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As winter approaches, so do the inevitable colds, flu viruses, and lingering respiratory infections. While there’s no magic supplement or “immune booster,” there are several evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle strategies that can help support a healthy immune system and improve resilience during the colder months. Your immune system is complex and relies on adequate nutrition, good sleep, stress management, movement, and gut health to function optimally. Here are some prac

Whether you are celebrating a religious holiday or just taking a break, long weekends like this one can sometimes leave you feeling bloated, uncomfortable and hardly rested. At the same time, it is also the time to give yourself permission to enjoy with friends and family and let loose a little. So how do we find the balance between a healthy rest and enjoyment? Easter weekend is a mix of long lunches, 3-course dinners, braais, hot cross buns, chocolate eggs, and social eati

We spend so much time focusing on what to eat. But very little time talking about how we eat. If there is one time of the day to intentionally relax, let it be during your meals. Because digestion does not happen well in fight-or-flight mode. It happens in rest-and-digest mode. Understanding the Nervous System and Digestion Your body runs on two main branches of the autonomic nervous system: Sympathetic Nervous System “Fight or flight” This is the mode you’re in when: You’r

It's the longest month of the year again! I am a bit late on the welcome to 2026 email but here is goes. This is probably right on time, because real change rarely happens neatly on 1 January anyway, right!? If you feel like your New Years resolutions have failed, it could be because you have set too high an expectation of yourself or you have not yet learned how to initiate real habit change. Here is some information that might help you to succeed. Most of what we do every d

If you’re trying to eat a bit healthier or keep an eye on your calories this festive season, chances are you’re thinking about food, but not what’s in your glass. But here’s the thing: a surprising amount of our daily calories can come from drinks and oils, not the solid food. Also, the food we chew tends to fill us up, while liquid calories provide a lot less satiation, which means we tend to overdo them. From coffee runs, to after-work wine or beer with the friends, that br

In recent years, body positivity has taken center stage as a movement encouraging people to love their bodies, no matter their shape, size, or appearance. It’s been a powerful counter to decades of unrealistic beauty standards by teaching us that every body is beautiful. But for many people, “loving your body” all the time can feel like another impossible standard. What if you don’t feel positive about your body today? What if your relationship with your appearance is compli