To Exercise or Not to Exercise?

To Exercise or Not to Exercise?

Exercise can prevent or postpone the onset of a disease by acting directly on the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (the heart and lungs), and indirectly on METABOLISM, BODY MASS and BODY COMPOSITION (muscle, bone and fat). Exercise is an essential part of everyday life because...
Tips for Healthy Eating While Eating Out

Tips for Healthy Eating While Eating Out

You have been eating healthy the entire week, going to the gym every day (well almost every day), eating your 5-a-day of vegetables and limiting luxuries. Today your friends or family decided they want to go to a restaurant. Now what? Do you fake a sudden onset of flu...
Water Infusion Recipes

Water Infusion Recipes

The summer is in full swing. We all know what that means – we drink more water. The water doesn’t have to be boring and tasteless. Try water infusion. These water infusion recipes do not only look beautiful and colourful on your dining room table but the fruit,...
Fad Diets: Fact or Fiction

Fad Diets: Fact or Fiction

Have you heard of the ‘Raw food diet’, ‘Atkins diet’, ‘Cookie diet’, ‘Alkaline diet’, ‘Grapefruit diet’, ‘Blood group diet’? Now that I have your attention, let’s discuss the pros and cons of each diet and determine how successful they will be when it comes to weight...