A collection of articles and research studies outlining topics related to nutrition, supplementation, and eating for health, weight management or performance.
Chocolate – to eat or not to eat Another Easter is upon us, and no doubt chocolates will be a feature of the holiday period. It is after all, one of life’s most decadent treats. For some however, it is not limited to this annual tradition, it forms part of their daily intake. So let’s
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Food Safety – How safe is your food ? Food handling is a critical part of ensuring food safety during cooking, preparing, serving, packing, displaying and storing food. SAFE FOOD HANDLING All foods, if handled properly, can be safe. Most instances of food poisoning do not have to happen at all, and can be avoided
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Coping with the lockdown blues After many weeks and months in lockdown or heavily restricted, it’s quite common to feeling a case of the lockdown blues. Less than 2 years ago, the very notion of having our movements and behaviours restricted would have been scoffed at, as something that could and would never happen,
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How’s the Summer body coming along ? We are officially less than a month away from the warmer days of summer & if you haven’t already started getting that summer body ready, you certainly should right away. Not only for the sake of looking your best in your favourite summer dress, T-shirt, shorts or tank
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Winter Weight how to keep it off The dreaded Winter weight, how easily it can pile on during the colder months, on average about 4kgs! But why is it so? Naturally, we move less during Winter. Motivation to exercise is greatly diminished & the daylight hours are much shorter so we tend to feel more
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Top 5 Diets That Will Help You Lose Weight! Looking to lose a few of those extra pounds and become healthier and happier? We have the top 5 diets that will help you lose weight! If you’re looking to get in shape and lose a few extra pounds, then you can do a lot worse
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Visit almost any fitness blog on the internet and you will see the mantra “your summer body is made in winter”. And while this mantra might get annoying, there is certainly a great lot of truth behind it. The average person puts on more than 4 kilograms over winter. We tend to fall into a
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Nutrition Tips for vegetarian athletes Vegetarian athletes must be sure to eat a variety of food choices including protein-rich and carbohydrate-rich foods at each meal. Vegetarian sources of protein and minerals typically found in meat include lentils, dried beans and peas (ready-to-use products are available), tofu, tempeh, textured vegetable (or soy) protein, and ready-made nut,
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Health is Wealth We all know the popular saying “Health is Wealth”. By health we do not mean the absence of physical troubles only. But it is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. The loss of health is a loss of all happiness. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “It is health which is
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