Food and Diet, Weight Loss Tips
Q. Our kids have so many activities after school it’s hard for us all to eat together. Does this matter? A. Family meals are really important – not only for nutrition but for the conversation. A large US study has confirmed that eating dinner as a family makes good...
Exercise Tips, Food and Diet, Weight Loss Tips
Trying to be healthy can be overwhelming. Even thinking about it can be overwhelming. Every day we should be sweating, stretching, strengthening, food prepping, meditating, working, socialising, nurturing, cleaning…. the list continues! For some, this to-do list...
Food and Diet, Opinion, Weight Loss Tips
Are these really a time saver? Should you start using them? Who are they best for – singles? Couples? Or families? Having used a few of these now, I set out to investigate. What is a meal kit? According to Wikipedia, a meal kit or meal delivery service refers to “a...
Food and Diet, Weight Loss Tips
Temperatures are set to swelter as we approach the midway mark of the summer season. Whilst this calls for beautiful days spent by the pool or at the beach, excessive heat can upset the body causing exhaustion, irritability, lack of concentration and sleep problems,...
Food and Diet, Weight Loss Tips
It’s summer in the southern hemisphere and that’s when we get an abundance of tropical fruits. More and more exotic-looking fruits are taking their place next to the well-known and popular mangoes, paw-paws and pineapples. But what are they? What do they taste like?...
Food and Diet, Medical, Weight Loss Tips
Vitamins are a group of organic compounds needed in minute quantities (less than 1 per cent of our food is composed of vitamins). There are thirteen known vitamins essential for health and growth, and nine of them are grouped together as the B group or...
