Category: Food Blogs
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Where To Find Sugar, Gluten and Dairy Free Products In SA
Cutting out sugar, gluten or dairy can be challenging. So many of today’s popular food products contain these ingredients. Knowing where to shop can be crucial to your success. So we have compiled a list of the best places in South Africa to purchase a wide range of sugar, gluten and dairy free products. Retailers…
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Delicious Recipes for People With Food Allergies
Do you suffer from food allergies or have an intolerance to certain foods? Then these recipes are for you. Extracted from Hilda Lategan’s South African Cookbook for Allergies and Food Intolerance (Tafelberg) Eating foods to which you are allergic or have an intolerance, can also cause inflammation, which makes your adrenal glands secrete hormones that…
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You Won’t Believe Which 4 Foods Cause Anxiety
We now understand that your gut is your second brain. As a result, the food you eat can greatly impact on your psychological health. According to the latest research, if you suffer from anxiety, you should avoid these four foods at all costs. 1.Coffee/ Caffeinated Products Caffeine Can Prevent You From Balancing Your Mood Researchers…
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Why Pomegranate Seeds are the New Anti-Aging Food
Pomegranates are fast gaining popularity as we begin to understand the health benefits of this juicy fruit. And it’s no wonder considering the incredible anti-aging effects of this ruby red delicacy. Whether you eat it, drink it or treat your skin to it’s oil, pomegranate fruit is claiming its place on your local anti-aging shelf. The pomegranate…
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Top 9 Progesterone Boosting Foods for Vitality
Whether you want to conceive, lose weight or tame your PMS, progesterone is your new best friend. Today’s environment has an influx of oestrogen or oestrogen mimicking molecules in our environment, but there isn’t much to support its antagonist progesterone. What Does Progesterone Do? Being a precursor as well as an end-hormone progesterone has many…
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What Does It Take To Eat Like An Olympian?
The world has come a long way since the post WWII Olympic Games in London 1948, where each country had to provide and bring food for their own athletes due to the food shortage. Since then, we have had the time and resources to learn exactly how to fuel our bodies. Numerous diets, supplements and…
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Which Sugar Substitute Is Best?
Many of today’s sugar free products are loaded with a variety of sweeteners. Knowing the differences between each sugar substitute is crucial for your health and waistline. With names such as Neotame, Lactitol and Trehalose, not only have sweeteners become hard to recognize, but they sound more like characters out of an anime, than ingredients. They’re also…
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Sage And Rosemary: New Flavours Of Anti-Inflammatory
Tasty herbs really make a meal, especially when they are freshly picked from the garden. Today new research reveals that plant-derived compounds found in Sage and Rosemary may be more than just delicious flavours. These molecules have been found to be effective in fighting inflammation, pain and much more. Sage For Pain And Inflammation The…
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Teff: The New Low Carb Super-Grain
Teff, the world’s tiniest grain, is gluten-free and simply delicious. Recently made popular by celebrities such as Victoria Beckham and Gwyneth Paltrow, it has an array of health benefits which are hard to match. Tracing it back to its roots, you’ll find teff flatbread and porridge in the homes of most Ethiopians, where it’s been…
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Eat Pulses To Lose Weight & Reduce Bad Cholesterol
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, has revealed that not only do pulses help you to lose weight, they also help you to keep it off. Just three-quarters of a cup (1 serving) of chickpeas, lentils, beans or peas has been shown to contribute to moderate weight loss, by keeping people…