Physical and mental training play important roles during your race preparation. Nutrition is equally as important. In order to perform at your best, you need to provide your body with the nutrients required to sustain your active lifestyle from day to day. In the days leading up to the race, an extra emphasis should be […]
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Are you the parent who is rushed to get the kids to school punctually and has no spare time to eat? Perhaps the snoozer who would rather enjoy an extra 10 minutes of sleep than use that time to eat at home. Maybe you’re the busy executive catching up on e-mails or preparing for meetings […]
Read MoreBENEFITS OF OMEGA-3
We have all heard of omega-3 and that it is healthy for us. But why? How does it benefit our health? Here I hope to shed some light on why it is so important to include this fat in your diet. . . Omega-3 Fatty Acids are known to have multiple health benefits. The human […]
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DEALING WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES
Whether you have symptoms or not, learning you have Diabetes can arouse quite a lot of emotional stress. People’s emotional reactions vary in this regard; some people deny their illness or feel outrage, get depressed, feel tremendous guilt and shame, or even start fearing for the future. You might even be able to remember exact […]
Read MoreLOW CARBOHYDRATE DIETS IN DIABETES
Medical nutritional therapy is a vital part of preventing diabetes and managing it1. It aims to promote the enjoyment of a variety of nutrient dense foods, in appropriate portion sizes, in order to: Achieve glycaemic, blood pressure and lipid goals; Achieve and maintain body weight goals and Delay or prevent complications associated with diabetes1. Nutritional […]
Read MoreTYPE 2 DIABETES IS ON THE RISE, ARE YOU AT RISK?
Are you overweight? Do you have high blood pressure, or perhaps uncontrolled blood sugar levels? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you might be at risk for developing Diabetes, the world’s 6th leading cause of death as documented by the World Health Organisation in 2017. According to the International Diabetes Federation, […]
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