Giveaway!

NNS is so excited to have passed 100 followers on Facebook this week! In celebration, we have decided to hold a giveaway for our Facebook fans: in order to enter, please leave a comment on this blog post. Please don't forget to leave an email where we can reach you if you're the winner.

Here are the details:

- To enter: leave a comment on this post with an email address where we can reach you if you're the winner
- Giveaway will close on Monday January 30 at 9am AST
- A name will be randomly drawn and announced Monday afternoon
- The winner will have 48 hours to respond

Oh yeah, what's the prize?! We'll be giving away a prize pack containing a bottle of Vitamin D3, Vitamin C Acerola Caplets, 2 packets of Nausea Relief, and a bottle of Hand Sanitizer!

Thanks so much to each of you and GOOD LUCK!

From, the staff at Naturally Nova Scotia

Health Benefits of Holistic Nutritional Consulting

Holistic Nutritional Counseling is a unique and thorough investigation into a person’s overall health and well being. The intention is to provide education, support and guidance for the individual through the shifting of long term habits that have impacted their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health.

Imbalances occur over long or short term periods of time which stem from a person’s lifestyle, genetic coding, personal belief systems and life circumstance.

The benefits of Holistic Nutritional Counseling can be experienced on a profound level with the cooperation of both the counselor and the clients’ commitment to make the changes necessary to achieve optimal long term results.

These benefits could include:
• Increased energy
• Improved digestive function
• Increased vitality
• Improved cognitive function and memory recall
• Improved complexion from a variety of different skin disorders
• Improved immune function
• Improved blood pressure
• Decrease in bad cholesterol
• Increase in cardiovascular function
• Decrease in risk of a variety of cancers
• Decreased inflammation anywhere in the body
• Decrease in pain caused by health concerns known and unknown
• Basically the benefits of changing one’s life for the better are endless and immeasurable.

These benefits do include:
• Discovered cause of imbalances
• Increased body awareness and understanding one’s own ability to heal
• Increase in overall quality of life
• Education on the processes regarding self care through proper nutrition and lifestyle shifting.

Written by Nichole Campbell RHN
Registered Holistic Nutritional Consultant
Contact: 902-455-1604 or 266-1604
Halifax, Nova Scotia
http://vibranthealthforever.vpweb.ca/

Nichole is a graduate from The Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. Contact her to book a nutritional consultation or reiki treatment for yourself. Book for the middle Wednesday of a month and receive 30% off! Contact her for more information.

Nancy's Story

The inspiration for Naturally Nova Scotia (NNS) all started in the early 1990s: My sister was a physiotherapist in Ontario and was interested in natural products to help with her clients’ health and recovery. She quickly realized that there were very few high quality products available and wasn’t sure which direction to go. With the guidance of a herbalist friend, I began to learn about the many medicinally-rich herbs that grew wild around my home in NS. Together we formulated a small line of organic tinctures.

I started the business in my kitchen. I would wild craft the fresh herbs, chop them and suspend them in ethanol alcohol, the traditional method to make tinctures. I broke many kitchen knives trying to chop roots such as elecampane and yellowdock and I could hardly move my hands because they were so sore from the chopping.

However more space (and help!) quickly became a must and in 1993, NNS was officially founded when I purchased a 150 year old farm on the Eastern Shore of NS. Being certified organic was important to me from the beginning and I immediately began the process to have my new facility and farm land certified.

In 1995 I started studying with the Wild Rose College of Natural Healing in Alberta. With my own qualifications and those of the company, business started to pick up and some local stores started to bring in the product line. I was then approached by some fans in Japan about taking my product to Tokyo. The Japanese have a history of using herbs but nowadays much of that has been forgotten. I was now re-educating the Japanese about the use of herbs.

With growing success, I had the original farm building renovated to accommodate new production demands and staff. As you can see from a previous picture post in August 2011, we have still been able to preserve the look of the original farm buildings. Since 1993, the facility has grown from my kitchen to a 30,000 square foot manufacturing facility that is able to output herbal tinctures and capsules as well as whole food supplements. You can see images of our top of the line freeze-dryers to the left.

Despite all of the change and growth in NNS, the original values that held true to me from the beginning continue to be followed: What makes Naturally Nova Scotia stand out amongst natural product manufacturers are the unique products and processes the company creates and employs on a daily basis: producing certified organic, whole food/herb products in a certified organic processing facility that are each created using technologies such as freeze drying to ensure the most densely nourishing finished product. This is the type of quality product you can continue to expect from my company and I appreciate your support in growing my dreams.

Nancy Smithers
Founder/Owner/CEO of Naturally Nova Scotia Health Products

Nancy is an entrepreneur and community service volunteer with more than 25 years of business experience in financial and personnel management, marketing, strategic planning, and international trade development. She is a member of many advisory boards, including the Dalhousie University Faculty of Management. In 2004, Nancy earned a Premier’s Commendation recognizing leadership in Quality Management Practice, and in 2007 she won a Nova Scotia Women of Excellence Award. In 2008 Nancy received an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Laws from St. Mary’s University and in 2009 Nancy was presented the prestigious Organics Achievement Award at the CHFA People of Excellence Awards Ceremony.

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The staff at Naturally Nova Scotia would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas season! See you in the New Year!

Certified Organic Manufacturing

What does ‘Certified Organic’ mean? It sounds like an easy question…but it isn’t as straight forward as it may seem!

Before a product can be labeled as certified organic, an approved third party organization must approve the growing, handling, processing, labeling, transportation, and storage of the product and its ingredients to ensure that it complies with all relevant organic standards.

Organic certification goes well beyond simply using certified organic ingredients. Certified organic growers and manufacturers are annually inspected and audited in order to maintain their certifications. Detailed records must be kept regarding the methods and materials used in the growing and producing of the product. Certification ensures the products are handled in ways that protect their integrity; among other things, this means that no irradiation or GMO ingredients have been used.

Naturally Nova Scotia uses Quality Assurance International (QAI) as a third party organization to certify our products. QAI was founded in 1989 with headquarters in San Diego, California. Their certification programs ensure that growers’ and manufacturers’ products meet the regulatory standards applicable to their specific needs. QAI works within the National Organic Program (NOP) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

QAI’s major goals are to provide continuous assurance at every link in the organic production chain and to verify the organic integrity of each product destined to enter into market distribution. QAI is committed to the ongoing education of the organic community as well as consumers.

‘Certified organic’ is not just a catch phrase on a label, it’s a commitment by a company. Make the Real Organic Choice – look for the USDA logo on your supplements!

Naturally Nova Scotia adheres to the National Organic Program (NOP) through USDA (certified by QAI), as well as Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS), and European Union Organic Standard. We also follow ISO 9001:2000 standards and are GMP compliant. Visit our website for more information.