by Chantel | Mar 13, 2018 | Healthy Lifestyle
This week we are focussing on salt awareness week. You may wonder why it is that we place so much focus on salt intake. This is because consuming excessive amount of salt can have various disadvantages such as contributing towards hypertension (high blood...
by Chantel | Nov 29, 2017 | Healthy Lifestyle
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus is on the rise: currently in South Africa diabetes is the second leading cause of all-cause mortality, only after tuberculosis. The age of a person at diagnosis is also becoming younger – but what is causing this pandemic? All...
by Stacy-Leigh Strydom | Sep 21, 2017 | Healthy Lifestyle
Exercise, exercise, exercise You may be sick and tired of hearing about the importance of exercise. But, it keeps coming up for the prevention AND management of most diseases and conditions because it is so essential. Exercise has been proven to reduce blood pressure...
by Chantel | Sep 4, 2017 | Healthy Lifestyle
This year we have Kidney Awareness Week from the 2nd to 6th of September. This is five days that we focus on kidney health and sharing tips on how to prevent or reduce risk of developing kidney disease. Why all the hype around kidneys? It might seem like it is...
by Stacy-Leigh Strydom | Aug 28, 2017 | Healthy Lifestyle
August is the month dedicated to women! That is why we thought to share a few tips and guidelines in order to optimise women’s health. Women are prone to a number of diseases and conditions throughout their lifecycle – they have an increased risk of...
by Chantel | Aug 1, 2017 | Healthy Lifestyle
We decided to move away from the healthy recipes and great tips for one day and be honest and real about life as a dietitian. It definitely hasn’t always been easy and there were days that most of us almost wanted to give it all up! The first thing most people ask...
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