Today is my amazing Gran's 86th birthday!Â
We had a wonderful celebration lunch with all of the extended family at my parent's house. I was asked to bring a salad...quite a good thing to ask a dietitian to bring to a lunch, I think. :)Â
I bought some fresh ingredients and then played around, cho...
With today being St Patricks Day, and me being Irish-South African (yip, I have an Irish passport), I thought I’d get into the spirit of things by writing about GREENS.
What do you mean by ‘greens’?                                Â...
This week is ‘Salt awareness week’. The Heart and Stroke Foundation are currently running a public health education campaign called ‘Salt watch’. It is aimed at making South Africans aware of the dangers of high salt intake; the amount of salt they are consuming; and how to reduce their salt...
On 4 Feb it was world cancer awareness day. So, I thought that before the month of February is over, it would be fitting for me to write a post about some practical things that you can do to help to reduce your cancer risk. The development of cancer is a complex process with many contributing fa...
Today marks the last day of national pregnancy awareness month.
There is so much research coming out about the importance of the mother’s nutritional status BEFORE, and DURING pregnancy. Your food choices before and during pregnancy have a lifelong impact on the health of your child. Wow, quite a...
The Stellenbosch Slow Market was hot (like 38 degrees Celsius kind of hot!) and happening this Saturday morning. Bob the famous French Bulldog and the Expresso show were hosting a dog pageant and interviewing the market stall owners.
Our dear little pup Bella (follow thi...
I feel divided in my opinion on health-related New Years resolutions.
On one hand, when I hear about someone’s health New Year’s resolutions, I get excited and encouraged that people are prioritising their health. It makes me happy that at New Years, a time of naturally reflecting on the year g...
Is losing weight and getting healthy one of your New Years’ resolutions? And, was it last year’s resolution, and the year before that, and the year before that?
Below I have summarized 5 simple yet life-changing habits that will help you cultivate a healthy lifestyle, rather than yet another...