Strength & Vitality Bulletin Volume 11 Issue 1 15th February 2014 What a change of circumstances since we last wrote this newsletter! We were LIFE IN IDYLLIC KAWERAU on the point of writing you our November newsletter when all New Zealand’s purpose built town offers much hell broke out upon receiving our 90 day notice from Most people when hearing Housing N.Z. Since that time the name of this township we have relocated to Kawerau mentioned usually react in a and can inform you that we predictable manner. “Oh simply love the place and the that’s where a lot of crime lifestyle that now prevails. exists - it’s a gang town with a drug problem.” or Housing N.Z produced a bland “where’s Kawerau?” letter on the 16th January in which they reversed their Most times people decision about our back dated acknowledge they have rent of $124,666, and as a result we now owe them What however puts nothing. As you can appreciate Kawerau as such an we remain bemused but idyllic place to live, is the philosophical at our treatment effort made by the council from them after being tenants in keeping the place so Kawerau is built at the foot of Mt. Edgecumbe in the Bay clean and tidy. The for 29 years, however the way of Plenty, and along with nearby Whakatane enjoys the overall appearance of the things have worked out has sunniest climate in New Zealand with over 2,300 hours proved to be most beneficial to township is most annually. ourselves. impressive, with tree lined streets and beautiful assist our customers and What are some of the Due to our new location you parks. other readers of this latest facts about will notice the different phone publication, as to the Kawerau? number, and we will be in passed through the place, or reasons why we chose this have known of someone touch with you to ask if you part of New Zealand to live The present population is who has lived there, but have a Skype account. This will in as well as to be 6,363 according to last generally have little enable us to have regular informative about the year’s census and this is a knowledge about the region communication, and there is a lot history of this township. decrease of 561 people, or and what it has to offer. The that can be achieved by being part of We would hope that some 8.1% since 2006 and purpose of this letter is to Skype. If you know nothing about of this information may represents a trend that has this and you have never dealt with cause you to want to visit been evident for some time, Skype, we can only encourage you the beautiful Bay of Plenty, since peaking at 8718 in the to look into it by typing a Google and see it for yourself. 1981 census. This has search and then draw your own Monthly conclusions. Newsletter of Read in this issue: Donna is enjoying her regular swim, Active Health Personal Comments 1 and Gordon likes the peace and Services Life in idyllic Kawerau 1 - 3 quite of provincial living in the Bay Health News in brief from around the Globe 2 of Plenty. We are in the process of getting the firewood before Winter More News about Kawerau 4 appears which will be interesting for Coming up in next issue: Diabetes continues to Grow us. Kind & warm regards Future issues coming up for discussion: Polycystic Ovary Gordonna Syndrome; Hepatitis; Low Energy ; Winter Protection. To see more about us : www.ahsnz.com To order products Phone 07 - 8080 - 650 Pg 1 Strength & Vitality Bulletin resulted in a number of with perfect strangers, as we empty houses and were until recently. (we feel accordingly Kawerau has one at home even though it is not of the lowest rents offered for yet 3 months since we’ve left accommodation in New Auckland.) Zealand. Other interesting statistics reveal that this What makes Kawerau township has one of the so attractive a place to lowest Pacific Island and live in? Asian representation in New Zealand, with this being In one word: LIFESTYLE. combined not even making Combined with that are some the 5% threshold. However other features that make us the enjoyment of life is simply love the place. To the clearly evident by people right is a picture of where being very friendly, helpful Donna visits nearly every and considerate. How gentle day, and the beautiful soft As also can be seen, there is that used to be available are the residents of this small water with no chlorine smell a quality golf course and a now non existent. There is a Bay of Plenty township is is something to be marvelled very impressive bowling large modern multi- demonstrated by the way at! The ability to go green which has as a major functional recreational centre they shop in the local New swimming at nil cost is just feature the astro grassed and sportsdrome for indoor World supermarket. We were about unbelievable in this day surface making it an all sports and larger events, a both delighted to observe and age - but we can assure weather playing facility. Most newly created skateboard how people react to being you folks - you can swim as sporting codes are a part of park, a BMX track, and nine held up in the aisles, or happy long and as you frequently life in Kawerau, although children’s playgrounds to start up a conversation desire for zero cost!! sadly the local cricket clubs throughout the borough. The Taken from Various Sources Including Natural News ACTIVE HEALTH SERVIC ES PRESENTS Health News in brief from around the Globe A study conducted by the linked it to recruiting of link between vitamin D and Ingredients that can harm are: ESCAPE project and published inflammatory cells through the cancer risk. When activated Propylene Glycol; Sodium Lauryl recently showed that long term CCR2 protein pathways. The vitamin D was applied to ovarian & Laureth Sulphate; DEA/TEA & exposure to air pollution could observed inflammatory damage cancer cells, their growth was PEG. Some of the effects upon increase the incidence of can create a cycle that welcomes significantly supressed. Melanoma humans are: Skin and eye coronary events. Those exposed other health issues including is a serious cancer problem, irritation, harmful to organ continuously to bad air quality cardiovascular disease & obesity. however the application of systems and potentially toxic in showed a 13% increase in the Vehicle exhaust particulate vitamin D to these type of cells nature, carcinogenic (cancer risk of developing heart disease. matter can now be singled out as reduced their spread by up to promoting) and some ingredients The research followed more than a major cause of inflammation in 50%. And research has found can be contaminated with 100,000 participants in several the body which leads to further that men who have more of this Ethylene Dioxide and/or 1 - 4 European countries for 11.5 complications like insulin vitamin in their blood have a 50% Dioxane both of which are years. They had no prior heart resistance. lower chance of developing forms extremely hazardous. Check the conditions when they began, of prostate cancer which are ingredients carefully before however 5% developed one over Vitamin D is an important cancer aggressive as compared to men purchasing and consider the the 11.5 year time period. Those fighter rather than being just a with lower levels of vitamin D. information on the website www. exposed to poor air quality had a cancer preventative. Some of the (Sources for this info from: Dr. ewg.org. which contains large 13% higher incidence of heart cancers that react to vitamin D Joseph Mercola; Dr Kendra amounts of discussion on a conditions compared to the low are: prostate; breast; colon; Pearsall; Michael Murray N.D.; variety of health issues regarding pollution areas. Other less kidney; lung; ovarian; skin; Tim Birdsall N.D.; Joseph chemicals and their potential comprehensive studies have blood; pancreatic; thyroid & non Pizzorno N.D.; Paul Reilly N.D.; toxicity. revealed a relationship between Hodgkin lymphoma. A report Lise Alschuler N.D. FABNO & bad air quality and increased which looked at research findings Karolyn Gazella.) 35% decrease in risk of dying mortality from cardiovascular from 1966 to 2004 said that during a 5 year study among disease. vitamin D can lower breast cancer Proper hair care involves the use people who reported being risk by as much as 50%. In the of a quality shampoo. However happy, contented or excited on a Fine particulate matter, the kind 1980’s research conducted over many people are not aware that typical day compared with those that comes from vehicle exhaust an 8 year period and involving many shampoo’s contain who were sadder or more has recently been found to cause 25,000 people discovered that ingredients that are harmful to anxious. (consider Proverbs inflammation beyond the lungs. the risk of colon cancer was their hair. Despite some of these 14:30) Through specific protein reduced by a massive 80% by shampoos being cheap, in the pathways in the immune system, having normal levels of vitamin D long run they turn out to be very Obese men who consumed a 150 fine particulate matter invites in their bodies. Epidemiological expensive due to the mg resveratrol supplemental inflammation into the cells, studies have also revealed that sustained effects rendered to the capsule on a daily basis lowered eliciting insulin resistance & heart higher vitamin D levels could consumer.