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There is an ongoing body of research looking at the nutritional and medicinal benefits of chia seeds.  Several reports have suggested that chia seeds can kill cancerous cells without harming the healthy cells in the body and also that chia seeds can reduce the...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the World Health Organisation, 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide. In 2020, there were about 2.3 million new cases of breast cancer globally. While we are still looking for a cure and trying...

These days are extremely hot, hot, hot and unfortunately it is looking like we will have to battle the heat for a little while longer.  This type of temperature can have an adverse effect on our health, especially those individuals who are fluid restriction,...

I’ve been doing so well. My family went out to lunch to celebrate my mum’s birthday and nephew’s graduation. This was a day I planned to just relax and enjoy some foods that weren’t necessarily on my plan. It was a lovely lunch. The seaside restaurant, the ambiance,...

I enjoy listening to motivational speeches while I work out.  Recently, while lying on the mat trying to recover from an intense leg session, I was listening to a speech by comedian and television personality Steve Harvey. He talked about his life and shared his...

I don’t eat that badly? Do I? I didn't think I ate that badly even though I would use food to deal with the stressful situations in my life. The lockdown in 2020 (because of the Covid-19 virus) was a very difficult time. Like many other families, we balanced...

After my first post, I was overwhelmed by the task ahead. It felt that I had taken on something that was “too big” for me to do. I kept procrastinating, allowing fear and doubt to take over. Instead of moving forward, I chose to stay in my comfort zone. Sounds...

A personal blog following a client’s weight loss journey. June 1, 2022 Sharing my story means I have to be vulnerable. It means not stepping but jumping out of a space where I feel comfortable and safe. It means acknowledging that I don’t always have things under...

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association defines hypertension as high blood pressure at or above 130/80 mmHg with stage 2 hypertension being defined as a blood pressure at or above 140/90 mmHg. 1 Hypertension symptoms are not usually...

It is my view that a healthy lifestyle for a lifetime is a better approach to weight loss than dieting for 6 or 8 weeks at a time. Change takes time and is not linear, we need to allow ourselves the time to unlearn old behaviours and replace them with healthier ones....