Winter's Heavy Side
There’s no clever advice on how to avoid the charms of comfort food, but we’d like to pass on a few helpful tips to help you manage your weight during winter.
The benefits of a plant-based diet
Going vegan or vegetarian may not be a new concept, but it is certainly gaining momentum. So, what is all the fuss about? Well, a quiet revolution has been
A Toolkit for Emotional Eating
Emotional eating… it’s a thing that humans do. But how do you stop the mindless munching? We weigh in with some tips!
Healthy Holiday Eating
A day or two of over-indulgence is not going to cause you to gain a huge amount of weight – it’s when you over indulge that your waistline will protest!
Probiotics and Weight Loss
Probiotics and Weight Loss
Race Day Nutrition Tips
With a few days to go before the Cape Town Marathon, it is now time to get your race day nutrition plan into gear.
The Vegan Lifestyle
Changing to the vegan lifestyle has many health benefits. Read more about it here.
Eating Out The Healthy Way
Whether you’re watching your weight, or just trying to live a little healthier, how do you keep to your eating plan when eating out?
Food Can Heal
Is food medicine? This question has never been so current and contentious as right now.
Pre-Race Meals
Follow these guidelines for the best energy sources that are least likely to upset your digestive system.
Comfort Food
July is peak comfort food season; hearty curries and stews covered in a pool of gravy with a mound of buttery mashed potatoes, yum!
Nutrition tips to avoid muscle cramps
Step up your nutrition plan to make sure your muscles have sufficient levels of all the nutrients that could help prevent muscle cramps
Nutrition Tips for Running Training
Running for less than an hour, whether it's a training session or at an event, it is likely that you don't need any energy drinks or supplements
Cooking with Your Family
Cooking and eating together as a family has declined, and rushed meals and fast food have increased along with weight gain and family dysfunctionality.
Runners, Tame Your Appetite
Is your appetite overreacting to your running training? Don’t let your appetite boss you around. You can become its master by following these smart tips.
Step Away from The Fridge
a few small steps to a healthier you.
Healthy Eating on a Budget
We are all feeling the pinch of our country's economic situation. Eating healthy doesn't need to break the bank. Here's how to eat healthy on a budget.
Pack a Rockin' Lunchbox
It's back to school for some this week. Here we give some helpful snack hacks and deliciously healthy ideas for lunchboxes.
Can Healthy Eating Become Unhealthy?
In this blog we talk about how the quest for the perfect body can become toxic. We take a look at Orthorexia.
Intermittent Fasting Over The Holidays
It's quite common for people to gain a few extra kilos over the holidays. But with intermittent fasting, this needn't be the case.
A Healthy Gut is a Healthy You
Known as the "Second Brain" the gut is one of the most important organs. We need to keep our guts healthy to avoid health problems. Here, we tell you how.
Is Your Child a Picky Eater?
If there are tears and tantrums at the dinner table every night, you're going to want to read this. We share some helpful tips with your most picky eaters.
How to Change Bad Eating Habits
To live longer, we need to change our habits, we have cut it down to the basics, here's how to change your eating habits, to live longer, healthier lives.
Healthy Food Trends
Overindulged this holiday? Discover some healthy food trends in 2016 that you can incorporate into your diet, that are delicious as well as nutritious.
Sack the Sugar and Try These Instead
Even if you know you need to reduce your sugar intake, sometimes this is far easier said that done. Here are some good sugar replacement options to consider.
The Great Debate: Fat VS Sugar
We've always been told to eat less fat, and maintain a low fat diet, but sugar is what's actually causing people to be so unhealthy . Read more on this debate.
No Really … Pass the salt!
Do you know what the recommended daily allowance is? 1 Teaspoon per day. What is your daily intake of salt? In this blog we talk about ways to pass the salt.
Food For Thought
We've all heard the "you-are-what-you-eat" mantra from a young age! Turns out that it is actually true, and being a junk food junkie may damage your brain.
Eating Clean
We have all heard it before, but it's so important that we start paying attention. We as a society need to start eating cleaner to live longer, healthier lives.
Are you a binge eater?
Binge eating is one of the most common eating disorders but gets ignored in the shuffle alongside Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. Read our latest blog here:
Is Juicing Worth the Squeeze?
The juicing diet is fast becoming the biggest health trend in Hollywood. What are the benefits of juicing, as well as the downsides? Find out more.
Trans Fat Alert!
This blog is about the recent announcement that the FDA will be banning Trans fat in the United States. What exactly are Trans fat, and why is it so bad for us?
Fat facts: Good vs Bad
The fact is … we can’t live without good fats. Besides serving up health benefits, fat can tip the scale in your favour!
Which Diet Plan is Right for Me?
With all the information out there - choosing the right diet plan can be difficult. Find a plan that fits your genes, your family and your environment.
Load Shedding: How Does it Affect your Food?
Load shedding has kicked in and you're not sure what in your fridge or freezer is safe to eat. Read our tips and keep you and your family healthy.
What is Cholesterol? This is What You Need To Know.
What is cholesterol and what can you do to lower your risk of disease due to raised levels? Find out more about prevention, medication and more.
End the Juggle Struggle
The ability to be a woman at work, juggling family and career, takes masses of energy and a lot of skill. Fortunately, there are some quick, easy things you can do to end your juggle struggle.
Is Almond Milk the Better Option?
Almond milk is nothing new but why is everyone so obsessed with this “superfood” trend?
Brain Food for Kids
Kids need balanced meals that include protein, wholegrains, complex carbs, good fats, fruit and vegetables. Yes, even in their lunch boxes!
Eat Your Way to Fabulous Skin
How to Stick to a Healthy Diet
Super Foods for Super Success
The food we eat have a profound impact on our energy levels, productivity, and focus.
Outsmart Junk Food Cravings
The less junk food you eat, the less you want to eat.
Rethinking Arthritis
Struggling with arthritis? Here are the tastiest top 10 foods to fight inflammation and boost your immune system in your fight against arthritis.
Quick Tips to Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
Often the biggest deterrent to improving health is feeling overwhelmed by the gazillion amount of research and advice out there! Truth is, it’s tough to hold down a full-time job, train for a marathon, make homemade green juice (who has time for that?!) and spend quality time with family and friends … The good news is that healthy living can incorporate all of these things (if you want it to), but it doesn’t have to be defined by grandiose displays of health and fitness. It’s okay if you don’t like salads or running.
How to Eat Sustainably
More of us are looking to be more ethical when it comes to what we put on our plates. So, what would environmentalists eat? Is going vegan the only option?
Solutions to Food Insecurity
Did you know that hunger affects 1.7 million households across the country? A staggering 27% of our children under the age of 5 are stunted due to a lack of nutrients in the womb resulting in lifelong challenges.
Beat Boredom Eating
It’s blaming season, you know, the one where you try on last year’s bikini before the summer holidays … and things are not looking good.
The Connection Between Sugar and Sleep
Here’s the deal: Insomnia makes you crave sugar. Yup, new research shows that skimping on sleep can give you a serious case of the munchies, especially for sugar.
The Real Deal On Collagen
Smoother skin, shinier hair, stronger nails and healthier joints … c’mon, who doesn’t want that?! Collagen supplements are all the rage right now thanks to brands boasting anti-ageing properties.
Smart Grocery Shopping
A guide on how to save money on your grocery bill
Worried About Your Child’s Weight?
According to Rina Swart, nutritionist and Professor at the University of the Western Cape, one in eight children in South Africa are obese. And if we continue at this rate, by 2030, at least three out of every five kids will have serious weight problems.
Can't Stop Snacking?
“Hanger” is not just in your head. It’s a physiological and emotional response to hunger. The feeling stems from a drop in blood glucose, which typically occurs when we go too long without food, or consume many simple carbohydrates at once.
The Truth About Yo-Yo Diets
Studies show that most of us gain up to 5kg’s during the “comfort food months.” Yikes! So, what are you going to be stuffing your Insta feed, #fitspo posts, with?
Eat Your Way To Glowing Summer Skin
Numerous studies show that an edible skincare routine, is in fact the secret to healthy, glowing skin. According to Jessica Wu, Los Angeles -based dermatologist and author: “The best place to find anti-ageing skincare isn’t the beauty counter – it’s the grocery store.”
Beat the 3 o'clock slump
We’re talking the early afternoon, post-lunch coma: You know you’ve been dreading its arrival and since an afternoon nap won’t exactly score you points with the boss, your go-to might be to guzzle down coffee like you’re Lorelai Gilmore (just one more won’t hurt, right?) Yup, we’ve all been there, and believe it or not, there’s actually some science behind it.
Fresh vs. Frozen: Which is better?
Nothing is as good for you as fresh, right? Contrary to what you might think, frozen produce can be even better than their fresh counterparts.
Postpartum Dieting
As new mamas it is natural to be affected by the postnatal fat-shaming trend and the pressure to get rid of pregnancy weight in record time.
Vitamin Myths Debunked
Theories advocating the need for supplements include our hectic modern lifestyle, awareness of healthy living, and an ageing population. This implies that we have no time to eat real food, that we need vitamins to be healthy, and that we’re suckers for products promoting eternal youth. So, more energy, peace of mind, restorative sleep, or a better sex life ... many healthy individuals take vitamins and supplements that offer some of these enticements.
A Guide to Cooking Oils
Despite what you may have heard, cooking with oils in particular is a smart move. Fat is an essential nutrient, and liquid fats are an excellent source.
To Peel or Not to Peel?
“Eat more unpeeled fruit and vegetables” is the advice we all know leads to better health and fewer kilos. But is it safe?
Sugar: dietary evil?
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Bowel Movements and Weight Loss
Have you ever felt lighter and comfier in your jeans after a trip to the bathroom?
Ready To Eat Vegan?
According to food website Chef’s Pencil, veganism is at an “all-time high” in South Africa. Did you know that we’re ranked top 30 in the world where plant-based, cruelty-free living is the most popular way of living? Surprising stats for the “carnivore nation,” right?
Best Foods to Fight a Hangover
Good morning! Or – maybe not so much? If a throbbing headache, nausea, cotton wool mouth, and the repeated mumbling of “never again” sound familiar, well, then this one’s for you.
Beauty Boosting Foods
Did you know that eating an abundance of anti-oxidants can lower your biological age with up to six years?!
Does your gut need a de-stress?
Ever wonder why you get “butterflies” in your stomach before doing something stressful? Or, why you feel like your stomach is “tied into knots” after an argument?
10 healthy snacks for the office
We’ve all experienced “Hangry Hour” ... that mid-afternoon slump when lunch has worn off, but dinner is still distant, and all you need is a little boost to carry you to the end of the day.
The science behind the high protein diet
Decades of hype turned protein into a superfood. Salad niçoise is now repackaged as “high-protein tuna”. And on Pinterest, you can choose “protein” as one of your interests, along with “cute animals” and “inspirational quotes”.
What is Insulin Resistance?
Sadly, many South African’s are completely unaware that they have insulin resistance until it develops into type 2 diabetes.
Festive menu for your guests
Deciding on the perfect menu for your Christmas feast can be uber stressful with the ever-growing collection of glossy covered Christmas editions.
