Organic NZ – September 2019

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Feature

Organic

Drinking

Chocolate

Biogro NZ certified

Only two ingredients;

Fairtrade single source

cocoa & golden cane sugar

Packaged in a

home-compostable

zip-lock pouch

Find it at your local supermarket

or online at http://www.kokako.co.nz

“If people struggle to understand their
condition then they find it incredibly hard
to treat it or help themselves in recovery,”
says Corin. “Sharing my journey to
recovery, including dealing with the mental
health aspects of CFS, I try to inspire people
to get back to healthy living again.”
With the company now established
Corin, used his pharmaceutical expertise
to create Glutathione GPX Cell Protect,
a supplement suited for chronic
inflammatory illnesses.
“It’s designed to boost natural levels of
glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and other
selenium- and sulfur-based enzymes and
allow them to more rapidly recycle. The
result is a significant reduction in the
impact of oxidative stress on the body.”

Good nutrition and medicinal
plants
Over the course of his long health recovery
Corin explored numerous conventional
and holistic health treatments such as
pharmaceutical medications, nutritional
and gut balance regimes, supplements and
energy art practices. Maca also played a key
role in his full recovery.
“It wasn’t until after I met Sally and
began to take maca daily that my health
started to really hit normal again. Within
one to two years I was back to what I

Maca played a

key role in Corin's

recovery from

chronic fatigue

syndrome

Above: The local shaman opens the harvest festival, blesses the maca and gives thanks to the

elements that produce maca: the sun, moon, Mother Earth and the mountains – who provide the

altitude (maca only grows above 3500 metres).

consider full health.”

Peruvian culture focuses on prevention

of disease through nutrition, medicinal

plants and maca, which is consumed

throughout life to build resilience to stress.

Illnesses are linked to how one expends

energy in one’s body.

“Corin was always spending energy

in his brain without replacing it,” says

Sally. “He had no strength to resist stress

and easily fell ill. The plant we know for