Should my baby be starting on solids?
Every mother reaches the point with her infant at which she wonder if her little bundle of joy is still hungry. Babies are very vocal about their needs, and crying usually means one of very few things....
What to have in your first aid kit at home
A first aid kit is a good decision for every home, but there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to these kits. There are certain factors to take into account when building your own home kit. When deciding what to include in your first aid kit,...
The benefits and myths of lemon water
Lemon water, one of the latest health trends, has people swearing by the benefits of a simple fruit and water mixture. There are even diets based entirely on lemons, but does it live up to the hype? Drinking lemon water in the morning is believed to...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
According to statistics from the National Cancer Registry (NCR) 2014, the top five cancers affecting women in South Africa include: breast, cervical, colorectal, uterine and lung cancer. Approximately 19.4 million women aged 15 years and older live at-risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2013,...
Meatless Monday motivations
The Meatless Monday trend has grown in leaps and bounds over the last few years and has led many people to adopting a fully vegan diet. Surviving on a diet devoid of animal products - including meat, eggs and cheese - does not seem appealing,...
Let’s talk about Banting
By now, you would not just have heard of this magical diet - you would have seen the miraculous results some people are boasting. Yes, people have managed to lose a lot of weight quickly by following the Banting diet, but that doesn’t mean that...
Are your kids eating the right snacks?
Kids are snacking more than ever. Years ago kids between the ages of 2 and 6 ate on average one snack a day between meals, but today, kids typically eat almost three. Some kids eat even more than that. Snacks are an important part of their...
Should you vaccinate your infant?
Vaccinations are a preventive method of disease control. They’re essentially a trial-run to prepare your body to fight specific diseases. While human body is truly amazing and works very hard to fight off infection, vaccines help this process by exposing the body to specific diseases...
How your phone spreads bacteria
On each square centimetre of your skin there are about 1 500 bacteria. Five of the most common ways to spread germs are centred around our hands and touching. From unclean hands touching food; working with raw food, then touching other uncooked foods; shaking hands and...
Five exercises for great abs
Your body’s core consists of a group of muscles in and around the abdomen, and its key function is to stabilise the body while it moves. This is why having a strong core is so important - to keep you from getting injured while doing...
