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Clear-A-Skin

Description

Healing for your skin.

Kawakawa, Neem, Turmeric, Beeswax, Coconut Oil and Olive Oil.

Clear-A-Skin’s range of natural ingredients make it an effective balm for your skin in a variety of ways: helpful for conditions like eczema, boils and circulatory insufficiences including chillblains; soothes inflammation; antiseptic; antimicrobial and moisturising.

Kawakawa, one of the main ingredients of Clear-A-Skin, is especially known to be used in ointments offering a natural anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effect to users, while Turmeric is not only known for its antimicrobial benefits, but also as a common remedy for liver and stomach issues, as well as a cure for sores when applied topically.

Clear-A-Skin

Healing for your skin.

Price: $15.00

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Hard Yakka

Description

The active ingredients and essential oils of Hard Yakka dilate peripheral blood vessels and bring blood closer to the skin surface.

The increase in blood flow speeds up the healing process. In addition to this, dilating peripheral blood vessels is known to make the body more comfortable during summer and high temperatures. Effectively, when peripheral blood vessels become more dilated, the heat produced by the liver and major muscles is transported through the blood to peripheral regions and dissipated, reducing the temperature of the body.

Hard Yakka should be used externally on localised areas of pain. Avoid contact with eyes or sensitive or broken skin. If symptoms persist see your health professional.

Hard Yakka

The active ingredients and essential oils dilate peripheral blood vessels and bring blood closer to the skin surface.

Price: $15.00

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Well Being

Description

Maintains a healthy digestive system & supports liver function.

Well Being’s main ingredient, triphala, acts as a gentle laxative and a stimulatant for your digestive system. These effects, as well as it’s support of your liver, gallbladder and immune system, are amplified by the inclusion of turmeric, ginger and black pepper.

Together, these spices help provide you with a healthy digestive system – making sure your body gets as much goodness as it can from your food. Moreover, Well Being also helps reduce the effects of nausea, bloating and heartburn by improving your digestion process.

Well Being

Maintains a healthy digestive system & supports liver function.

Price: $35.00

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Strength

Description

Promotes your immune system, joint function and digestion.

By using black pepper and ginger to amplify the benefits of turmeric Spice of Life has made Strength a super-sized, super-spice. (Turmeric is often referred to as the super

spice because of its extremely wide ranging health benefits.) Turmeric’s anti-inflammatory properties not only reduce pain when you’ve pushed yourself to hard, they help promote healthy joint function.

The super spice’s effect of promoting healthy cell growth (strengthening the walls of your body’s cells), as well as its ability to slow unhealthy cell growth, enables Strength to improve the effectiveness of your immune system.

Your digestive system doesn’t get left out when it comes to the benefits of turmeric. Gas, bloating and indigestion can all be reduced by turmeric and regular consumption may reduce the chance of them happening in the first place.

Strength

Promotes your immune system, joint function and digestion.

Price: $35.00

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Our Story

The idea of making the vitality of spices more accessible to the average New Zealand consumer was a long time in the making…

It developed as a result of many trips to India – as well as studies in the areas of herbal medicine and aryvida practice. Seeing the benefits of a spicy diet in India, it seemed likely that the wellness of the average kiwi could be enhanced by applying the same principles.

We were not the first westerners to have that idea

Back in the eighth century, the famous king and conqueror, Charlemagne quipped: “Spices, the friend of physicians and the pride of cooks.” During his time spice was a major part of the economy across the world.

Now, in the twenty first century, ‘Spice of Life’ products combine complementary blended spices in gelatin capsules. As a result, our products enhance the effects of individual spices. The encapsulating process allows the spices to be taken without the need for processing through cooking. This is an excellent option for those with sensitive palates or an aversion to spices.

Our logo symbolises our driving motivation – love

Knowing what we do about the benefits of spices, we felt we had no option other than to share them with others.

We originally produced our first capsules using a manual system that made only 20 capsules at a time. However, that original product proved so popular we quickly found ourselves struggling to keep up with demand!

As a result, the full ‘Spice of Life’ product range was born.

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Ancient Formulas

using nature’s vitality to restore wellness

Spice blends based on Ancient Formulas …

The formulas used in these products are copied exactly from ancient palm leaf manuscripts. Namely, ‘Aphorisms on Medicine’ by Indian Guru Gorakshanath (also known as Gorakhnath). This is ancient knowledge of the medicinal power contained in the leaves, flowers, fruit and certain roots when they are mixed/blended in various synergistic combinations. These powerful health promoting Ancient Formulas are now available in Spice of Life products.

The oldest traditional treatment system…

The Siddha Science is the oldest traditional treatment system generated from Dravidian culture. The Siddha flourished in the period of Indus Valley Civilization. Palm Leaf Manuscripts say that the Siddha System was first described by Lord Shiva to his wife, Parvathi. Parvathi explored all this knowledge and taught it to her son, Lord Muruga. He in turn, taught his disciple, Sage Agasthya. Agasthya then taught 18 Siddhars who spread this knowledge far and wide.

“Siddha medicine” means medicine that is perfect…

Siddha medicine is claimed to revitalize and rejuvenate dysfunctional organs that cause the disease and to maintain the ratio of vata, pitta and kapha. The siddha medicines given to practitioners include leaves, flowers, fruit and various roots in a mixed or blended basis.

Sissha Medicine uses leaves, flowers, fruit and various roots in a mixed basis

The ancients knew some amazing things…

The secret is in the knowing the perfect combinations of which ancient spices and other ingredients work powerfully and synergistically together to produce the best effect on the body. By following the ancient formulas ‘Spice of Life’ can offer products that are wonderfully effective at promoting health and vitality; yet, because they are virtually unknown in these formulations in this part of the world, are unlikely to be obtained anywhere else.

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Source and Supply

We are committed to providing you the best possible product so, from sourcing to packaging, we pursue quality.

All spices are sourced internationally. We recognise that growing spices in bulk is not something that happens in New Zealand. Other nations, however, have centuries of experience. In order to ensure that nature’s vitality is well represented, our spices only originate in places with a reputation for quality.

Before being processed, our spices are accredited with a certificate of analysis for consistency and purity.

Despite our confidence in our suppliers we apply this second level of quality control to make sure that our spices really will promote wellness in people.

Every one of our products is blended, encapsulated and bottled in New Zealand.

The plant where our product is processed meets quality assured standards and also complies with today’s Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. While the production of dietary supplements is not required to meet GMP standards we are reassured that everything possible has been done to maintain the quality of our product.

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Ingredients

There is no secret ingredient in our products. We just use nature’s vitality to restore wellness to people. Knowing how each spice can help and how they work together is all it takes.

If you want to know more about the ingredients in our products simply choose one from the ingredients menu at the top of this page or choose one from the list below.