Author: Johane du Toit
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Are You Sleeping With Toxins In The Bedroom?
Sleep deprivation is on the rise globally, and toxins have a role to play in that. It is estimated that approximately 50-70 million people are suffering from sleep disorders in the U.S. alone. These disorders include insomnia, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, and breathing-related sleep disorders. On top of that, a study published in the journal Sleep found that…
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Toxins In Cleaning Products: What Are In Yours?
Toxins in skincare, agriculture, and air pollution get a lot of air time. You would no doubt have heard strange-sounding names like phthalates, chlorpyrifos, parabens, and propylene glycol flung around. These names are becoming more recognizable each day. But when it comes to the harmful ingredients in your cleaning products, would you be able to…
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Can A Vitamin Be Dangerous?
From a young age, we are taught to take our vitamin supplements daily. They are supposed to make us stronger, healthier, and help us enjoy better immunity against illness. Nowadays, however, the buzz is asking whether your vitamins are doing what they’re supposed to – and whether it’s possible that they’re not quite as good…
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Top 10 Tips To Control Your Appetite During The Holidays
Appetite on holiday? We love the holidays and time away. As good as holidays are for us for de-stressing, they can also always seem to bring out the worst of our habits. We give our appetite free rein and relax just a little too much when it comes to how we eat. It’s so much…
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Juice Cleanse Detox: Why You Should Avoid This Trend
For many years, a juice cleanse was considered the fastest way to lose those unwanted pounds, while it’s also the go-to method when it comes to kick-starting a new diet. Unfortunately, despite the many so-called wellness gurus who swear by these cleanses, there is very little science that backs up this practice. Moreover, while you…
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Schwarzkopf Fibre Clinix Hair Repair Treatment: Hype Or Hope?
Since my teenage years, my locks have experienced something of an identity crisis. Seriously, after I’ve washed it, some sections dry out straight as a poker, while others have a definite wave going on. In addition, none of it is arranged in any sort of order. It can also be dry and unmanageable, and if…
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Cape Epic 2019: The World’s Premier Mountain Bike Race
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]If Africa is not for sissies, then the Absa Cape Epic is probably the…
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Electro Muscle Stimulation (EMS) Training: Is It Hype Or Hope?
Look up EMS training, and you’ll find it hailed by one lean and lithe celebrity after the other, including Heidi Klum, Elizabeth Hurley, and Madonna. But can you really replace your five-times-a-week, hour-long gym sessions with just 20 minutes of electronic muscle stimulation and simple resistance movements? As it turns out – depending on what…
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Maya Nuts: The Ancient Aztec Nutrient Bombs
If we were to pinpoint one area on earth responsible for supplying us with most of today’s superfoods, it would probably be Central and Southern America. Not only have the inhabitants of these been consuming items such as quinoa, chia seeds, açai berries, and cacao for centuries before the concept of ‘superfoods’ even reached modern…
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How To Help Your Teen Build A Positive Body Image
Their bodies are constantly changing, their hormones are on safari, they are bombarded by a horde of different media messages imparting what they should now look and feel like, and their emotions can be difficult to control. If you have a child currently in their teenage years, it’s safe to say this can be a…