And just like that we are in the last month of the year already. For everyone 2021 has been an extremely tough year and we are all looking forward to some rest and relaxation with family in a few weeks. The traffic light system that begins on Friday seems to be a bit confusing for some so we wanted to clarify that vaccine passports are not mandatory in retail stores unless the business decides to use them.

At Bethlehem Health Shop we are certainly pro choice and we will be welcoming everyone.

We do have capacity limits based on 1 metre distancing but don't see this being an issue due to the size of the store and how many customers we usually have at the same time. Face coverings are still mandatory in orange and red unless you have an exemption. Unfortunantely until we get to green we wont be able to offer foot massage, QRA, or consultations in our wee clinic room. Our homeopath Karen can still do Homeopathic consults over the phone or online, and bach flower consults can be done in store (as usually less than 10 minutes) or over the phone if longer time is required.

Due to the circumstance of the last few months we haven't had our usual visits with our suppliers, who would often donate product for our Chrismas gift baskets. We decided this year instead of having gift hampers and prizes to encourage shopping with us we would like to give back instead. #TeamSeas is a global campaign to raise $30M to remove 30M pounds of plastic and trash from our ocean, rivers and beaches. It follows on from #TeamTrees launched in 2019 with a goal of raising $20M to plant 20M trees. $23M was raised and even two years later, TeamTrees.org is still receiving donations and planting 2,600 trees every day. So they are back again to rally the internet’s passion and imagination in support of the ocean. By shopping with us in December you will be helping us to contribute to this campaign. The team here look forward to seeing you all soon and wishing you a joyful Chrismas in person!

     Our Vision

At Bethlehem Health Shop, we support ethical suppliers and sell quality, researched products. We offer sincere advice from our team of caring, trained staff.

Thank you so much for supporting your locally owned Community Health Store.

Check out teamseas.org to find out more!

• Gutsi Spore Probiotic - 20% off now $47.90
• Absolute Essentials - Purify Blend, Purify Hand Sanitiser, Festive Spirit Blend and Lavender Sweet -all 15% off
• Solgar Gentle Iron - was $19.90 now $16.90
• Solgar Pre Natal Nutrients 60's - was $29.90 now $24.90
• Solgar Menoprime 30's - was $46.90 now $39.90
• Solgar Ultimate Calm 30's - was $79.90 now $66.90
• Solgar Ultimate Calm Daily 30's - was $74.90 now $62.90
• Nuzest Clean Lean Protein - 10% off 
• Bamboo Babe Organic Biodegradable Sanitary Pads - 30% off the full range
• Living Nature Active Brightening Serum - save 40%! was $49 now only $29.50!
• Living Nature - Spend $39 on Living Nature products and get a free kabuki brush 
• Buy any 2 Trilogy products and get a FREE 50ml Vitamin C Moisturiser 
• Buy any 2 Antipodes products and get a FREE Chia and Kiwiseed Light Facial Oil or a FREE Joyful Hand Cream (excludes mini's) 

All of the above specials and offers are only valid while stocks last.

• Solgar Menoprime, Ultimate Calm and Ultimate Calm Daily
• Natural Vitality Magnesium Powders - Calm Muscles, Calmful Gut, Calm Kids, Calm plus Calcium 
• Bees Brilliance Hand and Body Lotion and Antibacterial Hand Wash
• Now B12 Cyanocobalamin Lozenges (Solgar B12 still out of stock)
• Selene Flu Remedy Support 12 remedy kit and Vac Support 6 remedy kit
• Heidi and Steven Jennings new book - "From Living Hell to Living Well"
• Remarkable Chocolate Company - Organic Dark Choc Raspberry and Dark Choc Mint and crispy wafer blocks
• Bennetto Chocolate - Exceptionally Dark 82% and Coffee in Madagascar blocks
• Nuzest Good Green Vitality Bar
• Petes Natural Drinks - Beetroot Manuka Lemonade, Feijoa Lemondade, Limo-nade, and Raspberry Cola 300ml
• New selection of Himalyan salt lamps and crystals

Head in store or to our website to check out our huge range of gifts!

Directions

• Soak the dried apricots in the hot water for 15 minutes; meanwhile, prep the rest of your ingredients.

• Transfer the soaked apricots along with the soaking water to the bowl of your food processor; reduce them to as fine a puree as you can, then add the shredded coconut and almond flour and process until a sticky mixture forms, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stop to scrape the bowl as needed.

• Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and process on pulse until a malleable paste of even consistency forms.

• Using a spoon (or small ice cream scoop), form balls to the desired size. Roll them between the palms of your hands to shape perfectly round balls.

• To make your balls even more festive, roll them in finely chopped shredded coconut, cranberries or pistachios, almond flour or even cacao powder.

• Keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to a month or up to 4 months in the freezer.

Thanks to 'The Healthy Foodie' for this delicious recipe.

Harker Herbals Sleep Well and Stress Relief  formulations are delicious liquid formulas with loads of calming and relaxing herbs in every spoonful.  

Sleep Well helps calm busy minds (still on your Christmas to-do list at 3am?!), supports healthy sleep habits and helps you drift off to sleep and stay asleep. This formula offers great support for any sleep disruption; students, busy parents, menopausal women and shift workers. It contains Passionflower, Zizyphus, Valerian and Hops in a base of organic rice malt syrup.

Stress Relief helps ease nervous tension and supports the body’s response to stress (think mood!) This formula is useful daily support during any short term or long term stress and eases the symptoms associated with stress such as fatigue, irritability, and  reduced immunity. Stress Relief contains therapeutic levels of clinically researched Sargol Iranian Saffron, Withania, Licorice and Skullcap.

See below for your chance to win these two great products!

Christmas can be a really stressful time! What is your number one tip to minimise stress during this time of year?

Congratulations to Jules Frecklington who is the winner of last months Naturo Pharm prize pack. 

Let’s do some Yin yoga! Yin yoga is a passive and slow paced form of yoga where we work deep into the body and into the fascia – the connective tissue. Yin yoga focuses on the meridians. Meridians are the channels throughout the body that conduct energy. Whenever any of these energy lines are blocked or disrupted the body will not function optimally, the organs will not function optimally and imbalances will arise.

When the liver is out of balance, we can experience frustration, rage, anger and jealousy, and the emotions can become stagnant. Blurry vision may be also be a symptom of the liver being out of balance. When in balance, we find kindness, compassion and generosity. The liver governs drive, desire, ambition and creativity.

Below is a short sequence, with a focus on the liver meridian... all you need is 10 to 15 minutes and a little bit of floor space. As you move through this sequence, try to focus on the breath. Breathing in and out through the nose and sending the breath all the way down to the belly - allow the belly to expand and contract with each breath. Enjoy.

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