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Menopause in the Workplace: The Silent Productivity Crisis in South Africa

The women most affected by perimenopause are your most senior, most experienced employees — and most are suffering in silence. The business case, the symptoms nobody talks about, and what forward-thinking SA companies can do.

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Berry and Apple Crumble

This is a great dish for children to prepare. Serve with ice cream in summer or hot custard & cream in winter. 6 x Granny Smith Apples Large…

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99 WAYS TO TREAT YOURSELF - and has nothing to do with food

Ways to treat yourself - and has nothing to do with food

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Healthy Cauliflower Soup

Serves 4Ingredients: • 2 tablespoons clarified butter or ghee (can be bought at the store) • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 medium onion, chopp…

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Spinach and Broccoli Pasta with Spinach Pesto

Serves 4Ingredients: • 400g Whole wheat Spaghetti (or gluten free pasta) Cook according to packet instructions. Run under cold water and add…

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10 Ways To Strengthen Your Immune System This Autumn

You were born to be healthy and happy; you were not born to experience a lifetime of misery and sickness. Moreover, because of your hectic a…

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5 Fantastic Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteering is all about giving back to your community, people who freely donate their time and energy to others enjoy positive physical an…

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Benefits of Avocado

Avocados are quickly becoming one of the top “superfoods” for promoting good health. They are packed with potassium, magnesium, and Vitamins…

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Lectins and Leaky Gut

It is estimated that 60% of the population is susceptible to suffering from leaky gut, inflammation, inadequate weight-gain, poor digestion,…

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8 Best Foods to Detox Your Body This Spring

Have you considered doing a detox, but wondered if it was right for you? Are you unsure about which foods to eat that will yield the best re…

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Cauliflower Tabouli with Mint Dressing

Ingredients:1 kg cauliflower2 cups fresh mint chopped (keep a few sprigs for garnish)2 cloves garlic, peeled1 tsp salt½ cup fresh lemon juic…

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Simple Steps to Improve Self-Esteem and Self-Love

Over the past few days I had a very ill friend staying with me. Seeing her made me reflect on a few things, but the thing I noticed most wa…

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Preventing Diabetes and Heart Disease

Death from preventable diseases is becoming all too common in our current society, and heart disease and diabetes are among the leaders. As …

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How to Always Be Happy No Matter What the Situation Is - 2020

At this point we are all facing many difficulties, challenges, tribulations, and negative situations. These are a part of life, especially f…

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Unapologetically 'Self-Made'

In this era of curated posts and polished success stories it’s SO easy to get trapped comparing yourself to those around you. It's time we d…

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SETTING YOUR NEW YEARS GOALS

Setting your new years goals

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5 Ways To Practice Intuitive Eating

It’s time to dump the rules and guidelines to dieting. Research shows that those who are intuitive eaters have more energy and better health…

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Healthy snacks with harissa sauce

WITH HARISSA SAUCE Great way of getting in your greens and they super tasty and great to leave in the kitchen for kids to snack on. • Kale l…

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Gluten Free Seed Loaf

1 cup ground almond flour or and other gluten free flour1/2 cup sunflower seeds1/4 cup pumpkin seeds2 Tbsp sesame seeds2 Tbsp flax seeds1/4 …

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How Stress can Affect Anxiety

Many people think that stress and anxiety are the same things, but they are actually different. Stress is any pressure, torture, or burden t…

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How your period works

Every month, your body prepares for a potential pregnancy, and your ovaries release a mature egg. Also, your hormones estrogen and progester…

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5 Fruits High in Sugar and You Should Avoid

Certain fruits contain extremely high levels of sugar and can be just as disruptive to your health as refined sugar.

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How to Avoid Hormone Disrupting Chemicals

Our body is controlled by the endocrine system that consists of a network of hormones and glands governing every activity of our body. The e…

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How what you eat impacts your menstrual cycle and hormones

The food we eat has a powerful impact on menstrual and hormonal health, especially when we eat according to what our body needs during each …

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Rebounding for Lymph Flow

Your body may seem like a completely self-sufficient, autonomous machine that just keeps trucking even if we do the bare minimum maintenance…

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How To Get Vitamin C Into Your Body Naturally

What is Vitamin C?Vitamin C, also known as L-ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally available in certain foods and adde…

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Setting New Year Goals

As the New Year is upon us, so are the possibility of the new you. It is an unavoidable hope that the New Year will bring a clean slate for …

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Heal Your Gut With 4 Easy-to-Make Snacks

A healthy gut is a key to a healthy and happy lifestyle; it also supports a healthy brain.To keep your health intact, here are 4 easy-to-mak…

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How Collagen Can Take Your Workout Session to the Next Level

Collagen is the unsung hero of the human body. Aside from being abundant in protein and a primary building block for your body’s connective …

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ADRENAL FATIGUE -CAN YOU RELATE?

2021 – The final chapter is upon us, but how are you really doing?I will be honest with you, I have found this year very challenging emotion…

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Gluten and Adrenals

Adrenals are small glands located above the kidneys that play an important role in the endocrine system. They help regulate all normal bodil…

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Delicious Falafels

225 grams dried chickpeas (1 heaping cup)(canned chickpeas do not work as well)1 red onion2 to 4 medium garlic cloves, depending on how much…

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No Bake Cookies

Serves: 12Ingredients:10 Wheatsworth biscuits or cream crackers or digestive biscuits1 small handful raisins3 Tbsp smooth or crunchy peanut …

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Benefits of Aloe Vera

For skin and digestive health.WAYS TO USE ALOE FOR ANTI-AGINGAnti-aging is a concern for many men and women around the world. Wrinkles aroun…

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How Meal Planning Can Stop Emotional and Binge Eating

Emotional and binge eating is a train wreck waiting to happen. It’s been a few days and things have not been going your way, you come home d…

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5 Surprising Beauty Foods

When you my age you become obsessed with your skin and those wrinkles… Yikes they just creep up without warning. Here is what you can use at…

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All about Paleo - the Cavewoman's Diet

What is Paleo and why might it be what your body needs?I’m sure you’ve heard the term “Paleo” by now. Most people have, but many are not qui…

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Woman & Autoimmune

Woman & Autoimmune

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Why are Smoothies Important For Breakfast?

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and sometimes it just doesn’t fit into our schedule the way it should. How we begin the day…

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Tangy and Tart Salmon Salad

Ingredients: • 1 can or 250g of salmon or fresh, drained • 1/2 celery, diced • 1/4 cucumber, diced • 1/2 green apple, diced • 1 tablespoon s…

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4 Surprising Symptoms of Menopause

If you’re like many, when you think about menopause, you think of hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings and weight gain… right?Here are 4 S…

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Recipe

Best Black Bean Burger

Special treat for Fathers-dayIngredients: • 2 cans black beans, drained, rinsed, and pattered dry • 1 table spoon extra virgin olive oil • …

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How to Make Almond Milk

Going to the grocery store for milk can be an overwhelming experience nowadays. We are bombarded with different types of milk, percentages, …

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Easy Dips for Entertaining

AVOCADO, LIME & CORIANDER DIP Ingredients: • 2 avocados, roughly chopped • 1 tub chunky cottage cheese • 3 spring onions, finely sliced • 2…

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The holiday survival guide

I know many of you have reached your goals and now stressing about the holiday ahead. I have put together some guidelines for you to take a…

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Will Power and the Strength to a Better Life

Do you have the competency to better your daily living and overall humane existence, or do you lack this character? To better personal livin…

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Fermented Foods for Gut Repair - what are Fermented Foods?

Fermented foods are often referred to as ‘probiotic’ foods or ‘cultured’ foods. But the truth is, not all fermented foods have probiotics, a…

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Detoxing Does Not Mean Starving Yourself

If you have been on the diet front recently, you may have heard of detox diets. Detox diets are popping up everywhere and are claiming to be…

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WHAT IS AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE ?

What is autoimmune disease ?

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WHAT IS STRESS ?

It’s all about mental health this month of May. I would like to have a quick chat about stress and the brain. I am going to share the 3 wa…

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HOW TO TAP INTO THE POWER OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION FOR AN ABUNDANT LIFE

As you might already know, mindfulness is a way to be in the present and only the present. You focus on what you are doing or thinking at th…

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Tropical Summer Smoothie

• 1 cup of pineapple or ½ cup of Pineapple and ½ cup of mango • Few slices of mango • 1 Guava • Few pieces of coconut (healthy fat) • 1 Gra…

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5 Foods To Boost Your Mood

We all need an occasional boost in mood and energy! Try these 5 foods for an almost instant energizer to your mind, body, and soul!1. Feelin…

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Burnout

The high-functioning collapse — why your nervous system stopped catching you. · Health Yourself Journal

A guide for the women who held it together for twenty years and woke up one morning unable to anymore. What it is, why it's happening now, a…

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Kids and Carb Cravings

Do you and your kids have a hard time controlling your carb cravings? Can you eat just one cookie, or do you need half a dozen? Do your chil…

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Caprese chicken breasts

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Your Vagus Nerve and Your Nervous System

The vagus nerve is in charge of several important functions in the body. Regarded as a major ‘mind-body highway’, as information flows both …

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5 Natural Remedies for Glowing Skin

Caring for your skin properly is incredibly important as there are many factors in daily life that can negatively impact it, such as polluti…

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How to Find Balance and Moderation

The concepts of balance and moderation are often used interchangeably but they are actually very different. Many health professionals are te…

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How to make your own Essential Oil Home Cleaning Products

Essential oils provide a great way to clean and refresh the atmosphere inside your home. Creating your essential oil cleaning products can h…

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Recipe

Delicious Date Balls

For the Moms • 1 1/2 cups dates (soaked in warm water until softened) • 1/2 cup walnut nuts (soaked in warm water until softened) • 1/2 cup …

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Courage is the Foundation to a Better Life

Once you establish courage, you begin to better your life. Constructing courage will help you take risks to a brighter future that you usual…

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Whole foods for the family

Are You Confused About What to Feed Your Family?The diet that we feed our family will significantly influence their overall health and wellb…

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Live by Sally Steenkamp

On World Cancer Day I would like to remember and salute you beautiful Sal xxIn honouring my dear Sal I would like to offer a anyone in cance…

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What Does The Gut Have To Do With Your Mood?

Your gut, aka “inside your belly”, has been proven to be your bodies literal “second brain”. For years, the medical world has been trying to…

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Develop morning habits to combat stress

Do you know that practicing a good morning routine can save you from unnecessary stress and anxiety? Mornings are a blessing and we must t…

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How to Avoid Fast Food When On The Go and Hungry

Well, I am sure at one time or another we have all found ourselves on the drive thru line, starving, and craving some food that will provide…

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Top 3 Foods to Eat and 3 Not to Eat to Heal Adrenals

Your adrenal glands are two walnut-sized glands located on top of each kidney. However, don’t let the size of this gland fool you. Adrenal g…

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Recipe

Health Yourself Detox Bowl

Serves 4Health Yourself Detox bowl • 2 cups Red & white shredded cabbage • 1cup Bok choi, chopped • 1 Red onion thinly sliced • 1 punnet Sug…

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Woman and our wonderful flying hormones

I am in a house with 2 teenage girls and then me, nearly 50. I have been so crazy this year that I actually went for a test to check out my…

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How to Love Yourself Skinny this Women's month

Do you feel uncomfortable in your skin when people give you a hard time about being slim or losing weight? For many, a healthy, toned body i…

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Vegan Banana Bread !

Vegan Banana Bread . . . Perfect for Mothersday !

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Gorgeous Watermelon, tomato and goats cheese Salad with Raspberry dressing

Serves 4300g diced watermelon300g mixed colour baby tomatoes1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil½ small bunch basil, leaves picked and any larger o…

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Spiced vegetable salad with a glow green sauce

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Game-Changing GLP-1

I'm excited to dive deep into one of the most fascinating hormones in our body - GLP-1. You've probably been hearing a lot about it lately, …

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Grow your own herb garden !

Growing your own herb garden

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HOW TO CREATE THE LIFE YOU WANT IN 2023

The world is moving in a direction where so many people are so busy blaming other people for their troubles that they fail to take responsib…

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Nutrition

Eat with your cycle, not against it. · Health Yourself Journal

The four phases of your menstrual cycle, what each one actually wants from your plate, and why eating the same way every day is making you t…

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A safe & natural method to balance your hormones.

SEED CYCLINGSeed cycling, which is also called seed rotation, is a safe, natural method that you can use to balance your hormones, regulate …

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Recipe

Apple, Salmon & Cabbage Salad

Serves 4Ingredients: • 1 head of butter lettuce • 1 can wild salmon or 400g fresh, cooked(optional – for phases 1 & 3) • 1 green apple, chop…

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Carrot Cake Protein Smoothie

Serves 1Ingredients: • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk • 1 tablespoon almond butter • 1 scoop plant protein powder½ banana • 1 teaspoon cinnam…

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Cleanse Your Body The Natural Way

Cleanse your body, the natural way with Health Yourself.Learn more about why you should join my 21 Day Summer Cleanse. No pills, No deprivat…

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Chocolate Protein Shake

Ingredients • 1 cup coconut milk ( milk of your choice) • 1 scoop (30g) protein powder (I like Sally Ann Creed) • 1 teaspoon almond nut butt…

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8 SCARY CLEANING CHEMICALS TO AVOID

According to environmental experts, there are at least 62 toxic chemicals lingering in an average household. They can be found in different …

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Veggie packed, lamb, rice and lentil Mulligatawny

You will need: • 2 carrots, diced • 1 bunch fresh coriander leaves, leaves picked and stalks retained • 1 tsp curry powder • 6cm piece ging…

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Liver Detox: 5 Easy Steps to Support Your Body’s Natural Cleansing Process

Have you ever felt sluggish, foggy-headed, or just slightly off, for no apparent reason? It might be a a sign from your silent partner in h…

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Why I Eat Fruit to Flush My Lymph

The lymphatic system is responsible not just for expelling excess liquids from the body, but also for toxin disposal. A slow lymph flow can …

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Mineral-Rich Bone Broth

Ingredients: • 4 litres of filtered water • 1kg of beef knuckle bones (or any other kinds of bones/meaty bones/marrow bones – chicken necks …

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Portobello Sandwich Cup

Serves 1Ingredients: • 1 large Portobello mushroom, brush with olive oil and grill or sauté until slightly charred. This can be done in adva…

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Wholesome Chicken Meatballs

You will need: • 500g chicken mince • 1 green apple, cored, peeled & grated • 180g zucchini, grated • 2 cloves garlic, crushed • 100g quin…

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Recipe

Roast Butternut, Barley, Rocket & Pomegranate Salad with Steak

Serves 4Ingredients: • 1kg peeled butternut chopped into small chunks • 1 Tbsp olive oil • 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar • 1 tsp smoked paprika • …

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INTERMITTENT FASTING FOR BEGINNERS

Many people are talking about Intermittent Fasting. Intermittent Fasting or IF for short, is a cyclical diet strategy which involves a perio…

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5 ways to Take Your Workout Session to the Next Level with Collagen

Collagen is the unsung hero of the human body. This is why.

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Anti-inflammatory Cruciferous salad

Anti-inflammatory Cruciferous salad

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Asparagus & Papaya Salad

With both being available at the moment this is the perfect salad to go with a weekend lunchIngredients: • 125 g asparagus • 1/2 a papaya • …

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The Four Seasons, The Westcliff partners with Health Yourself

Something that makes me so happy is the shift in the mindset of so many people when it comes to healthy eating and healthy living. Generally…

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Chia Porridge with Bananas, Almond Milk and Hemp Seeds

Great breakfast for the entire family, loaded with omega 3, fibre and protein. Fabulous way to start your day.Chia Porridge with Bananas, Al…

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Effective Tips to Have Regular Bowel Movements Every Day

The irregularity of bowel movements is a common problem. Ideally, you should have one to three bowel movements each day. This is an awkward …

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LENTIL SHEPHERD'S PIE

Lentil Shepherd's Pie

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Roast Veggies over Pasta

Roast Veggies over PastaQuick easy week night dinner1 packet pasta, cook as per packet instructionsYou can use any type of pasta here. Remem…

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Roast Veggies over Pasta

Try my easy week night dinner - roast veggies over pasta

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The Midlife Belly Mystery & Thyroid Health

Raise your hand if you've experienced this frustrating situation: you eat well and exercise regularly, but your menopause belly won't budge.…

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Recipe

Roasted Egg plant & Tomato Soup

Here is the perfect soup for a chilly afternoon or dinner. Ingredients: • 2 large egg plants, cut into chunks • 6 tomatoes, chopped • 130 …

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Black Bean Butter Lettuce Cups

Serves 2Ingredients: • 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed (I prefer buying dried and soaking them for 24 hours and cook them for 2 hou…

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5 top Benefits from Quitting Sugar

You probably know all about the dangers of refined sugar. It rots your teeth, increases your risk of chronic disease, causes weight gain and…

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How To Boost That Immune System

Unfortunately, there's very little we can do once we've caught a cold or the flu. However, simple additions to our diet can help ensure our …

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4 tips to Conquering Negative Self Talk

Conquering Negative Self TalkLow self-esteem can cause negative self-talk. This can further lower your self-esteem causing a vicious cycle w…

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Gut Healing Miso Vegetable Soup

Serves 3 – 4Ingredients for the soup: • Coconut oil • 2 x red onions • 2 celery stalks • 5ml garlic • 5ml ginger • 5ml turmeric • 1/2 teaspo…

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Foods to keep your bones strong during perimenopause.

Did you know that Calcium is only one of many nutrients needed to build strong bones?Bone also requires magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, vi…

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Basic overnight oats

The sky’s the limit when it comes to oats. To give you an idea of the many delicious combinations you can create, we wanted to share with …

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The Power of Activated Charcoal

What is Activated Charcoal ?So, what exactly is activated charcoal? You might have heard of this product around, especially if you are inter…

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Coconut Curry Chicken from Dr Kara Fitzgerald's YOUNGER YOU Program

Younger You recipes rely heavily on whole foods and are designed very specifically to nourish your epigenome. Rich in epinutrients, whole fo…

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Loving The Universe Inside You

“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” ― Pema ChödrönTaking care of and loving the universe inside us, this universe th…

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Essential Oils for Adrenal Fatigue

Ever feel like you need more time to sleep, but you just got out of bed? This is fatigue. You got a good night’s sleep, but you still do not…

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Recipe

Deliciously Dark Chocolate

Wouldn’t you love to know that you don’t have to stop munching on chocolate? We all love some chocolatey pleasure every so often, and now yo…

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Choosing carbs wisely can ease perimenopause symptoms

According to author and Health educator Anne-Louise Gittleman, “Symptoms like depression, mood swings, and even weight gain may have just as…

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Recipe

Warm Sweet Potato & Tenderstem Broccolli Salad with Salsa Verde

This delicious, warm salad recipe serves 2 as a meal.Roasted ingredients: • 3 medium sweet potatoes • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 teaspoon c…

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Toasted Kale Chips

Serves 1Ingredients: • 1 head of kale torn into large pieces • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil • 1 teaspoon curry powder or cayenne peppe…

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What Do Labels Really Mean?

If only we lived and shopped in a world where food labels told the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But while consumers rely on labels…

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Metabolism

The GLP-1 Companion — what no doctor is telling you about Ozempic. · Health Yourself Journal

The injection is doing one thing. Your body needs the other six. A functional medicine practitioner's notes on the conversation the 15-minut…

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5 ways to Biohack your Hormones

Eating right and exercise are two of the most basic factors that can influence weight loss and help maintain a healthy weight. However, for …

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How to ground yourself

Holistic and natural health has many forms.

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Why Sleep? Your Adrenals Need a Break

The “fight or flight” syndrome – you’ve heard of it, right? Accompanied with the image of the saber-toothed tiger dashing after a hunter, ge…

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Article

Beat Winter Body Blues with 24-Hour Veggie Soup Cleanse

We’ve all heard about juice cleanses, but not everyone has heard about another hot health trend – the soup cleanse. Soup cleanses are fantas…

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Can Menopause Reduce Your Rate of Metabolism?

Make healthy choices to support your metabolism.

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Article

Three Ways to Stop Emotional Eating & Lose Weight

Welcome! Today is the day that you take back your life. Today is the day that you stop feeding your emotions with food and start feeding the…

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Why Now is The Season To Eat Well...

1. Food is Fresh, Available, and Affordable It’s easy to eat fresh, locally grown food when fruits and vegetables are as abundant and availa…

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6 Best Spices for Weight Loss

Metabolism is the body’s way of extracting energy from the food you consume; this process occurs at different rates for different people and…

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Recipe

Miso Noodles in a jar.

This is the perfect dinner to make ahead of time when you are pushed for time. This can also be packed for a lunch box or lunch jar to sch…

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Alkaline Foods to Enjoy

In the search for health, more and more people are turning their focus to dietary modification to achieve new and positive health milestones…

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Hello Autumn !

Our May/June edition newsletter is here and we have some wonderful news.Firstly I am going to start with a gratitude thank you to all my won…

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Article

How To Cleanse Your Mind Of Negative Thoughts

Often times, negative thoughts can creep into our day-to-day life and cause a little bump in our lives. Negative thoughts can affect our dri…

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Article

Find your 2020 focus word!

Every January I sit down and reflect on my goals and how I can either inspire or motivate myself and my clients for the year ahead I stumble…

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Article

Viral Chia Puddings

Mango Chia Pudding Chia Mix Ingredients • ¾ cup Coconut milk • 3 tbsp chia seeds • ½ vanilla • 1 tbsp Maple syrupCombine ingredients and lea…

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4 Tips to Help You Transform Your Mind

Your mind works in mysterious yet powerful ways. Your thoughts, actions, responses, and future are all affected by the mind. Transforming yo…

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Article

13 SUPERFOODS FOR THE AUTUMN

Superfoods are identified as a type of food that contains more nutrients than the average food. They encompass a variety of fruits and veggi…

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Recipe

Green Goddess Curry

Serves 4Ingredients: • 2 tablespoons coconut oil • 1 onion, peeled and diced • 2 tbsp. green curry paste or powder • 1 cup green beans • 1 m…

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Article

My Favorite Sleep Remedy

Turmeric Milk – My Favorite Sleep RemedyIf you suffer from chronic sleep problems, you have probably scoured the internet for solutions, and…

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COLD vs FLU SYMPTOMS AND HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM DURING WINTER

Cold vs Flu and strengthen your immune system during the winter season

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Article

LOVE YOURSELF SKINNY this February with Health Yourself

It’s Competition TimeREGISTER for the HY newsletter on the Health Yourself website and receive 2 gifts to download. • Love yourself Skinny g…

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The Benefits of Ozone Therapy

In the pursuit of holistic health and vitality, innovative wellness technologies are increasingly gaining traction. Among these, the Ozone S…

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Article

15 Ideas For Better Sleep

If you’re having trouble getting enough sleep, you’re certainly not alone.Inadequate sleep can hinder your health and weight loss goals, so …

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Article

What Are Zoats: Zucchini Oats 101

Top Benefits of Our Overnight Oats· High is fibre and healthy complex carbs· Easiest meal prep you’ll ever do· Endless varieties of flavours…

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10 Best Foods for a Great Sex Drive

Your sex drive, or libido, is greatly influenced by biological and physical factors. What you put into your body can have a direct impact on…

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Article

8 Ketogenic Foods to Help You Lose Weight

If you are interested in burning fat quickly using your body’s natural metabolism, a ketogenic, or “keto,” diet may be your solution.Nutriti…

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Article

9 things Successful People Do Every Day

More and more people are finding success at all levels of society, from the large corporations to the start-up tech company. There are so ma…

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Article

Stress sabotaging your weight ?

Stress and your weight

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Recipe

THE PLANETARY DIET VS CLIMATARIAN DIET?

Planetary diet vs climatarian diet

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Article

Magnesium: Which Type is Right For You?

Have you ever found yourself standing in the supplement aisle, staring at countless bottles of magnesium, feeling completely overwhelmed? Yo…

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Recipe

Thai Mince Tacos

This recipe has so much flavour and can be served in a variety of ways. You can use chicken mince or pork mince, and you can serve over a sa…

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Article

Autumn Greens Smoothie

Serves 1Ingredients: • 1 cup coconut water or water • 1 large handful spinach • ½ banana • 1 pear, chopped • 1 apple, chopped • Dash of cinn…

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Article

Staying Healthy and Detoxing Naturally

Detox is vital in this toxic world. For so many years as a health coach, I focused simply on digestion because I do believe that good digest…

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Article

Make Friends With Your Gut

Contrary to those commercials about disinfectant, a healthy body is not free of microorganisms. It is not a sterile environment meant to be …

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Article

THAI PEANUT ZUCCHINI NOODLES

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Article

Are You Addicted to Sugar? Find Out Now

You’ve probably noticed that sugar detox programs are all the rage lately. Maybe you’ve questioned whether or not YOU have a problem with su…

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Article

Top 4 tips to a Healthy Mindset for more successful Weight Loss

Weight loss is one of the most challenging things you can do, but also one of the most rewarding. It not only changes your body composition …

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Recipe

Smoked Trout & Summer Squash Salad with Preserved Lemon Dressing

This delicious summer salad serves 2 people and features a perfectly tangy preserved lemon dressing.For the preserved lemon dressing: • 1 ta…

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Article

Amazing Things You Need to Know About Spirulina

The nutritional continues to research Spirulina as a remarkable natural dietary supplement for its high levels of chlorophyll. It’s quickly …

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Article

Coping through COVID-19

You’re probably thinking about what to do right now with all this chaos happening. So… I want to share something very personal with you - to…

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Article

Real Food for Kids

Switching your children over from eating processed food to healthy real food is never an easy task. Once your children get used to eating un…

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Article

Roasted Beetroot & Fig Salad

Serves 4Ingredients: • 1 large red beetroot chopped • 1 large eggplant chopped • 1 pepper – red or yellow • 4 figs quartered • 2 tablespoons…

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Rainbow Rice Paper Rolls

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