Overcoming Emotional Eating
Eating is a part of life. Your body gets its nutrients from food. Sometimes we can go overboard with our eating habits and it can result in gaining weight. One issue with food is emotional eating. The problem of emotional…
How to read food labels
It is a supersized world out there, and most people are surprised to find that their idea of a single serving is actually two or three You cannot measure every morsel that passes your lips, but it is a good…
5 Tips to Drop 10 Pounds in 6 Weeks
Whether you want to get rid of the additional pounds you’ve put on during the holidays, or to fit into a new dress for the upcoming dinner, dropping a few pounds is not so difficult. Joy Bauer, recognised as a…
Powerfoods: Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera: The Miracle Plant This is one of the most impressive herbs (Garlic would be another) that has been used since ancient times for medicinal purposes. Sumerian tablet dating back to 2100 B.C. has even recorded its healing ability.…
Acid & Alkaline – An Overview
I have been teaching the importance of understanding acid and alkaline for more than 25 years. It’s a great concept, and is getting more and more attention. We know that pH is the measure of acid and alkaline (or basic)…
Powerfoods: Dragon Fruit
Dragon Fruit: A Flaming Favourite It has many names; Night Blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, Conderella plant, Mood Flower, etc. The dragon fruit, also known as Pitaya, is a tropical fruit that belongs to the climbing cacti…
Calories – How Much Do They Really Count?
Not that they ever left, but calories are back in the news. New York City has recently passed an ordinance that requires restaurants with more than 15 outlets (i.e., chains) to post the caloric count in their dishes next to…
Superfoods: Asparagus
The Food for Gods Is Now Yours to Savour A member of the lily family, which also includes onions, leeks and garlic, asparagus has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years by the ancient Romans, Greeks and also the Egyptians…
Superfoods: Watermelon
Hail the Fruits of the Pharoahs No other fruit can be as thirst quenching as watermelon – a fruit that can be found almost anywhere in the world. Originating in Africa, watermelons were first cultivated in Egypt. Its legacy has…
Fasting for Weight Loss
For those of you who need to thin down at any cost, fasting for weight loss could be considered as being the best way. Fasting, or in other words abstaining from food, may sound like a very easy way out,…
