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Are Your Hormones Keeping You Up At Night?
Sleep and hormones work in tandem to keep our bodies moving and grooving – when they’re out of sync, so are we! Here’s how hormones influence your sleep, how sleep influences your hormones, and where weight loss fits into it all.
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Volume 39
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VIVA ESPANA!
Traditional Spanish food is rustic and robust in flavour. Classic dishes like paella, gazpacho and gambas are liberally flavoured with ingredients such as garlic, chorizo and smoked paprika. As the Spaniards say to wish you a good meal: Buen provecho!
6 min |
Volume 39
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Top 5 Health Benefits Of Eating Macadamia Nuts
Macadamia Nuts are a treasure trove of nutrients. Packed with good fats, vitamins and minerals, these tree nuts hold many health benefits. Here are six reasons to add this powerhouse ingredient to your shopping list.
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Volume 38
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Minimalist Chocolate - Maximum Taste
Minimalist Chocolate is a new local product launched by David Donde, founder of Truth Coffee, Cape Town’s renowned roastery and coffee shop. The chocolate is made with just two premium ingredients.
3 min |
Volume 38
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42kg Down Together For Jess & Corey!
Mother and son Jess and Corey Ornellas-Brand have been through a lot together, but when they decided to embark on their low-carb journey, their lives changed in ways they couldn’t have expected.
4 min |
Volume 38
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Getting It Right
A new book by professor Tim Noakes and journalist Marika Sboros takes a hard look at the real root causes of chronic lifestyle related diseases – and why the covid-19 pandemic has highlighted where the accepted medical approach to them goes wrong.
3 min |
Volume 38
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Odette's Favourite Recipe
Keep on track per serving
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Volume 38
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Back On Top – And 27kg Down!
Odette Dannhauser got caught up in the whirlwind of motherhood. With two small babies to care for and no time to herself, she soon found her own reflection in the mirror almost unrecognisable… that is, until she discovered the keto lifestyle.
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Volume 38
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The Eat Right Revolution
Your guide to living a longer, healthier life
9 min |
Volume 38
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Your Lane To A Healthier Body & Mind
Swimming is a great recreational activity, and as a bonus it’s also one of the best forms of exercise to achieve overall wellness.
3 min |
Volume 38
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How To Build Will Power
Balancing impulse with accountability can be a constant challenge. Luckily, you can motivate yourself to break through the barrier – and make the positive changes stay for good!
5 min |
Volume 38
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ADVICE Q&A
‘Can I use coconut sugar?’ and two other LCHF-related reader questions for clinical nutritionist Ruth Marcus
3 min |
Volume 38
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Raise Your Glass
Following a low-carb lifestyle doesn’t just mean watching what we eat – it’s easy to consume unhealthy carbs in drinks too! But that doesn’t mean you’re limited to water. Here are some refreshing beverages you can enjoy – guilt free!
5 min |
Volume 37
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Why Saturated Fat Is Good For You
Improved scientific methods support the fact that saturated fat is good for you and that sugar, processed carbs, inflammatory seed oils and trans fats cause heart disease.
4 min |
Volume 37
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When ‘Being Healthy' Becomes Unhealthy
Reading food labels, scrutinising ingredient lists, avoiding junk food and even cutting out grains, seed oils and sugar are all health-promoting habits. Those serious about wellness strive to get it right because they just feel better when they do. This is what keeps people making good food choices.
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Volume 37
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How Do Amino Acids Work? And Can You Take Them In Supplement Form?
We all need amino acids, not just the gym bunnies, even though they’re usually associated with body building products. Here’s why – plus, how to get them into your diet and whether to supplement.
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Volume 37
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All About Inflammation
It’s the buzzword of the moment and has been linked to every-thing from cardiovascular disease and arthritis to bowel disorders and cancer. But what is it, what causes it, and how can we keep it at bay?
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Volume 37
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RE-INVERT yourself
UPSIDE DOWN, RIGHT-SIDE UP, TUMBLING THROUGH THE AIR: WE GAVE AERIAL YOGA A SWING TO KICKSTART THE NEW YEAR ON AN ADVENTUROUS NOTE!
5 min |
Volume 37
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‘What exactly is the difference between organic and non-organic?'
... and three other reader questions for clinical nutritionist Ruth Marcus.
3 min |
Volume 37
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‘I WENT FROM 90KG TO 55KG – AND NOW I'M A LOW-CARB LIFESTYLE COACH!'
When Rebekah Allerton started eating low-carb, she quickly shed the weight she’d struggled to lose. Now, she’s dedicated to helping others learn about the lifestyle that changed hers forever.
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Volume 37
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BAKE IT EASY!
With these delicious oven bakes you can easily feed a crowd with little fuss and effort.
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Volume 37
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‘HEALING MY BODY, HEALING MY MIND - 17KG LIGHTER AND BACK ON TOP!
Cheryl Moodley was completely burnt out. Her depression took over, her immune system broke down, and the weight piled on. Then she discovered that a low-carb diet could save her body … and her mind.
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Volume 37
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34kg Down In Just One Year... And Counting!
Done with being overweight, unhealthy and exhausted, 41-year-old Candice Cleland decided it was time to change everything. She embarked on a low-carb journey, which has seen her shed 34kg and gain more energy than ever before.
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Volume 36
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Burn, Baby, Burn!
Many studies have pointed to the role of insulin in fat-burning, but how can you harness your insulin cycle to reach your goal weight?
8 min |
Volume 36
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‘It's Possible To Live A Happy, Healthy Life With Diabetes If You Manage It'
When wordsmith and strategist Bridget McNulty discovered she had diabetes, she devoted herself to revolutionising support for South Africa’s 4.5 million people with the condition.
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Volume 36
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The Low-Carb Chef Who Cooked Her Way To Being 20kg Lighter
Desiré de Vincenzo has always been a foodie; that’s what motivated her to earn her stripes as a qualified chef and low-carb coach. She lost her way, but now she’s back – and 20kg lighter!
5 min |
Volume 36
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Eating With Usana
The Winshaw family gets farming right with Usana Farming. You can taste the difference in their grass-fed beef and pasture-reared eggs – both low-carb must-haves!
3 min |
Volume 36
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MCT Oil Vs Coconut Oil
Coconut and MCT Oil are popular staple items in low-carb meals and snacks. While both are considered to be a healthy source of fat, their health benefits vary and they have different uses. Which should you be using, and how?
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Volume 36
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Let's Talk About ‘Treat' Meals
Is perfection what we should be aiming for? Or does an ‘all or nothing’ approach set us up for failure? Scientists are increasingly pointing out that the best diet plan is the one you can stick to in the long term: the one that becomes a lifestyle!
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Volume 36
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5 Easy Techniques To Drop Off To Sleep Quickly
A lack of sleep not only leaves you feeling foggy and sluggish, it can harm your weight loss efforts too! Sleep helps your metabolism and curbs cravings for sugary foods. If you’re battling to nod off at night these five fail-safe methods work like a dream.
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