable bottles.

The portable waterman is available at www.natural-alternative-products.co.uk