Category Archives: Healthy Living

Food & Your Mood: How Food Affects Mental Health

Our physical health is significantly affected by the foods we consume. But did you know [...]

The importance of good nutrition in early childhood

Good nutrition is vital in early childhood development. Children require a delicate balance of foods [...]

10 tips to keep healthy during your pregnancy

There is a lot of information that the Internet, books, and family and friends want [...]

Eating healthy during your pregnancy

A healthy diet is an important part of a healthy lifestyle but it is especially [...]

Understanding the emotional connection between feelings and food

Racing to the snack cupboard at the end of the day for something to make [...]

Changing your mind-set of food rewards for children

Food rewards are common practice in South Africa. One of the first questions I ask [...]

Mindful eating vs gulping down food

We all have those days when we are strapped for time to sit and savour [...]

Lunchbox ideas for growing kids

As parents or caregivers, we are the single most important influence on our children’s food [...]

How to tame your hunger hormone

Hunger is often seen as the enemy and therefore by association the hunger hormone, ghrelin, [...]

Nutrition and our immune system

Finding ourselves amid the third wave, we, as South Africans, are unfortunately reminded again that [...]