by Rhodene Leydekkers | Aug 30, 2021 | Medical Conditions
Wouldn’t it be nice to just be able to enjoy a meal without worrying about the consequences of how it will affect your tummy? Will it cause gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhoea? Who knows? All the uncertainty might make you feel as though you are out of...
by Michelle Zietsman | Aug 23, 2021 | Nutritional Insights
Does the word legume sound foreign to you? I would not blame you if it does! After all, it is one of the food groups least consumed by South Africans. Simply put, legumes are a group of plant foods that contain seeds that split into two halves [1]. Some...
by Retha Harmse | Aug 18, 2021 | Healthy Living
This article was written for DiabetesSA and is also featured on their website. Hunger is often seen as the enemy and therefore by association the hunger hormone, ghrelin, is demonised and ostracized. The name Ghrelin doesn’t do itself any favours though, as it...