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June 15, 2017
Low calorie detox diets and cleanses have become very popular recently. If you do juice, do you do it for health reasons (adding nutrients to your diet) or are you trying to detox or cleanse for weight loss?
May 25, 2017
Breaking your fast with dates is a healthy and traditional way to do so. Dates are an excellent source of fiber and nutrients but not more than 3 dates should be sufficient.
May 13, 2017
During Ramadan, the holy month, healthy adult Muslims practice daily fasting from sunrise until sunset. Traditionally, the pre-dawn meal is called sehri/suhoor and the fast is broken at sunset with a meal called iftaar.
April 17, 2017
Okay, I know it’s not a fun topic! Nobody really feels comfortable to talk about bowel discomfort. Lately, I’ve seen a few clients coming in with IBS so I thought a blog post on this topic would be appreciated.
April 6, 2017
Firstly, no, it’s not the blood group diet or anything like it. Your blood group and your genetic profile are not the same thing. The DNA diet is completely evidence based, with tons of science to back it up, and is certainly no fad diet. It is a program tailored to your genes incorporating exercise, fitness and wellness, because ultimately we want to be living a healthy lifestyle.
March 20, 2017
Most South Africans are getting too much sodium from the foods they eat. If you are not already aware, the sodium found in salt (sodium chloride) plays a role in hypertension or high blood pressure. The current dietary guidelines suggest that adults and children 14 years and older need to have less than 2300 milligrams of sodium a day. Adults with hypertension need to reduce it further to 1500 milligrams a day as it may help to lower blood pressure.
March 8, 2017
It is school health week (4-8 March) so I thought some nutritional tips for mothers with school going children may be useful.
September 6, 2017
For our brains to function at their most efficient they need the best nutritional fuel. Feeding our brains with ‘junk food’ will only lead to poorly functioning brains – not the greatest scenario for doing well in exams, helping with stress and enabling concentration and memory.
August 23, 2017
Menopause is a time in a women’s lie when periods stop. This usually happens between the ages of 45-55 years. Other than loss of fertility, physical changes may happen including...
August 10, 2017
Every month, about 85% of women get at least one symptom such as cramping, bloating, or general crabbiness (if you’re a guy and you’re reading this, I see that eye roll!).
July 13, 2017
Iron deficiency anemia is a common deficiency experienced in South Africa, as well as globally. Iron is a mineral needed to make hemoglobin, which is a part of red blood cells that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide in our blood stream.
June 28, 2017
If you are one of the thousands of people who have tried dieting the ‘traditional’ way without success, then you might require some extra help.
June 15, 2017
Low calorie detox diets and cleanses have become very popular recently. If you do juice, do you do it for health reasons (adding nutrients to your diet) or are you trying to detox or cleanse for weight loss?
May 25, 2017
Breaking your fast with dates is a healthy and traditional way to do so. Dates are an excellent source of fiber and nutrients but not more than 3 dates should be sufficient.
May 13, 2017
During Ramadan, the holy month, healthy adult Muslims practice daily fasting from sunrise until sunset. Traditionally, the pre-dawn meal is called sehri/suhoor and the fast is broken at sunset with a meal called iftaar.
April 17, 2017
Okay, I know it’s not a fun topic! Nobody really feels comfortable to talk about bowel discomfort. Lately, I’ve seen a few clients coming in with IBS so I thought a blog post on this topic would be appreciated.