The House of Wellness

On this episode of The House of Wellness on The Breeze hosted by Mike Puru thanks to La Roche Posay's Mela B3 Serum Nicky Styris is back with some great advice for fitness over 50s especially when it comes to nutrition and building great health habits including great tips for you when it comes to snacking smartly. Also the author of the book "Eat Wild" Sophie Merkens is in. Sophie chats about the new book and has some unique ways that we can better get natural produce into our bodies instead of processed foods. Our resident pharmacist Piyara is in to chat about those pesky under eye dark circles and pigmentation and her tips for dealing with them. And with Breast Cancer awareness month in full swing we have CEO of Breast Cancer Cure Sonja De Mari and Breast Cancer researcher Dr Andrew Shelling on the show and they go in depth about the amazing work that Breast Cancer Cure are doing and why the conversation about Breast Cancer is more important than ever. To find out more about what they do or to donate to Breast Cancer Cure you can do that here: https://www.breastcancercure.org.nz/

Here is our extended chat with Chef, Writer, and TV personality Chelsea Winter. Chelsea goes in depth into her new book 'Nourish' and how her boys were a huge inspiration for it as well as about being a mum, whether she feels imposter syndrome or not and just her overall health and wellness journey so far. You can find out more about this book and what Chelsea is doing right here: https://chelseawinter.co.nz/

On this episode of The House of Wellness on The Breeze thanks to Nutra-Life ProBiotica High Potency 50 Billion 60 caps, Mum, Chef extraordinaire and now out with a new book called Nourish, Chelsea Winter joins us chatting about the new book and how her boys helped inspire it, being a mum, and finding herself again. Also speaker, author, high performance coach, and improv legend Wade Jackson is on the show discussing loneliness and the latest improv program in schools. Founder of the Young and Healthy Trust Kim Harvey is in to chat about one of the latest programs that’s getting children active and moving in real life with the help of a virtual avatar. And our resident pharamcist Piyara is in to talk about one of the buzz words in health right now which is "Microbiome". What is it, what do they do, Piyara has all the answers.  You can find out more about what Wade is doing here: https://www.wadejackson.co/ And to find out more about Kim and the program she is running in schools you can check that out here: https://www.youngandhealthy.org.nz/

Here is our extended chat with the latest cover star of The House of Wellness Magazine and the greatest Women's Rugby Player of all time Portia Woodman-Wickliffe. Portia chats about recently winning The Bronze at the latest Women's Rugby World Cup, whether the world is embracing Women's Rugby more, what a normal day looks like, and what truly makes Portia well Portia.

WHAT A LINEUP!!!!!! on this weeks episode of The House of Wellness on The Breeze thanks to our friends at Chemist Warehouse their fresh off a bronze at the Women's Rugby World Cup but they're also the latest cover star of The House of Wellness Mag Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is on the show. The greatest Women's Rugby player of all time chats to us about their career and what has filled their cup through their career on the field but also off the field as well. Also Silver Ferns great Irene Van-Dyk joins Mike to chat about the love she is developed for walking which includes being an ambassador of the Walk Run Series. Irene goes in depth into what walking does for her, how she has gotten her daughter to join and how she got involved with the Walk Run Series. And Chef extraordinaire Nadia Lim talks about her new book "Nadia's Farm Kitchen", her and her family's move down south, and you also find out some Nadia's personal favourite foods to cook with. The Editor of The House of Wellness mag Vanessa Marshall is in as well to chat all about the new magazine including some great protein smoothie recipes and our resident pharmacist Piyara chats about vapourisers and whether they're actually beneficial to us or not. To find out more about the Walk Run Series you can find that here: https://kiwiwalkrun.co.nz/

Here is our extended chat with musician and one of Australasia's biggest country music stars Kaylee Bell. She opens up about her pregnancy journey, her struggles with Endometriosis and what life has been like on the road now that she is a Mum. You can see all of her tour deets here: https://www.rova.nz/events/kaylee-bell-cowboy-up-tour-2025

On this episode of The House of Wellness on The Breeze thanks to our friends at Vigisom Melatonin one of Australasia's biggest country music stars Kaylee Bell is on and opens up about not only her mental and physical health as a performer on the road but also her incredible pregnancy journey including her struggle with Endometriosis. Also Prostate Cancer foundation Chief Executive Peter Dickens is on to chat about what they've been doing for Blue September and how you can contribute to halving the deaths due to prostate cancer here in NZ especially when the death rate is double what that rate is on our roads. Sports Journalist and Commentator Nicky Styris is back on the show this time talking fitness for over 50s and what types of training could be best and our resident pharmacist Piyara is talking both the benefits of Melatonin and about the hay fever and allergies seasons that springs up on us during the Spring season we are in now. If you would like to find out more about Blue September you can find that here: https://www.blueseptember.org.nz/ And for more about Prostate Cancer you can find that here as well: https://prostate.org.nz/ And you can see all of Kaylee's tour deets here: https://www.rova.nz/events/kaylee-bell-cowboy-up-tour-2025  

Here is our extended chat with the most decorated Kiwi Olympian of all time Dame Lisa Carrington who is on the show for a second time. In this chat Carolyn and Dame Lisa go in depth into women's sport, how important it is, how you can be involved no matter what age you are, and Dame Lisa's own journey in sport and her latest adventure in sport with the Northern Kahu women's Basketball team.

On this episode of The House of Wellness on The Breeze thanks to our friends at Chemist Warehouse Dame Lisa Carrington is back on the show for a second time, this time talking about women's sport. Dame Lisa has just become a part owner of the Northern Kahu Basketball team so we talk about how important women being involved in and playing sport is for both mental and physical health.  Also Brooke Nolly talks to us about vision boarding, Psychotherapist Kyle Macdonald is on to chat about dealing with life's ups and downs and his new book that we will have a copy of to giveaway and how you can bring the healthiest version of yourself to life and we have a great convo about the Be My Eyes app, an app that helps people that are blind or visually impaired through its users.   And our resident pharmacist Piyara is on for a visit to carry on the eye conversation and talks to you about how you can keep them healthy. You can find Brooke here through their website: https://brookenolly.com/ Or on their Instagram: @brookenolly And you can find out more about Kyle here: https://psychotherapy.nz/  

On this week’s episode of The House of Wellness on The Breeze thanks to our friends at Chemist Warehouse it’s an incredible lineup for you. Former Miss NZ Anna Trubuhovich chats about her journey from the hustle and bustle of life as a Miss NZ to the peace and happiness she has found running The Freebird Project, a yoga and meditation studio in Bali. Author, speaker, and resilience coach Brad Hook talks about his incredible work helping people including many high up CEO’s it getting through adversity in life and he has some great advice and tips for you so you can do the same. Fitness expert and columnist Rachel Grunwell is back on the show this time help you start your strength training journey and Jasmine Donaldson from Thursday Dating is on talk about how she is getting people back to seeing each other face to face with all the dating apps that surrounds us. There is also a visit from our resident pharmacist Piyara talking about the differences between hydration and nutrition needs for women and men and answers the question is there actually that much of a difference. You can see Rachel Grunwell's website here: https://inspiredhealth.co.nz/ If you want to find out more about Thursday Dating you can see that here: https://events.getthursday.com/ You can check out more of what Brad Hook does right here: https://bradleyhook.com/ And you can find out more about the Freebird project on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_free_bird_studio/?hl=en