Tips to manage different body types in the workplace

Do you have a colleague that can be hot-headed and reactive, maybe even competitive; or an employee, or boss, that tends to become anxious or frustrated if things aren’t going to plan? Each of these corporate character traits are reflective of your individual dosha, or body and mind type. Once you become aware of your […]

Gluten-free bread with avocado

Serves 1 Ingredients: • 1/2 ripe Avocado • 2 slices of Gluten-free bread • Fresh lemon Juice to taste • Fresh cracked black pepper to taste  Method: 1. Halve Avocado and remove seed. 2. Scoop out and roughly fork smash in a bowl. 3. Add lemon juice and black pepper to taste. 4. Place smash equally onto slices of bread. 

The 5:2 approach – how to eat the Ayurvedic way

Dr Michael Mosely is renowned for making the 5:2 Diet, or Fast Diet, world famous, but he isn’t the one who came up with this style of eating – his ideas are based around intermittent fasting and Ayurvedic knowledge which dates back 5000 years.  Mosley’s 5:2 diet involves fasting, or restricted calorie intake for two days […]

5 Tips to travel well – and arrive feeling great

Have you ever wondered why sometimes you arrive in a destination ready to sightsee or hit the boardroom, whereas others you suffer terrible jet lag and come down with a head cold the minute you step off the plane? The state you arrive in, is going to heavily depend on what you did before, or […]

Poached eggs with wilted spinach

Serves 1-2 Ingredients:• 2 eggs, whole• 200 mL water• 3 teaspoons of fresh chopped parsley• Freshly ground pepper• Lightly wilted spinach to serveMethod:1. Put 200 mL of water into a small saucepan.2. Bring to the boil.3. Crack an egg into a cup.4. Using a spoon, stir the water very quickly to create a ‘whirlpool’ and then […]

Stopping sugar alone won’t reverse your diabetes, here’s what you need to do instead

Leading an inactive life and eating processed and sugary foods is not only going to put you on a collision course with diabetes, but there are also a whole suite of health issues that come with that diagnosis – eye problems, joint pains, impotency, kidney failure, urologic problems and more.  Worryingly, there has been a […]

Bloating, weight gain, headaches and exhaustion had become part and parcel of daily life

By Eloise Palms * For the last 12 years I’ve been unwell and for the last five years my situation has been chronic. I was suffering with thyroid issues, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia – this meant I was in a lot of pain and tired all the time.  Most days I would need to nap – for at […]

Hearty Buckwheat & Kale Soup

Ingredients:• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil• 1/2 onion, finely diced• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped• 1 teaspoon finely chopped thyme• 1 bay leaf, fresh or dried• 1 carrot, finely diced• 1 stalk celery, finely diced• 1/2 cup raw hulled buckwheat (groats)• 4-5 cups (1-1.25 liters) vegetable stock• A large handful kale, stems removed + leaves […]

Tried and tested natural cures for headaches

When you have a serious headache it can feel like the world is caving in – that severe pain that makes you want to vomit; maybe extreme sensitivity to light; a throbbing and pulsing at the nape of your neck; or pressure that feels like it’s going to explode across the cheeks, bridge of the […]

The secret to sailing through menopause without suffering

Over 80 percent of menopausal women suffer from hot flashes, which can increase risk of heart disease; others battle raging hormones, loss of hair, restless nights and insomnia. The thing is it doesn’t need to be like that, if your health is managed properly, you will sail through your menopausal years, celebrating new beginnings and […]