An Update from Jo

Welcome to December! It's not too late to get your Pukka Tea Advent Calendar, though we are getting low now. Its been another great year at the Bethlehem Health Shop and we are so very grateful to you, our loyal customers for supporting us all year. We would like to say thanks by offering DOUBLE loyalty stamps on purchases over $50 from this coming Monday 4th until Saturday 9th December. 

As this month is a full newsletter we will get back to covering off the last of the Homeobotanical blends in our first newsletter next year which will be February. Of course if you have any questions about any of them in the meantime then come instore and chat with me, I offer a free 15 minute chat or longer appointments are available on request.

Not too many changes to our opening hours over Christmas, though as we don't normally open on Sundays this year we will be closed on Christmas Eve and only back on the Wednesday. I will be there for a few hours on Sunday 17th December though to give you an extra shopping day. You will find the changes to our usual hours below and reminders will be on social media closer to the time. We all look forward to seeing you in store this month, and if we don't see you we hope you have a fun filled Christmas and get some time for a relaxing break with your families!

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.

Christmas Changes to our usual Opening Hours

Usual Saturday Hours all of December 9am to 3pm

Open Sunday 17th December 10am to 2pm

Closed Sunday 24th to Tuesday 26th

Open 9-5pm Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th and Friday 29th

Closed Sunday 31st to Tuesday 2nd

Normal Hours resume Wednesday 3rd January

• Buy one get one FREE on Speick SPF30 and SPF50 Sunscreen
• Spend $50 or more on Living Nature and get a FREE Active Brightening Serum 50ml (valued at $49)
• Spend $50 or more on Tints of Nature Hair Colour and get a FREE 2-piece set containing a Hydrate Shampoo 70ml and Hydrate Conditioner 70ml
• Buy any 2 products from the Oku range and receive a FREE tube of Oku Protect 15 Tea Bags (valued at $18.50)
• Free 15cm Molinillo Cacao Whisk with every 500g Block of Seleno Uturunku Ceremonial Cacao block (valued at $19.90)
• Scout Nail Polish Range - 15% off all products
• Solgar Magnesium Citrate 60 tabs was $31.90 now $24.90
• Solgar Magnesium Citrate 120 tabs was $56.90 now $43.90
• Solgar Formula VM2000 30 tabs was $32.90 now $25.90
• Herb Farm Refining Hand and Decolletage Cream - 30% off now $20.90
• Harney Decaf Earl Grey Loose Leaf Tea 115g - 20% off now $22
• Kiwi Herb Stress Arrest 100ml Liquid - was $32.90 now $26.30

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

• Mitchells Unflavoured Bone Broth Protein Powder - available in 30g and 500g sizes
• Enzymedica Candidase Extra Strength 42 capsules
• Pete's Natural Pink Lemonade 300ml
• Swanson Black Ginger Extract 30 vegie caps
• Seleno Health Bulk Supply of Ceremonial Cacao Drops - we can weigh out the amount you would like
• A new shipment of crystal bracelets and crystals- assorted sizes
• Everyday Things Candles - now added Island Paradise to the fragrances available
• Hottea Mama Tea Bags - Head Start (white tea with rosebuds), Morning Rescue (ginger root, lemonbalm & more), The Final Push (red raspberry leaf & peppermint)

Note: New products will be added to our website as soon as we can. If you want to purchase these online before we get a chance to do this, please call us to order over the phone instead.

Most toothpastes contain fillers like glycerin, foaming agents, gums, sugars and other ingredients that do not support good oral health.

Handmade in NZ, We Love Organics Organic Teethpaste is holistically formulated with only pure, earth-sourced organic ingredients that truly benefit teeth and gums.

Below are the only ingredients you will find in Teethpaste, and their functions:

·         Organic Bentonite Clay cleans, remineralises, detoxifies, alkalises, brightens

·         Organic Activated Charcoal* brightens, detoxifies, alkalises

·         Certified Organic Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils of Spearmint, Sweet Orange, Aniseed and/or Tea Tree* antimicrobial, antifungal, antibacterial, germicidal, anti-inflammatory, calming

·         Certified Organic Menthol* pain relief, freshening

·         Organic NZ Sea Salt alkalising, cleansing, anti-inflammatory

·         Certified Organic Stevia* pH balancing, removes plaque

·         Purified Water necessary for oral wellbeing

·         And that’s all!

(*Only in select blends.) The delicious signature ‘flavours’ of each Teethpaste blend have been created by We Love Organics with pure organic essential oils, and do not come from ready-made flavourings.

In other words, Organic Teethpaste can help to….

·         Remineralise, rebuild and strengthen teeth and gums.

·         Whiten and brighten enamel.

·         Detoxify the mouth of sugars, toxins, plaque and heavy metals.

·         Neutralise ‘bad’ bacteria while supporting healthy microbiome.

·         Alkalise the mouth and balance oral ecology.

·         Leaves your mouth feeling truly clean and fresh!

Organic Healing TeethDrops may be soothing to sensitive and/or aching teeth and gums, and can help heal oral wounds, ulcers and sores. Containing a powerful blend of custom essential oils that are antiseptic, antifungal, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, rich in antioxidants, and can act as a disinfectant, Healing TeethDrops may help to boost oral health and immune system health.

Customers have reported that since using Healing TeethDrops, in combination with Teethpaste, that they no longer have sensitive/sore gums and teeth, and oral ailments including abscesses and cavities are much improved and/or resolved.

We have available:

Home recyclable tubes 100g $21.50 each - Organic Minty Fresh, Organic Sweet Orange and Organic Sweet Aniseed

Glass Jars 50g $14.90 each - Organic Minty Charcoal, Organic Minty Fresh, Organic Sweet Orange and Organic Sweet Aniseed

Organic Healing TeethDrops glass bottle 30ml $32.50

This month we have multiple giveaways! To enter any of these 5 giveways on offer this month reply to this email (or email admin@bethlehemhealth.co.nz) with the product you would like to enter the draw for. Please enter for each one separately. You must be able to collect your prize, which will be drawn on 30th December. 

Our first giveaway is a tube of We Love Organics Minty Fresh 100g Toothpaste valued at $21.50 (see article above)

Our second giveway is 2 pots of Lone Kauri Deodorant in Rose Geramium and Sandalwood valued at $37.90 (more info here)

Our third giveway is a Gratitude Diary valued at $44.50 (see article below on how to use this)

Our fourth giveway is a Be Pure Bloat Buddy valued at $59 (more info here)

And our fifth giveway is a lovely prize pack from Weleda valued at $80 and pictured below

Congratulations to Christine Cecil who is the winner of the November  newsletter giveway and has won the Good Vitamin Co Penguin Backpack and Kiwiherb Childrens De-stuff and Immnue Drops.

When we stop to allow and fully accept the reality of this current moment - NOW - a calmness and centeredness is revealed and available to us.

There is an old saying ‘where energy goes energy flows’.  

Which basically means 'you get more of whatever it is that you choose to focus on’.

To put it in practical terms for example, when you focus on building a house the end result is….a house!

So when we take a minute each day to breathe and ask ourselves the following questions… 

What is it that I am grateful for? What is good? What is working? What is valuable? this is where we are choosing to put our focus and these areas of life expand and grow.

When we complain and worry we are basically manifesting more of what we really don’t enjoy. You may have heard the old saying ‘complaining is like praying for what you don’t want’.

When we stop, actually smell the roses, and take stock of what is truly important we are manifesting abundance & encouraging our own individual evolution.  

Gratitude journaling is a great way to appreciate the good things in life. Here are some tips to help you get started:

1. Get specific: Be detailed about what you're grateful for.

2. Go deep: Instead of making a long list, focus on one thing and elaborate on it.

3. Personalize it: Direct your gratitude towards people rather than just things.

4. Consider what you'd miss: Imagine how your life would be without certain people or things.

5. View good things as gifts: Appreciate the positive aspects of your life as special gifts.

6. Embrace surprises: Take note of unexpected and surprising events that generate stronger feelings of gratitude.

7. Add variety: If you repeat certain people or things, approach them from a different angle.

8. Make it a habit: Write regularly, whether it's daily or every other day, and stick to your journaling routine.

You will see in our gift ideas photos we have the gorgeous Gratitude Diary available again this year. You will be amazed at how this very simple practice & commitment will expand for you what is good and what is true.  It takes just 5 minutes and the positive effects will last a lifetime. Your lifetime.

The more we practice gratitude the more life flow, miracles happened and life blooms.

Instructions 

Grind hazelnuts and almonds in a food processor or blender if you use whole nuts. 

Add dates with orange and lemon zest with orange juice or rum and blend. 

Now add gingerbread spice and baking powder and mix again. 

Beat the Aquafaba, then fold in the nut mass. 

Put baking paper onto a baking tray and spoon dollops of dough on tray and flatten to form cookie shapes. The dough should be about 0.6inch (1.5 cm) high.  

Smooth the top of the gingerbread, preferably dip your fingers in some water and smooth. Let rest for 1 hour. 

Preheat the oven to 140 °C and bake for 15-20 minutes until you get a light color. Allow cooling and melt the chocolate in a water bath. Now coat the gingerbread. Decorate the gingerbread with almonds.

* Aquafaba is the drained water from canned chickpeas. If you don't have aquafaba and you don't want to open a can of chickpeas, you can also use flaxseed by mixing 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed with about 80 ml of water.